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NEW PRODUCTS – NEW PRODUCTS – NEW PRODUCTS NEW TECHNOLOGY CAPS PHARMA BOTTLING PROCESS A regular customer of Sensor Technology Ltd has switched to its latest range of torque sensors. The new TorqSense SGR530/540, being introduced throughout 2020 and 2021, measures torque using a full four element strain gauge bridge. With this, four separate strain gauges are fixed to the drive shaft of the plant or machinery being monitored. The gauges are aligned so that each measures shaft deflection in a different direction as it rotates under load. Electronics within the sensor collects readings from all four gauges and uses them to calculate the torque value in real time. Sensor Technology has specialised in real time torque measurement for over 40 years, pioneering the use of wireless solutions based on radio frequency pick-ups that do away with the need for hard-wiring and unreliable slip rings. Strict international rules apply to the manufacture and packaging of pharmaceutical products and require that the correct environment is maintained within the bottle or other packaging following capping. To this end, Regulation USP 671 provides a guide to the torque range to be used for screw type containers with varying closure diameters. By ensuring that bottle caps are successfully applied to the bottles within the required torque tolerances, the integrity of the product can be maintained. NEW TOOLS FOR MILLING SMALL HOLES Tool manufacturer Horn has extended its range of products to enable circular interpolation milling of holes down to 8 mm in diameter. With its triple-edged 304 system, the company is offering a versatile, productive solution for internal groove, thread and profile milling as well as finish boring and chamfering. The insert has a diameter of 7.7 mm. In conjunction with various vibration-damping carbide shanks, which feature an internal coolant supply, the tool is more economical and versatile than solid carbide milling cutters for machining smaller diameters. The inserts are available in widths of 0.5 mm, 1 mm, 1.5 mm and 2 mm. For milling circlip grooves, Horn offers the system with cutting widths of 0.8 mm, 0.9 mm, 1.1 mm and 1.3 mm. In the case of the full radius versions, radii of 0.4 mm, 0.6 mm and 0.8 mm are offered. To enable the milling of chamfers, angles of 45, 30 and 15 degrees are available. Regarding the substrates, Horn uses coated grade EG55 for general steel machining and IG35 for machining stainless steels and superalloys. The Horn circular milling system offers users many advantages including a high level of reproducible quality. It is fast, reliable and achieves good surface finish. During processing, the tool plunges into the material either at an angle or horizontally and is interpolated either in a circle, or helically to produce a thread. www.phorn.co.uk Over the years Sensor Technology has worked with many OEMs to develop high precision, high speed machines for use in pharmaceutical plants and a range of other applications. One of these, an Oxfordshire neighbour of Sensor Technology, has for over 10 years incorporated TorqSense units into its capping machines. Bottle capping is nearly always performed at very high speed, so that production targets are met. A major advantage of TorqSense is that it does not need to physically contact either the bottle caps or shaft of the torque head it is monitoring, instead using a radio frequency link. This means initial set-up and change over to new product runs is fast and efficient while operational reliability is not dependent on delicate slip rings. "All you have to do is set up a TorqSense transducer in the capping machine and turn it on." explains Mark Ingham of Sensor Technology. Significantly, the new SGR530/540 sensors are designed to be drop-in replacements for the older RWT430/440 units they are replacing. They are the same size and shape as their corresponding older model, with the same mounting holes, cables in the same position etc. "All we have had to do to the capping machines is a straightforward swap-out of new for old. It only takes a few minutes,” explains Mark. “Our new SGR TorqSense units are getting a realistic long-term work out on the capping machines, working for long hours at high speed, where they are required to be 100% reliable and consistently accurate." Fast and accurate torque measurement is becoming more and more important as all sectors of manufacturing automate their physical processes while also needing to improve the recording of production performance data. TorqSense is used in many industries from automotive to materials handling, test and measurement, FMCG (fast moving consumer goods) production, power generation etc. Sensor Technology is working with user-partners in many sectors to assess the new SGR units in a range of working environment. https://www.sensors.co.uk/ HIGH-QUALITY ELESA MAGNETS Elesa expands its range of solutions for temporary fitting in the machinery and engineering sectors. Elesa magnets are an easy, efficient, and safe solution designed for all applications where non-permanent fixing is required. Equally, Elesa magnets are highly suitable for when it’s not appropriate to drill holes, but fixing is needed. Ideal for machine protection, automation sectors, and control systems. The Elesa range presents magnets in different materials, such as hard ferrite (HF), aluminium nickel cobalt (AlNiCo – AN), samarium cobalt (SmCo – SC) and neodymium iron boron magnets (NdFeB – ND). All of which meet numerous application needs. Covering a wide variety of shapes, dimensions, and performances, the Elesa magnets range includes cylindric magnets, U-shaped magnets with a passthrough hole in different dimensions also for small spaces; shielded and unshielded magnets for high and heavy-duty applications. In addition to ease of use, Elesa magnets are praised for offering additional important advantages that result in savings on cost and time. Product technical datasheets, along with drawings and tables with codes and dimensions are available on our website. www.elesa.com. 22 Manufacturing Machinery World, April 2022
PRECISION SPINDLE REBUILDING We offer a complete rebuild service of CNC machining centre spindles, CNC lathe heads, Grinding spindles (both belt driven & high frequency types), Tailstocks, Fine boring spindles, Milling spindles, Centre-less grinding spindles, workheads, wheelheads etc. TECHNOVA PRECISION LTD Tel: 02476 366503 • Fax: 02476 361979 Web: technovaprecision.com • Email: will@technovaprecision.com USED RIVETING MACHINE FROM THE MARKET LEADERS ❋ MOST TYPES AVAILABLE ❋ FULLY CHECKED ❋ TOOLING ❋ FIXTURING ❋ GENERAL ADVICE k THOUSANDS OF MACHINES SOLD DURING OUR TWENTY FIVE YEARS IN BUSINESS CONTACT BILL CHALLENOR 54 Coventry Road, Pailton, Rugby, Warwickshire CV23 0QB Tel: (01788) 833301 Fax: (01788) 833481 Email: wgcrivet@gmail com Web Site: www.wgchallenor.co.uk At Hexagon, our smart manufacturing capabilities are ever-expanding Our portfolio spans design and engineering, production and metrology, to bring you the best manufacturing hardware and software solutions. Register and come see us at: MACH 2022 NEC Birmingham 4-8 April 2022 Hall 19 – Stand 504 SubconDrillingLtd Gundrilling - Honing - CNC Machining - Superfinishing Subcon Drilling Limited is a highly professional company whose entire experience and energy is focused solely on Gun Drilling, Deep Hole Drilling, Honing, CNC Machining and Superfinishing. Production software With the knowledge and extensive experience of over 30 years, Subcon Drilling continually provides a professional and personal approach with total dedication to quality to a list of long serving clients. Feedback and improvement Our BS EN ISO9001:2015 Quality Management System is an integral part of our business. Focused on quality, Subcon Drilling is recognised as the leading Gun drilling and specialist machining provider in the U.K., continually meeting and exceeding our customer’s demands. Subcon Drilling Ltd Unit 6, The Heron Business Park, Eastman Way, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire HP2 7FW Tel: 01442 205960 Fax: 01442 205961 www.subcondrilling.co.uk Email: dean@subcondrilling.co.uk Design and engineering Quality and inspection Manufacturing Machinery World, April 2022 23
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