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Cummins’ partnership with the RoyalAcademy of Engineering:Professor Chris Gerada is the Director of theCummins Innovation Centre and the Royal Academyof Engineering/Cummins Research Chair withinthe Faculty of Engineering at the Universityof Nottingham. He has been part of the PowerElectronics, Machines and Drives group atNottingham for 10 years, with a research focus onelectromagnetic energy conversion in electricalmachines and drives, concerned mainly withmore-electric transport and distributed energygeneration.so we could have that continuity. And would work on,” he said. In fact, the Brown. “And the fact that we’ve got ait had what may well be the largest relationship with Professor Gerada channel to market through Cumminspower electronics and machines group and other academics at the centre provides real value.”in the world.” has been much broader and more interactive than had been foreseen. Future plansThe result of this change in philosophy As a global company, when lookinghas been the establishment of the “We now have a number of our for a research partner, Cummins wasCummins Innovation Centre at the fulltime employees spending time at particularly attracted to the UniversityUniversity of Nottingham and the the university, and we have students of Nottingham’s international outlook.appointment of Professor Chris and researchers spending time with “This has been a somewhat unforeseenGerada to a joint Royal Academy of us in our facilities,” Dr Brown said. bonus,” said Dr Brown. “Nottingham’sEngineering and Cummins Research “We’ve been able to use their world- Ningbo campus in China is near ourChair. The Centre provides Cummins class facilities for our research, and centres of particular strength inwith a range of world class facilities they’ve been able to benefit through Shanghai and Wuxi and we’ve alreadyand a research community eager to greater opportunity to participate in sponsored two PhD students there.”explore and develop the real-world projects with real-life applications.industrial applications, with the benefit It’s becoming a seamless interaction “I think the Royalof secured research continuity thanks between Cummins and the University. Academy ofto the clear focus of the Centre and its We have a symbiotic relationship whichresearch groups. integrates the creative initiatives at Engineering’s Research Nottingham with the ambitions of Chairs scheme isDr Brown said that none of this would Cummins in new products and theyhave been possible without the active come to us when they’re drawing up outstanding, and it’ssupport and sponsorship of the Royal their research plans to see how we can commitment toAcademy of Engineering. “On cost fit in with them.”alone, it would have been difficult engineering research isfor us to justify were it not for the There are range of different research really commendable.”Academy backing,” he said “The Royal project areas where Cummins isAcademy of Engineering’s role in benefitting from the collaboration Dr Neil Brownactively encouraging the setting up withof centres of engineering excellence, Professor Gerada and his colleaguesand the keenness of the University of – including electrical machineNottingham to embrace the concept, topology, thermal analysis, machinehave been crucial.” prognostics and diagnostics, and integrating power electronics withMeasuring the impact electrical machines.The impact of the Cummins InnovationCentre at the University of Nottingham Thanks to this collaboration andhas been much greater than Dr Brown the additional funding that theanticipated. establishment of a centre of excellence can bring there are always new“Initially, we expected to have a projects on the horizon. “It’s qualityresearch portfolio that the academics research at the cutting edge,” said Dr Issue 15 PECM 101

Measurement & MonitoringSalinometerRedesigned for increased safetyA nton Paar is proud to risk of the operator coming into contact announce the launch of with high voltages. The instrument an update for the SCO 1 automatically switches off if currents above 20mA occur. salinometer to measure The SCO 1 salinometer allows thesalt in crude oil. This instrument has user to determine the chloride (salt) concentration in crude oil.been thoroughly redesigned; it is now The measurement is based on the conductivity of a salt present in crudenot possible for the operator to come oil, when subjected to an alternating current.into contact with the electrodes during Knowledge of the chloridetesting. concentration is important as it is a major cause of corrosion during theThe new design has the sample jar refining process. The SCO 1 is usedsecurely held in place, reducing the to assess desalting requirementsrisk of spillage. Two keys have to be for incoming crude oil and providespressed to initiate a test, reducing the information on the efficiency of the desalting process. For further information contact