Leading gas spring manufacturer Industrial Gas Springs has increased its investment in the quality and efficiency of its customer service with the installation of a fourth Miyano machine.

Leading gas spring manufacturer Industrial Gas Springs has increased its investment in the quality and efficiency of its customer service with the installation of a fourth Miyano machine at its Mitcham headquarters. The BNJ-42SY turning centre will provide the extra capacity it needs to handle an increased demand for its high quality stainless steel gas springs. The CNC fixed head, two-spindle, two turret lathe will run 24/7, machining all kinds of components such as rods and bodies up to 42mm in diameter in one operation rather than two, explains operations manager Tony Smith.

The availability of greater variation in simultaneous front and back processing and a Y-axis slide, speeds up the cycle time by around 35% compared with machines which have two spindles and one turret.

Other features of the BNJ-42SY serve to reduce downtime and significantly improve productivity.

Equipped with a fully automated IEMCA short bar feeder that enables unattended running, the machine OEdials-up' a designated engineer whenever it runs out of material or when integral torque sensors detect a problem such as tool breakage.

A powerful and versatile machine which can be quickly configured to produce short turnaround parts with small batch sizes, it can be set up at the end of the day and left to run OElights out' throughout the night to keep pace with demand for the company's extensive product range.

The installation provides another tool which serves to further increase the company's manufacturing capabilities certified to ISO 9001:2000 quality standards.

We chose the Miyano because those already installed in the factory were reliable and easy to operate, explains field sales manager James Godbold.

The machine fits our requirements for producing in one cycle, parts that would normally require a secondary operation to complete.

This in turn, makes it possible to offer customers a highly efficient service and fast turnaround, giving them the confidence in the performance of the products and the assurance that they will receive their orders on time.

Industrial gas springs manufacturer has installed a fourth CNC twin-turret lathe to cope with increased demand for high quality stainless steel gas springs.

Leading gas spring manufacturer Indstrial Gas Springs has increased its investment in the quality and efficiency of its customer service with the installation of a fourth Miyano machine at its Mitcham headquarters. The BNJ-42SY turning centre will provide the extra capacity it needs to handle an increased demand for its high quality stainless steel gas springs. 'The CNC fixed head, two-spindle, two turret lathe will run 24/7, machining all kinds of components such as rods and bodies up to 42mm in diameter in one operation rather than two,' explained operations manager Tony Smith.

'The availability of greater variation in simultaneous front and back processing and a Y-axis slide, speeds up the cycle time by around 35% compared with machines which have two spindles and one turret.' Other features of the BNJ-42SY serve to reduce downtime and significantly improve productivity.

Equipped with a fully automated IEMCA short bar feeder that enables unattended running, the machine 'dials-up' a designated engineer whenever it runs out of material or when integral torque sensors detect a problem such as tool breakage.

A powerful and versatile machine which can be quickly configured to produce short turnaround parts with small batch sizes, it can be set up at the end of the day and left to run 'lights out' throughout the night to keep pace with demand for the company's extensive product range.

The installation provides another tool which serves to further increase the company's manufacturing capabilities certified to ISO 9001:2000 quality standards.

'We chose the Miyano because those already installed in the factory were reliable and easy to operate,' explained field sales manager James Godbold.

'The machine fits our requirements for producing in one cycle, parts that would normally require a secondary operation to complete.

This in turn, makes it possible to offer customers a highly efficient service and fast turnaround, giving them the confidence in the performance of the products and the assurance that they will receive their orders on time.' * About Industrial Gas Springs - based at Mitcham, Surrey, IGS has established a 20-year track record as Britain's leading supplier of industrial gas springs both to UK and increasingly, export markets.

The company's vast product range is applied across the widest spectrum of manufacturing industry and its in-house design, applications engineering and manufacturing capabilities are certified to ISO 9001:2000 quality standards.

Meech International will be showing its Model 992v3 Static Generator amongst a host of other static control solutions on stand 2- N11 at The International Converting Exhibition.

Meech International will be showing its Model 992v3 Static Generator amongst a host of other static control solutions on stand 2- N11 at The International Converting Exhibition (ICE), Munich, March 27-29 2007. Also included on the stand will be the Meech Web Cleaning System, Meech's range of Ex products, certified for use in hazardous areas and the Model 986 Feedback system, an innovative and unique closed loop system for automatically controlling the problems of static in converting process applications. The new Model 992v3 Static Generator can be operated to generate a controlled level of static charge that will create a temporary bond between materials.

This allows the performance of the Model 992v3 to be optimised for a variety of applications and a diverse range of materials, resulting in maximum pinning effect without the risk of overload, an ideal solution for bag making and core pinning applications.

For large-scale applications, multiple generator bars can be connected and an internal switch mode power supply accommodates different input voltages and frequencies.

Meech will also be exhibiting the Series 1000 web cleaner, a highly effective contact web cleaner that is used throughout the converting industry for applications such as removing slitting dust.

The Series 1000 web cleaner combines ionising bars, brushes and vacuum to improve both product yield and quality.

On display will also be Meech's models 915Ex and 976Ex for use on solvent coating heads and gravure printing presses.

Certified by both Baseefa for use in Europe and UL in the USA, Meech is the only company that has both close and long range approved Ex ionisers, which do not require airflow.

The Meech Model 986 Feedback system utilises Meech's Pulsed DC technology to react automatically to process conditions and self- adjust to provide the most effective static charge neutralisation, making it ideal for applications such as rewinding.

An 'intelligent' Pulsed DC system provides not only an effective alternative to AC static control systems but also has the ability to optimise solutions for specific materials and more demanding processes.

Other products from Meech include the Meech 915 Shockless AC bar and 976 Long Range DC bar, ionising air blowers, ionising air curtains, guns and nozzles.

Members of the Meech International team will be present to answer any questions visitors might have on the subject of static control and web cleaning.

Applied Scintillation Technologies (AST) has produced coated CCD detectors for use in a range of spectrometers including those for spark emission.

Applied Scintillation Technologies (AST) has produced specially coated CCD detectors for use in a range of spectrometers including those for spark emission - where they are used for the analysis of ferrous or non-ferrous metals; with the CCD solid state detectors providing detection of optical emission lines over the spectral range of 170 - 460 nm. Detectors are coated with GOrg, a unique organic phosphor used exclusively by AST for robust UV applications as part of its ExtendUV range of phosphors. This high-efficiency phosphor is excited at wavelengths between 150 and 400 nm with an emission peak at 545 nm.

GOrg therefore extends and improves the sensitivity of the CCD device between 150 and 400 nm, significantly improving the quantum efficiency of the detector in this wavelength range.

At wavelengths above 400 nm, the coating becomes virtually transparent.

AST's versatile coating service provides a range of options, including the supply and coating of devices or coating only.

New high- transmission windows may also be fitted and full QC testing carried out.