July/August 2019

WEBTEC has announced it has launched ‘An Introduction to Practical Hydraulic System Maintenance’, a new guide for all fluid power technicians. Co-authored by industry experts Steve Skinner and Webtec’s managing director Martin Cuthbert, this invaluable tool is aimed to help educate technicians and engineers new to hydraulic fluid power maintenance and hydraulic engineers. The company says this excellent starting guide is now available from Amazon, costing £34.99, featuring over 240 pages and 200 colour illustrations and has been endorsed by several organisations including the British Fluid Power Association, Institution of Mechanical Engineers, National Fluid Power Centre, British Valve and Actuator Association and the CEA. w | www.webtec.com . HOLMBURY has announced it has introduced the HSS Series - stainless steel flat face couplings made to the ISO 16028 standard Feature benefits include • AISI 316 stainless steel • Up to 350 bar maximum working pressure • Standard safety locking sleeve prevents accidental disconnection • Wipe clean flat faces offer minimal fluid loss, spillage on disconnection or air intrusion • Low pressure-drop • Viton seals as standard (Other seal types available on request) • Multiple product usage - suitable with many fluids, acids, hydraulic oils, gas and demineralized water • Operating temperature range -20°C to 200°C Applications include military, marine, food and beverage, gas, chemical and pharmaceutical. Also available in carbon steel (ask for HQ Series) t | 01732 378912 e | sales@holmbury.com With energy conservation being one of the UK’s hottest topics today, Forteq UK says it has been working closely with the Carbon Trust to gain accreditation and access grant funding to upgrade its existing compressor system. THORITE, a UK distributor of compressed air products and systems, says this is all familiar territory as energy efficiency is taken increasingly seriously by senior managers. Additionally, energy efficiency is the main reason for companies gaining Carbon Trust accreditation and in the case of Huddersfield based Forteq UK, they received a capital contribution via the Carbon Trust Green Business Fund scheme to support them in becoming more energy efficient, with Thorite being in a position to supply and install on this project as a Carbon Trust Accredited supplier. t | 0800 034 5850 w | www.thorite.co.uk UNIFLEX says its HM crimpers are setting new standards and the HM 480 is a perfect example, combining high productivity and quality with outstanding ergonomics and a long service life. The company says the machine offers an opening stroke of more than 150 mm and an opening diameter of 380 mm (without dies) so it can be used to crimp industrial hoses up to 8” with ANSI flanges and pipe fittings up to 12” without having to remove the dies. The fixed 6-o’clock die and the 150 mm long bottom die can make workpiece positioning easy. Apart from hydraulic hoses, the machine can be used to join reinforcing steel, steel cables, ropes and insulators with forces up to 4500 kN. t | +49 (0) 6039/9171-270 e | alla.kulakova@uniflex.de w | www.uniflex.de Top production crimper FIBOX says as interconnection of industrial plants and equipment becomes ever more important and more common, and the introduction of the 5G standard drastically increases data rates, promising an even higher usability potential of wireless communication, its ARCA wall-mounted enclosures offer optimal protection for radio modems and other telecommunications devices. The company says the control cabinets made of glass- fiber reinforced polycarbonate are extremely robust and low- maintenance and they let radio waves pass through unhindered so that no special measures are necessary when integrating Wi- Fi or other radio applications – devices can simply be installed inside the housing, without openings for antennas. This eliminates the need for machining and sealing enclosures just to feed through antennas. The absence of external antennas reduces the risk of damage due to mechanical impacts. t | +49 . 5731 . 869 460 e | hans-martin.reimler@fibox.com w | www.fibox.de Control cabinets for 5G mobile communication Help from the Carbon Trust Industry guide for engineers Stainless steel flat face couplings CAMOZZI AUTOMATION says its Series 23 pneumatic cylinders embrace the innovation of ‘auto-cushioning’. The ‘auto-cushioning’ system works the same as many conventional cushions, except instead of a needle valve, the air is exhausted with the use of shaped sleeves that have a number of holes accurately positioned with precisely set dimensions As the system cleverly adapts to various combinations of speed and applied mass, the self-adjusting cushion is a ‘fit-and-forget’ feature. Eliminating the need to regulate settings, the Series 23 pneumatic cylinders are ultimately tamperproof, offering a long, maintenance- free service life. The series 23 is suitable for use in many industrial applications, especially if working conditions vary t | 024 7637 4114 e | askus@camozzi.co.uk w | www.camozzi.co.uk 28 | Plant & Works Engineering www.pwemag.co.uk July/August 2019 Process, Controls & Plant Auto-cushioning pneumatic cylinders