Anton Paar Ltd Tel: +44(0)1992514730 [email protected] www.anton-paar.co.ukCompacttriaxial vibrationmonitoring fromHansford SensorsH ansford Sensors, the 100mV/g and a transverse sensitivity leading designer, of less than 5 percent, the HS-173 developer and is one of the most compact triaxial accelerometers on the market and manufacturer of ensures measurement time can be reduced due to the simultaneoushigh performance industrial reading of three axes. This, combined with its excellent frequency responseaccelerometers, has launched of 6 Hz to 6 kHz, makes it ideal for monitoring vibration in a variety ofa new compact and lightweight machines, from fans, motors, pumps, a standard M12 connector, either compressors and gearboxes, to temporarily for off-line data monitoring100m/Vg triaxial vibration conveyors, process equipment and with a handheld data collector, spindles on machine tools. or online as part of an integratedsensor. Called the HS-173, the condition monitoring system. The HS-173 is a robust and reliablenew accelerometer is a side entry industrial accelerometer, weighing The HS-173 forms part of Hansford just 250g, protected by a stainless Sensors’ extensive range of industrialdevice, can be used in both on- steel casing that is sealed to IP67, and accelerometers, which includes capable of operating at temperatures 4-20mA, AC and AC/Velocity sensors,and off-line applications and has ranging from -55 to +140 ºC. vibration modules, enclosures, switch Installation is quick and simple, via boxes and cables and connectors.been introduced to enable OEMs, For more information on Hansford Sensors’ wide range of vibrationvibration analysts and end users monitoring solutions, please go to www.hansfordsensors.comto measure vibration in threeaxes simultaneously. This makesit ideal for use across a rangeof industries, including process,mining and quarrying, automotive,paper and metals manufacture.With an operating sensitivity of102 PECM Issue 15

Measurement & MonitoringCompact analogue Is HAVSpressure sensor icsasusuinegsyo?uMonitor compressed air filters with thenew PQ from ifm electronic The Vexo Hand-Arm Vibration MeterJ ust launched by ifm electronic is a new pressure Q sensor with analogue and switched output for Q efficient monitoring of compressed air or filters. Q The new models in the PQ series pressure sensors Qmeasure both relative and differential pressure. This makes Qthem ideal for condition-based maintenance, for example Qwhen a filter is exchanged or leakage is detected by Qpressure loss. £1,995!!buy online NOW for onlyThe coated silicon measuring cell guarantees high overloadresistance and an accuracy of ± 0.5 %. The special 01723 584250coating protects the measuring cell from air humidity andcondensate. Issue 15 PECM 103The two-colour LED display enables immediate statusdetection. The parameter setting can be carried out via twopushbuttons or IO-Link interface. These compact sensorsoffer an analogue output and a switching output, both ofwhich are configurable.The sensor is available in two versions: with a measuringrange of -1...1 or -1…10 bar.ifm is committed to working closely with its customers todevelop products which precisely match their needs, andthe company provides expert, readily accessible technicalsupport to help users maximise the benefits they gain fromifm products.For further information, contact Gemma Anderson,ifm electronic Ltd,efector House,Kingsway Business Park, Oldfield Road,Hampton,Middlesex, TW12 2HD.Tel: 020 8213-0000.Email: [email protected]

THE GENESIS HIGHSPEEDRANGE FROM HBM JUSTGOT FASTER!HBM – a market leader in the field of test and measurement – is pleased toannounce the arrival of its GEN7tA HighSpeed Transient Recorder and DataAcquisition System, which is the latest and fastest addition to its GenesisHighSpeed range. The GEN7tA is available with the latest full Perception software options, which are pre-installed on the system.L eading on from the which are pre-installed on the recording without any throughput prestigious GEN7i, the system. Designed for fast and reliable limitations, or transferred directly to GEN7tA is a premium processing of large quantities of data, the internal DDD. It can also be stored Perception software is ideal for high- on to the optional removable disc or system which has been speed data acquisition. By allowing transferred to an external PC or to an ten gigabytes of data to be visualised NAS (Network Attached Storage), tofurther enhanced to support a within ten seconds, ‘live’ data feeds enhance security. enable users to keep up to date on themaximum of up to 224 channels and status of measurements. This unique The GEN7tA, which supports the software also allows users to access Precision Time Protocol, can behandle a streaming rate of 400 MB/s to saved data, even during running easily integrated into a system with measurements whilst recording other devices without difficulty, ifits hard disk. continues in the