Innovation in automation

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Issues concerning the development of new technology, and the problems associated with its practical applications, are presented. Particular reference is made to the development of a an electronic substitute for the camshaft which would allow the avoidance of conventional machining methods of cam re-profiling.

author: Fletcher, Mark
Management, Innovations, Product development, Technological innovations, Automation, Cams

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Plastic speeds potential

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Victrex has developed its Peek polymer material for making bushings in the runner assemblies on the bottom of sleds used by the 2002 US Olympic bobsleigh team.

author: Fletcher, Mark
Product information, Equipment and supplies, Polymer industry, Bobsledding, Victrex

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Spinning a web for automation

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Some Internet sites to help in the selection and purchase of automation production are evaluated.

author: Fletcher, Mark
Evaluation, Web sites (World Wide Web), Information services, Web sites, Industrial engineering

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