SMHOAVKEERRS S&
TWO ENGINEERING
PROMOTIONS AT
DIAMOND LIGHT
SOURCE
Stewart Scott has been
promoted to head of the
engineering group at
Diamond Light Source, the
UK’s national synchrotron,
and Sarah Macdonell has been
promoted to head of beamline
systems engineering and
engineering group quality and
resource manager.
4M NAMES INTERIM
CEO AND CHAIRMAN
Paresh Chari has agreed to
take over the role of Chairman
and Interim CEO at 4M
Carbon Fiber Corporation.
Chari has been on 4M’s Board
of Directors since March
2018, he recently retired from
Duraline Corporation and its
parent, Mexichem in January
2019.
LUCIDEON FUELS
BUSINESS GROWTH
Materials technology
company, Lucideon has
appointed Chris Bill to the role
of chief nance ocer and
Amanda Chu as Finance
Director.
TWO PROMOTIONS
TO TDK-LAMBDA
UK’S BOARD
Jonathan Scott and Tim
Puttick have been added to
TDK-Lambda UK’s Board.
Promoted to sales director,
Scott has developed the
company’s UK sales for 13
years. Having been with the
company for almost 15 years,
Puttick’s promotion to
manufacturing director
brings a wealth of technical
knowledge and talent.
NEWS | EUREKA!
UK HGV platooning begins
THE FIRST REAL-WORLD
operational trial of platooning
vehicles is due to take place later
this year. The £8.1 million trial,
funded by the Department for
Transport (DfT) and Highways
England, includes TRL, DAF Trucks,
DHL, and Fusion Processing.
A bespoke version of Fusion
Processing’s CAVstar system will
be tted to three DAF Heavy Goods
Vehicles (HGVs) to enable them
to travel safely, in close proximity,
at speed, with the lead driver
controlling the speed, acceleration
and breaking of the whole ‘platoon’.
Use of platooning has the
potential to greatly increase
fuel e ciency, reduce carbon
emissions and improve safety.
Jim Hutchinson, CEO, Fusion
Processing, said; “Working
alongside global brands
such as DAF, TRL and DHL
demonstrates the robustness
of our system to gather vital
data that will ultimately inform the
rollout of this technology to realworld
applications.”
The on-road trials will form
part of regular DHL logistical
operations. The rst phase is
expected to take place later this
year, following the successful
completion of a rigorous
programme of driving simulations,
driver training and test track trials
over the coming months.
ROADSHOW ROLLS INTO MANCHESTER
FOLLOWING SUCCESSFUL
DAYS in Northampton and Dublin,
Novotek UK & Ireland and GE
Digital will deliver a free industrial
digitalisation discovery day at the
Science and Industry Museum,
Liverpool Road, Manchester, on
September 25.
The event will o er a thoughtprovoking
exploration of how
business can harness changing
information and operational
technologies (IT and OT) to achieve
exibility and reduce costs.
Attendees can learn how to best
deploy next-generation tools,
particularly as many companies
are unsure of how to apply these
technologies e ectively.
“While organisations are rushing
to invest in machine learning or
data platforms, we see many
missed opportunities to layer
new capabilities around existing
solutions. Businesses can take
steps to ensure that new tech
provides bene ts across multiple
parts of their operation,” explained
Sean Robinson, software and
services manager at Novotek UK
& Ireland. “A key objective of the
digitalisation days is to educate
manufacturers on how best to
apply the latest developments in
industrial automation and digital
transformation within their own
business.”
Register for tickets at Eventbrite
TECH BRIEF
LONGER LIFE, LESS NOISE, LOWER FRICTION
SCHAEFFLER has developed
two new sealing concepts for
its Generation C bearings
which reduce grease loss
and better protect against
contamination to extend
the grease operating life and
therefore that of the bearing.
The new Z-type dust
shield with its innovative
labyrinth seal, helps reduce
grease loss by 20%, and
reduces contamination by
30% compared to the previous
design. Its optional ELS lip
seal provides maximum
sealing at low friction and
is particularly suitable for
alternating axial loads.
A noise-optimised cage
enables Generation C bearings
to run at signi cantly reduced
noise levels compared to
conventional deep groove
ball bearings. Generation C
bearings run with even lower
friction due to improvements
to raceway parameters
in terms of roundness,
waviness, roughness and
tighter manufacturing
tolerances. Reduced
friction also means lower
energy costs during operation.
The Generation C
bearings are suited for use in
motorcycle wheels and electric
motors in electrical consumer
goods such as washing
machines, dishwashers, fans
and power tools.
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