background. required. This also makes it possible to synchronise the times of multipleThe new hardware from HBM, which The GEN7tA, which devices networked via Ethernet,features a high resolution touch screen supports the Precision regardless of the product family.and a robust seven-slot acquisition Time Protocol, canunit opens the door to a range of be easily integrated The new GEN7tA High Speed Transientpossibilities including, individual into a system with Recorder and Data Acquisition Systemconfigurations, connecting strain other devices without from HBM offers a virtually unlimitedgauges (SG), direct measurements of difficulty, if required. range of application possibilities, bothvoltage signals up to 1000V or even in the field and in the laboratory.extremely fast measurements with 100 Depending on the selected operating Setting faster than ever performancemillion measured values per second mode of the GEN7tA – continuous or and usability benchmarks in theand channel. transient – measurement data can also marketplace, the GEN7tA offers be initially buffered in high speed RAM unmatched DAQ and transientFeaturing three connections for digital on the input card, to offer transient recording capabilities in one simpleoutputs, timers/counters, which can solution.be used to connect up to six torquetransducers for acquiring torque and The Genesis HighSpeed rangerotational speed, the of Transient Recorders and Data Acquisition Systems share the highestGEN7tA has been designed for easy sample rates and mid to high channelintegration into a 19-inch rack, a counts. Based on modular platforms,very practical feature for test bench all models can be configured to theapplications. need of the application, be it a single channel or a thousand. All systemsThe GEN7tA is available with the in the Genesis HighSpeed range fromlatest full Perception software options, HBM are available out-of-the-box and ready to use immediately. For more information, please contact HBM on +44 (0) 208 515 6000 or visit www.hbm.com104 PECM ssue 15

Measurement & MonitoringProfessional test andmeasurement technologyFrom sensor to software: The complete measurement chain from HBMThe requirements placed on sensors, electronics and software in terms of operation,acquisition and analysis are continuously increasing. Optimal matching of all compo-nents in the entire measuring chain is crucial.We at HBM place special emphasis on this aspect. Worldwide, in all branches ofindustry: Automotive, aerospace, mechanical engineering, weighing technology andmany more. For maximum quality and precision.Q Strain gaugesQ Load cells, mounting aids and accessoriesQ Force, pressure, torque and displacement transducersQ Amplifier systems for test and process measurement technologyQ Precision measuring instrumentsQ Software for acquisition, analysis and predictionFurther information: www.hbm.com/pecm-tm HBM TesHtBaMndUMniteeadsuKrienmgdeonmt QLtTdel. Q+ 4T9el6.105210880531-506Q0F0a0x +Q49 [email protected]@hwbwmw.c.ohmbmQ.cwomww.hbm.comThe Fastest Sensors on Four Wheels: Feeling the ForceH urtling across the desert The supersonic car is equipped with For more information on the sensors Alkali plate at 1000mph front and rear winglets to help adjust installed in the Bloodhound SSC please in a 7.5 tonne car will the down-force created by the car. Two visitgillsc.com/bloodhound or GSC 360 Rotary sensors are installed contact +44(0)1590 613900. undoubtedly cause extreme onto each of the front and rear winglets to monitor the winglet angleforce and stress. The suspension alone relative to the car body. The rotary sensor will provide positional data towill face 30 tonnes of weight. notify when the winglets need to be adjusted in orderBloodhound has designed the to maintain stability andaluminium wheels to sit within the adjust the force created bycrust, formed over the top of the the car during its runs.desert mud. If the car experiences toomuch down force, pressure is put on Proud Sponsorsthe crust below, resulting in the car GSC capacitive liquid levelbraking through the crust to the softer and inductive positionmud below. If this was to happen more sensors are designed fordrag would be generated, slowing challenging environmentsdown the supersonic car. In order to such as the Bloodhoundreduce the likelihood of this occurring, Project. Even in extreme25mm position sensors will play a key applications the sensors arepart on measuring the movement of able to provide reassurancethe suspension and how much the car of optimum accuracy andis pushing down on the wheels. The unmatched reliability.data from the sensors will notify theengineers if too much force is beingput on the plate below. Issue 15 PECM 105

