Editors Choice
ThyssenKrupp puts its
reputation on the line
A two year £4.0m investment programme is
entering a critical phase at Vetchberry Steels, the
coil processing division of ThyssenKrupp Materials
(UK) Ltd., a subsidiary of ThyssenKrupp AG.
Having completed the ground work, the
custom built components for the new flagship 1850 mm wide coil slitting line are
currently undergoing installation in Birmingham (UK) by Heinrich Georg GmbH
Maschinenfabrik, a 3rd generation, family owned German company at the forefront
of developing technically leading production solutions capable of delivering world
class results.
Under the close supervision of Adrian Palmer, Operations Manager, who has lived and
breathed the project from its inception, it is expected to be the most efficient slitting
line in the UK for stainless steel and aluminium coil production. “It took 11 full size
trucks just to ship in the components from factories in Germany and the UK, which
gives you some idea of the scale of the equipment. Installation is, of necessity, a
painstaking business, and I can’t wait to see it up and running in full production.“
For more information contact Vetchberry Steels on 0121 322 2345 or visit www.
vetchberrysteels.co.uk.
Energy savings in the can
for Brammer and Ball
Expertise
in
pump
management
and
maintenance from Brammer, the UK’s leading
distributor of industrial maintenance, repair
and overhaul (MRO) products and services, has
delivered £30,000 in energy savings for Ball
Packaging Europe, a leading manufacturer of
beverage cans.
The Brammer team, led by Del Tiwana who specialises in beverage and
packaging manufacturing processes, found that the 10 pumps within
the can cleaners were at least 20 years old, providing an opportunity to
upgrade to more modern, energy-efficient models. With a run time of
8,400 hours per annum, based on the pumps running 24/7 for 50 weeks
of the year, Brammer identified potential energy savings of more than
450,000 KWHh/yr.
For further information on Brammer’s MRO products and value-added
services, visit www.brammeruk.com
Global Logistics Leader
specifies hydraulic dock levellers
from Stertil
Specialist loading bay equipment and industrial door manufacturer
Stertil Dock & Door Products has installed a series of 11 hydraulic
dock levellers for a worldwide logistics company.
As a top ten global provider of supply chain solutions, the logistics
company operates a UK network of strategically located ambient
and temperature controlled warehousing facilities. The company’s
Amber Park warehouse in South Normanton, Derbyshire was
recently upgraded and 11 outdated levellers were replaced with an
installation of Stertil XP 2521 hydraulic dock levellers.
Up to 80 rigid lorries and articulated vehicles with trailers are
loaded and unloaded in a typical working day at the Amber Park
site. These operations are undertaken safely and swiftly by the
6000kg capacity XP 2521 dock levellers which feature an ingenious
telescopic extending lip. Simple, precise positioning of this lip onto
the rear of a vehicle’s deck enables loading by pallet truck right
up to the rear doors thereby ensuring maximum use of available
space.
Boulting Group
expands integrated
team
Boulting Group, due to expansion and
growth of the business in its North
West heartland, has opened new offices
adjacent to the Firecrest Court head
office in Warrington.
Encompassing civil, mechanical and Electrical and Instrumentation projects, the
50-man operational technology team is now based in 4,000 sq. ft. of offices.
New teams are being created within the business, to consist of senior and
project managers, QS teams, project, commissioning and software engineers,
health and safety personnel and technical support.
New, dedicated test bays are being installed for hardware and software testing,
covering projects such as instrumentation, control panel construction, software
development, networks, SCADA and electrical installations.
Tel: 01925 446000
www.boulting.co.uk
Large Capacity
Turning – No
Problem for Watford
Based Firm
Watford-based Gate Machinery International Ltd (www.gatemachinery.
com) has added a range of large capacity, heavy duty lathes to its wide
range of machinery and equipment.
With a number of these machines already supplied to customers in the Oil,
Gas and Petrochemical sectors both in the UK and overseas, there is also
a great deal of interest being generated from customers in other sectors
such as aerospace, marine and renewable energy. The new range is
divided into three main categories; ‘Large Capacity – Heavy Duty’ ‘ExtraLarge capacity – Oil Country’ and Gate –Eclipse ‘Heavy Duty CNC Lathes’.
Machines and guarding can be tailored to meet the differing demands of
industry.
www.gatemachinery.com
Tinytag Data Loggers:
Robust Environmental
Monitoring Solutions
Tinytag Data Loggers record environmental
conditions including temperature, relative
humidity, CO2, single and three phase power
usage. Tinytags range from compact units
for indoor use to rugged, waterproof devices for industrial and outdoor
applications.
Accompanying probes are available for measuring extremes of temperature,
for comparing ambient and process temperatures, and for monitoring
awkward to reach areas such as pipework.
Stand-alone Tinytags record data downloaded to a PC for analysis. A Radio
System is available for premises with multiple monitoring points: data is
gathered automatically and sent via a receiver for direct viewing on a PC,
across a LAN, or remotely across the internet.
Email: [email protected]
www.tinytag.info
Industrial marketing
specialists gear up for
future outsourcing growth
The Product Marketing Company, a specialist B2B outsourced marketing
business for the engineering and manufacturing sectors, have rebranded and
launched a new website following a succession of new business wins.
Hertfordshire based TPMC has grown year on year following its inception in 2008
due to the expertise of its experienced team who have a worked in industrial
sectors for almost three decades. Working closely with clients at board level,
the senior directors are able to identify core competences and opportunities
for established engineering and manufacturing organisation’s and implement a
comprehensive, tailored marketing plan
Stertil UK Limited
www.stertil.co.uk
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TPMC provide an entire team of professionals for strategic planning, marketing
communications, media relations and digital services offering customers a ‘bolton’ marketing department for the annual equivalent cost of a senior marketer.
For more information please visit www.theproductmarketingcompany.co.uk
or for an informal discussion telephone 01462 432303