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Southern Manufacturing Show
Air, Gas & Odour Control
Boilers & Maintenance
Cleaning
Connectors & Fittings
Control & Automation
Drives, Gears & Motors
Electrical & Electronics
Facilities Management
Fluid Handling
Health & Safety
Hydraulics & Pneumatics
Lifting & Handling Equipment
Lubricants
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Measurement & Monitoring
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Software & Systems
Storage, Handling & Distribution
Switches & Sensors
Tools
Training
Waste Management
Valves & Flow Control
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In This Issue
16 - Bigger And Better Than Ever
Southern Manufacturing and
Electronics returns to FIVE,
Farnborough, from February 9th
to 11th 2016. The event retains its
popular three day format, making
it even easier to plan a trip to one
of the leading annual engineering
events in the country.
26 - You Get What You Pay For
What constitutes value for money
when buying an industrial gearbox?
It would be a mistake to judge a
product by its purchase price alone.
65 - Metal Rolling Improves Jig
Manufacture For RTM Carbon
Aero Parts
Creating manufacturing jigs for
the production of aerospace
components requires high quality
materials and precision machining.
91 - New Composite, Lightweight
Material For Bridge Decks
Available From ECS Engineering
Services
The latest innovation in bre
reinforced polymer (FRP)
technology can now be used to
improve the durability of bridge
decks in the UK, thanks to ECS
Engineering Services, which has
the rights to supply and install a
range of products constructed using
InfraCore® Inside technology.
104 - Tank Construction In Tight
Spaces Reduces Plant Downtime
Often we don’t have the luxury
of working within a spacious new
build environment, existing plant
structures need to be catered for,
and that luxury will be further
diminishing in the future.
The Team
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