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Andrew Frank has been involved with the business since its inception in 1992Star Refrigeration, the largest independent cooling and heating contractor and took over sole management in 2014 and now has full ownership.in the UK, designed and installed two modular coldstore Azanechillerpackages and a chillstore Azanefreezer package, both with spare Since then, turnover has grown by almost 50% and Andrew has added five newrefrigeration capacity to accommodate future additional load. staff, now employing a team of 16, with plans to create five new jobs in the coming months. 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Lorien Engineering Solutions, whichservice. produces the Energy Index, anticipates stability and moderate growth in the short term, enabling industry to invest savings in efficiency measures andWessex Water plants supported by AUMA include Charmouth STP where the alternative renewable and low carbon technologies.company supplied products from its sister company SIPOS Aktorik to supportSequencing Batch Reactor technology. AUMA has strong roots supplying the The Lorien Energy Index, which is produced by Lorien Engineering Solutions,water industry which date back over 50 years. AUMA Actuators Ltd, the group’s monitors the overall cost of energy for business users. It enables companies ofUK subsidiary, supplies the majority of UK utilities: the company’s credentials all sizes to make sense of their current energy consumption and look at waysinclude a number of frameworks and approved supplier agreements. they can make savings in the future, by being energy efficient and utilising low carbon and renewable technologies to boost energy security.Email: [email protected] www.auma.com www.lorienengineering.comChain manufacturing RHEINTACHO is your No.1back in the UK choice for Rotational Speed Measurement, Control andAn industrial chain supplier is bringing Indication.chain manufacture to Britain in a driveto put the UK back on the map for the Whether it is required for: Mobile Hydraulics, Mobile Material Handling,manufacture of high quality chain. 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Pristine Condition is pleased to announce the launch of the newly built treatment plants from a specialist metal“John Lear Centre of Excellence” training facility in Henley-on-Thames, which finishing company in Mexico.will be the perfect platform for budding medalists, allowing them to trainalongside other leading lifters and development lifters, knocking on the door for The equipment had all been declared surplusInternational selection. to requirements by a large, international provider of safety products to the nuclearThe partnership will see Pristine Condition back a series of quarterly elite training power generation sector. Riley Surface Worldcamps for English Squads as part of their long term preparation for the 2018 was selected to dispose of the plants due to itsCommonwealth games in Brisbane. This new facility will also provide a great specialist knowledge of the global surface finishing industry. The variousopportunity for up and coming coaches who will develop their skills alongside items have now been shipped from their original home in Birmingham, UKa number of Senior International coaches, as the sport gears up for future to their new location in Toluca, near Mexico City.successes. Tel: 01922 45 8000 www.rileysurfaceworld.co.ukFor more information on lasting and memorable safety training that deliversbeyond expectations, contact Pristine Condition Training on +44 (0)1491 414 464or visit www.pristinecondition.com Issue 15 PECM 107

News & Events James Walker and Teadit awarded Shell global supply contract for sealing products Sealing product engineering specialists James Walker and Teadit have signed an Enterprise Framework Agreement with Shell Global Solutions International B.V. to supply the gasket requirements of all Shell and Shell joint venture sites in Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Russia, Australia, Canada and South America. The contract covers an initial 5 year period with an option to extend for another five. In addition to supplying gaskets for the nominated areas James Walker & Teadit will provide Shell with a secondary source of supply across the remaining areas of the globe as well as meeting the sealing requirements for new projects throughout the company’s upstream and downstream operations. www.jameswalker.biz Precision Marketing Group’s new eco head office officially opened by MP Precision Marketing Group was recently officially opened by new MP, Jo Churchill. The new eco-friendly head office includes over 400 solar panels and full LED lighting. The opening was attended by a number of senior figures and representatives from the Suffolk Council, Suffolk Carbon Leaders & Carbon Smart. Jo Churchill hailed the head office as offering ‘benchmark green initiatives within the marketing industry.’ Matthew Caldwell-Nichols, MD of Precision Marketing Group said ‘This is a real milestone and will dramatically reduce our carbon footprint and position us as the green leaders within our industry.’ www.precisionmarketinggroup.co.ukBSRIA Holds 60 Year Tube DevelopmentsCelebration Reception celebrates 50 yearsat The House of Lords in businessAs a part of their 60yr celebration BSRIA held Founded in 1965, Tube Developments Ltd hasa reception at the House of Lords, the event developed into one of the largest steel tubehosted by Lord O’Neill of Clackmannan, a previous Chairman of the BSRIA stockholders in Europe and is now celebratingBriefing was held in the Cholmondeley Room. 50 years in business. The company’s initial aim was to provide an immediate stock supply of steel tube throughout Scotland andThe event was attended by representatives of over 100 of BSRIA’s member the North of England servicing the shipbuilding and heavy engineering industries.organisations. During the event Lord O’Neill in-conjunction with Tom Smith The company however quickly developed a reputation for quality, reliability andBSRIA Chairman, presented a commemorative plaque to the representatives of value, and this allowed them to establish themselves in the international marketsthe 22 companies who were the founding members of BSRIA and have retained covering Europe, Australia, USA, Africa, India the Middle East and Asia.their membership of BSRIA for 60 years. Tube Developments Ltd, international but independent. The company still operates“For 60 years BSRIA has provided leadership for the industry, developed people with the same principles and commitment to quality and service that the founder,and skills, promoted the advancement of the industry, smart technology and envisaged when he created the company. The Company operates from theirits introduction to deliver a sustainable future, allowing BSRIA to deliver on our modern premises near Glasgow and has at any one time thousands of tonnes ofmission of making buildings better” said Julia Evans, BSRIA Chief Executive. carbon steel pipe and tubulars in our covered and controlled warehouses.Email: [email protected] www. bsria.co.uk www.tubedev.comOcip Energy supplies and installs a Brammer partners withwide range of high efficiency LED Grundfos to pump up thelighting products from leading UK valuemanufacturers. 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Rolls-Royce meets most of its fundamental research needs by accessing the very best expertise available in academia.The Power of This generates an array of benefitsPartnership both for Rolls-Royce and for ‘UK plc’, as well as enhanced air safety, a cleanerR olls-Royce, a flagship The company’s relationship with the environment and lower costs for UK company, has been Engineering and Physical Sciences countless organisations worldwide. providing power systems Research Council (EPSRC), based on a Strategic Partnership Flagship Weight of Evidence for aircraft, ships and land Programme, is essential to making it One breakthrough achieved happen. Working closely with EPSRC, by the Strategic Partnershipapplications for more than 100 years. Rolls-Royce is able to leverage not Flagship Programme has been the only funding, but also ideas and talent implementation of titanium aluminidesAccounting for 0.6% of GDP and 2% within the UK research base. EPSRC – low-density materials that, when invests more than £800 million a year used in the low-pressure turbines atof UK exports of goods its current in research and postgraduate training, the rear of aero-engines, cut engine providing a platform for the two weight, fuel-burn and emissions.importance is more than matched by organisations to dovetail their delivery Swansea University has been at the of technologies, capabilities and skills. forefront of this work, harnessing itsfuture opportunities to secure business specialist expertise in the testing of materials’ properties developed overin sectors offering major growth the last 30 years with Rolls-Royce and EPSRC support. Following successfulpotential. engine tests at Rolls-Royce Derby in summer 2014, titanium aluminidesBut commercial success depends on are on track to enter service in thea relentless commitment to confront company’s world-renowned Trent®fierce global competition – and that family of aero-engines.demands science & engineeringexcellence rooted in world-classresearch.It’s not just about the capacity torespond rapidly to in-service issuesand keep customers happy. It’s aboutgenerating fundamental insights – intoeach material used, each system built,each process developed – that ensuresevery component can withstandextreme operating conditions,whether in aero-engines or nuclearreactors. Crucially, these insightsmean materials can be exploited moreeffectively, efficiently and sustainablytoo, and they also pave the way forinnovations that equip Rolls-Royce tokeep pace with – and often outpace –its competitors.112 PECM ssue 15

