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HUB MOTORS DRIVE INNOVATION

A new project looking to shape the UK’s future combat vehicle fleet is embracing a
development in electric motors – the Hub Drive developed by Qinetiq – which will
replace traditional transmission, differentials and drive shafts
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SME OPTIMISM IS INCREASING,

BUT ACTIVITY IS SUBDUED
SPOT WELDED TRAY ASSEMBLY

William Hughes has come to the aid of an automotive seat manufacturer, providing
a spot welded grid assembly to complete an under-seat storage unit for a market
PROCESS VALVES leading city van

Control valves are defined by the way they operate. We
look at the basic differentiators of process valves, as well
as some recent design developments. PAGE 22 When choosing a spring for your industrial application, one of the
32 major considerations is the material, as this will determine the spring’s
suitability for the environment it is working in

28 The experts from Spelsberg offer some guidance for specifying the right 34 The when and why of plastic springs is rarely a simple matter, made
as they are from highly engineered composites and technically
enclosures for environmental management systems in today’s ‘smart’
advanced new generation materials
world
30 With the opportunities and challenges presented by the digitalisation of The new piezoelectric
industry in mind, Rittal has developed two new ranges of small and
TENTS Instruments is equally suited to
compact enclosures
6-component force/moment link,
Type 9306A, from Kistler

measuring the forces acting on
electric hand tools, rocket engine
test benches or robotics. This
new sensor delivers precise and
direct measurements of three
forces and three moments
without calculation at
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very high resolution

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