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MOBILE PHONE VIRUS INFECTS HELSINKI CHAMPIONSHIPS
"Visitors to the world athletics championships in Finland have had to brave wind and rain, and officials say they now face the possibility of catching the world's first mobile phone virus."
"Officials in mobile-mad Finland said there had been outbreaks of the Cabir virus at Helsinki's Olympic Stadium. First reported in June last year, Cabir uses Bluetooth short range wireless signals to jump between mobile phones.<BR>""There must be a lot of infected phones at the stadium and a lot of Bl
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QUICK AND QUIET ACTUATORS CHALLENGE BALLSCREWS
Copley Controls hopes to corner the market with a new high-powered linear actuator.
"Producing 1,860N peak force; more than double the force of the existing ServoTube, the ServoTube 38 extends linear motor-based actuation to heavier duty applications.<BR>The high performance, lubricant free operation of linear motors is well documented, but cost and installation complexity have limited implementation to high-end applications.<BR>The ServoTube 38 turns conventional linear motor design on its head becaus
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NEW BALANCING VALVES SUIT HIGH TEMPERATURES
A new range of ASTRA-'PLUS' balancing valves have been introduced by the fluid control specialists ARI Armaturen UK Ltd.
"Sealed valves feature metal-to-metal seating, eliminating the potential of setting errors, however small, which can result from soft seat compressibility. This, combined with precise setting and accurate re-setting capabilities ensure that these products are suitable for arduous process applications including high temperature water and thermal fluid systems. <BR> These high performance v
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FOURTH UTILITY FINDS A HOME AT ENGINEERING EXTRAVAGANZA
"The compressed air and pneumatics industries are to get their own show in 2006. Designated AirTech, the event will be co-located with Drives & Controls, Electrex, MACH, Weldex, Subcon 2006 and NEEDS 2006 in the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham. The result is likely to be the largest engineering event held in the UK in 2006."
"Exhibitors at AirTech will reap the benefits of having six events under one roof. ""Many of the visitors to each show could gain significant advantage by visi
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CAR INDUSTRY SHOULD LOOK TO BOY-RACERS
"Beleaguered automotive suppliers in the UK, hoping the sale of MG Rover will bring them new business, have been urged to look outside the car market for customers or face going bust themselves as the European and US motor industry struggles."
"Global credit insurer Atradius says the collapse of MG Rover is the most recent of problems faced by automotive firms in Europe and the US.<BR> In its latest Industry Risk Index, Atradius says that giant carmakers such as GM and Ford are seeing sales and pro
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CUSTOMISED INDUSTRIAL HMI
"Using standard enclosure sections that can be linked together as well as special mounting options, Rittal offers a complete customised solution for the Human Machine Interface (HMI) for many industries and in particular the machine building and process sectors."
"As most equipment requiring an HMI interface will differ in application, the size, mounting and shape must all be adaptable. Rittal has developed special mounting solutions in conjunction with several HMI display manufacturers, which ensure th
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COCAINE USE UP BY 14% IN ONE YEAR: NEW WORKPLACE TESTING FACILITY OPENS
"In the latest Home Office study 'Drug Misuse Declared' published this year the use of Class A drugs has increased significantly since 1998, and in particular the use of Cocaine, showing a 14 percent rise in just 12 months. "
"A laboratory in Cardiff has moved to new premises five times the size of its previous location to help meet the increased demand for its pre-employment and workplace drug testing. TrichoTech's state-of-the-art facilities were opened by the First Minister of Wales in February and is
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TOUCH AND GO
"Networking and manufacturing date solutions specialist, DLoG (UK) Ltd has added a half screen VGA Windows CE terminal, the DNeT X7, to its rapidly expanding range of hardware for industrial and mobile applications. "
"Measuring just 227x158x83m, the DNet X7 incorporates an Intel PXA270 processor the so-called XScale chip-running at up to 520 MHz. It also features a seven inch colour TFT touch screen display with portrait and landscape format options, WLAN and GSM connectivity, plus two RS232 serial port
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SMARTPHONES COME OF AGE IN 2005
"You know a technology has hit the mainstream when entire exhibitions spring up around it - and this year, a once little-known UK company called Symbian is hosting its annual 'Smartphone Show' at the ExCel Centre in London, October 11th-12th. "
"The 'Smartphone Show' is an event that ""will focus on the expanding business opportunities in the Symbian ecosystem, with an executive-level conference, seminars, trainings and a new tradeshow arena designed to allow delegates to network with the whole
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ON CLOSER INSPECTION
"Image scan recently launched the MDXI-400(TM) is a fully integrated, low-cost, transportable, turn-key, x-ray inspection system that can be incorporated into a wide variety of in-line, on-line, and off-line applications. "
"As such, it has been designed for the high throughput inspection of components, contents and contaminants embedded in complex assemblies, products or packaging. <BR> Due to its 2D and 3D x-ray inspection capabilities, the MDXI-400(TM) permits the immediate material discriminati
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Supposedly the construction
materials of the future, composites are increasingly seen in
applications where optimum efficiency is paramount including
aircraft construction and renewable energy. As two research
examples show in this video, composites really are the future
for efficiency.
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