With the ever increasing demand in reducing emissions, increasing efficiency and productivity, markets today have never seen such an increase in technological products. Telematics, Autonomy and the electrification of machines are just such areas of which Group HES has sold and supported products into customer applications. Telematics Danfoss offers a range of telematic products giving different levels of access to the machine depending on whether you are a machine operator, o

Project Engineer James Pendle at Prior Power Solutions talks about some of the changes and challenges in hydraulics. How is hydraulics developing? Whilst the fundamentals of hydraulics have not evolved particularly, the systems around it have. Electrical integration is becoming the norm, allowing for greater levels of control and monitoring. HPU for crane at Rother Research Station, Antarctica. Engines are developing all the time to be more fuel efficient with cleaner technol

The Department of Civil and Structural Engineering at The University of Sheffield were looking for a complete pump, motor, and reservoir unit that was able to deliver the pressure and flowrate required for their cyclic pressure testing experiment. After a short search online, they discovered through the Cat Pumps (U.K.) website that the Cat Pumps Hydrostatic Test Unit (HTU) was the only suitable solution for their cyclic pressure testing application. Our customer explains the

Peli Products UK celebrate their 30th anniversary and launch an innovative addition to the range of tough Peli™ portable lighting instruments. The new Peli™ 9050 LED is the first model in the industry that can be powered by a flexible battery system that can run on Li‑ion battery packs, AA Alkaline or AA NiMH cells. The quick-change battery system provides the user with continuous lighting via rechargeable 7.4V Lithium Ion battery packs, or up to 16 AA Ni-MH/Alkaline batterie

Hydrogen, a clean, carbon neutral energy source emitting no CO2, is often described as the fuel of the future, though it’s already used across a growing range of applications in the UK and overseas. While acknowledging that hydrogen’s ‘green planet’ credentials are highly encouraging, technical experts at Wolf Safety believe the risks it can potentially cause should not be underestimated. Hydrogen is an element which creates a highly hazardous explosive atmosphere, not only b

Roy Phillips, MD of Intelliconnect (Europe) considers the evolution of waterproof connectors Some time ago a manufacturer of Locator Beacons, approached us and requested we design a range of special connectors. Despite the small quantities involved, we were happy to oblige. “They need to be waterproof (unmated).” OK that’s fine, a piece of hermetic glass in the rear end will work! They told us that was too expensive. They wanted to pay the same as a standard connector. And –