Pioneering research and skills A changing cultureA n automated system which allows the culture of a large number of stem cells has been developed and systems worth £20.1 million sold. This was the result of researchundertaken with Loughborough University wherescientists looked at ways to improve the manual stem cellculture processes to enable automated therapeutic stemcell manufacturing which is regulatory compliant andhence commercially viable stem cell products.The product was launched by TAP Biosystems and hasa global reach with 40% of the systems sold in Europeand 60% in the USA. Being able to manufacture stemcell based products is one of the key critical translationalsteps to allow therapies to reach large numbersof patients and the market for successful businessinvestment and sector growth. To download the Growth Stories app visit www.epsrc.ac.uk/growth Engineering and Physical Sciences Research CouncilImage credit: Thinkstock

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Proud to manufacture in the UKO ver the last few years, much expansion of e-commerce, many large of the UK’s manufacturing wholesale companies have been able work has been outsourced to make the jump into direct consumer to overseas locations - retail, meaning that their distribution cantered designed for bulk palletised especially China - for a storage have had to be reconfigured to incorporate small part picking areas.variety of reasons. The economic This necessitates more intelligent use of available space.downturn which began in 2008 was Thanks to their new entirely in-house system, QTS’ design process has beendisastrous for the British manufacturing greatly streamlined. Without having to liaise with partnersindustry, causing a lot of firms to operating on a vastly different time zone, completed blueprints can bego out of business and forcing their delivered to clients within 72 hours. QTS are now able to fully design,customers to look elsewhere. The cost manufacture, and deliver customised racking systems to customers all acrosssavings on volume production offered the UK and Europe in as little as three weeks – a drastic improvement onby Chinese companies made them the three-month waiting period they had been accustomed to when usingseem like a logical choice. Chinese manufacturers. The company now has greater control over its pricingRecently however, many companies and can offer its customers a clearerhave begun to bring their picture of their order’s progress.manufacturing work back onto Britishshores. Leicestershire-based QTS, who “It’s been a fantastic move for us,”design and manufacture wire mesh continues Shaun, “We’ve got so muchbased products for the warehouse more control over our work. It reallylogistics markets, made the decision in shows that our customers prefer to2013 to retake control of their entire use a local manufacturer – since weproduction system. brought production back in-house, our capacity has grown from 750The company began life as a major completed units a week to 5,000importer of their products, importing – and we’re on track to expand tocompleted decking and anti-collapse 10,000 a week this summer. One ofsafety systems direct from the our key suppliers for logistics Veltamanufacturer for re-sale in the UK International has also been verymarket - which was not without its supportive of this change. Whereproblems. they are shipping less for us on an import basis they are expanding on“We found ourselves running into our outbound logistics to newly formedmore and more complications,” says export marketsMD Shaun Ingram. “For example, leadtimes were a constant worry. It would “Aside from selling direct to theoften be 12 weeks before products customer, we’ve also had a few otherwould reach us, which was frustrating racking manufacturers begin using usboth for us and our customers. Small as a supplier. I think the appeal fororders were all but out of the question them is that we free them from having- we’d frequently have to order far to go to overseas suppliers. We sourcemore product than we needed just to all our parts from trusted European andcould fill up a shipping container to British suppliers with full traceability,meet our customers’ deadlines. As a so we know our final products will beresult, our spending our stockholding of a high quality. And because we usewent through the roof, and our service locally-sourced steel, our products arelevels credibility went in the opposite not only far stronger than those madedirection.” of timber, but also flame-retardant - which means they’re far more hardAfter moving into their new premises wearing and reliable, and help youin 2011, QTS decided to change meet health and safety requirements.”their approach. Rather than buying By bringing their processes backin complete decking systems - which to British shores, QTS are helpingwould often be over specified for the to lead the way for a stronger UKcustomer’s particular needs – they manufacturing industrydecided instead to buy in componentsand manufacture from scratch in the For more information, please visitUK. This gave them the increased http://www.qts-ltd.co.ukflexibility to produce every part of theirracking solutions, including the mesh,support bars, and related accessoriesin-house in order to provide betterquality control and a better service totheir customers.Changes in the warehousing industryhave also driven demands for bespokeracking setups to be delivered atshorter notice than ever. Thanks to the

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T he £44 million project Greg North, Commercial Director for undertaken by Network Rail Barnshaws, comments: “We have to redevelop and transform worked with Severfields on a large number of projects in the past and we Manchester Victoria station understand each other’s capabilities and strengths. For one particular part Main Pic includes a state-of-the-art roof which of the project we were able to provide 350mm square hollow section (SHS) The largest of the ribs has been constructed around 15 curved steel that was curved to a 7000mm measuring 96 meters radius at certain points with noin length and weighing steel ribs, all of which are unique in distortion to the section, thanks to our nearly 86 tonnes, was specialised methods of bending.” installed using a 750 both size and curvature. The task of In fact, all of the SHS steel required 3 tonne crawler crane or 4 different radii within each length producing the curved structure for this but this is all within the capability of Barnshaws and the engineering project was awarded to expert tube team, who were able to deliver these components, on time, to Severfield’s. and metal profile bending company The second part of the project required steel plate measuring up to 550mm Barnshaws, which conveniently has wide by 50mm thick to be curved to various radii in order to make the one of its production facilities located larger sections of each rib. in the city. Each plate section has been curved to a specific set of dimensions to allow it The new £16 million roof will provide a to be assembled into a curved box- modern and bright feeling to the new section by Severfield (UK). These are concourse, which has been designed to then transported to the station site be sympathetic with the original Grade where they are welded together to II listed building and also to provide create the complete rib which is then sufficient capacity for future expansion. carefully positioned and installed. For the main contractor tasked with Each of these unique ribs has required delivering the project, precision and considerable precision and tight timing were key to the overall success tolerances to ensure the installation of the refurbishment. process went smoothly. From the start, the design of the Most of the curved beams were installed using the UK’s largest new roof was going to pose some telescopic crane, a 1,200 tonne behemoth, while rib 9, the largest of tough challenges for the fabricators, the ribs measuring 96 meters in length and weighing nearly 86 tonnes, was Severfield (UK). Each rib has a unique installed using a 750 tonne crawler crane, which is one of Europe’s largest design, not only in length but also of its type. in width, depth and curvature, so This in itself created complications due to the live tracks that run beneath the actual manufacturing of the ribs the new roof structure and the whole installation process required close required a high level of precision. In cooperation with Network Rail. In this way, the short periods during which addition, the ribs had to be made in the tracks can be made safe could be utilised as efficiently as possible, sections up to 20 meters in length and ensuring the roof structure was installed on schedule. then transported to the site before final With the main ribs installed, the assembly and installation. smaller subsections could be fitted that would support almost 400 ETFE Established in 1969, (Ethylene Tetraflouroethylene) panels, Barnshaws has grown similar to those used in the Eden to become the world’s Project and Manchester Piccadilly premier specialist station. As with the steel sections, profile bending each one of the polymer roof panels company; supplying has a unique shape and relies on the market sectors such precision of the steelwork to ensure a as construction, perfect fit. power generation, mining, transport and general manufacturing with shaped beams, tubes, plate and other profile section materials. From the outset the engineers from Greg North concludes: “The design of Severfield (UK) consulted with this project has posed some challenges Barnshaws to discuss the best way of to all of those involved in making creating and manufacturing the design it a reality, but together we have so that it could be installed in the most succeeded in delivering a fantastic efficient manner. As it turned out this structure that will greet everyone would involve two of the largest cranes visiting Manchester Victoria.” in the country and some millimetre- perfect construction as well as precise www.barnshaws.com timing. Issue 15 PECM 121

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