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DHL and Toyota Material Handling Europe sign contract Semcon signs new

DHL Freight, one of the leading providers of road freight services in Europe, has signed a contract with Toyota Material Handling Group, the leading brand of material handling equipment, to provide transportation of their newly launched line of racking systems from the suppliers to the company’s customers’ sites all across Europe. Starting in September, materials for a wide range of racking solutions, including conventional and high density pallet racking systems, as well as shelving and other nonpalletized racking systems, will embark on their journey to new warehouses via various transport solutions provided by DHL Freight’s network. Delivery on the exact agreed day is of critical importance since the development of the project at customer’s site depends upon it.

“We are committed to offering high quality solutions that are perfectly tailored to the warehouse storage requirements of our customers. One of those requirements is that the goods arrive exactly when they are needed. And DHL helps us deliver on our customer promise,” said Hans Larsson, director Logistics Solutions, Toyota Material Handling Europe. Visit: www.toyota-industries.eu

CTT Systems wins humidifier contract from Airbus

CTT Systems, the market leader of humidity control products in aircraft, has been awarded a contract to develop a humidifier for a new crew rest compartment on the A380 aircraft, to be introduced to customers in 2016.

The humidifier will be offered in the A380 catalogue as a Supplier-Furnished-Equipment (SFE). CTT Systems already provides crew rest humidifiers for the A380 programme (as tier-2). CTT humidifiers have been in service in the A380 aircraft since 2007.

“CTT is honoured by the continued support and trust in our humidifiers from Airbus and its A380 customers,” says Torbjörn Johansson, CEO of CTT Systems.

CTT’s crew humidifier improves comfort, health and rest by maintaining a relative humidity of around 20%, compared to 3–5% without our humidifier. A higher humidity reduces dry air-related problems (e.g. fatigue, jet-lag, red eyes, dry skin, spread of viruses).

The humidifier is based on evaporative cooling technology and uses a method that effectively precludes the transfer of bacteria. Visit: www.ctt.se

fuel cell contract

Semcon is helping PowerCell take the next step for the mass production of fuel cells. This new contract enables Semcon to provide production development expertise and a number of other services to support PowerCell’s own engineers.

PowerCell is at the forefront in the field of stationary fuel cell systems that convert common diesel into electricity. The technology enables considerably greater fuel efficiency compared with ordinary diesel engines and also gives off no emissions apart from CO2.

“PowerCell is developing technology that has huge potential, but it’s also very advanced. To take the next step the company needs a partner that can support it in everything, from flow analyses to the production of automation solutions. We are very proud to be given this renewed trust,” says Robert Eliasson, account manager for PowerCell at Semcon.

This contract gives PowerCell access to Semcon’s extensive range of expertise from various manufacturing industries, enabling it to remain at the forefront in terms of production technology. Specific focus areas of the contract include manufacturing optimisation, quality control and cost calculation. Visit: www.semcon.com

Siemens chosen for Stansted Airport project

Siemens UK & Ireland has been appointed as a key supplier in the replacement of the Track Transit System (TTS) control system at Stansted Airport. The project is headed by control and communication specialist Firstco and involves updating the TTS, which carries approximately 15 million people per year and features many obsolete parts. This will include upgrading or replacing the control room operator interface, the central control system – excluding the interlocking relays – and the training simulator.

Firstco selected Siemens based on the functionality and features of its technology and service offer, and how well suited its WinCC Open Architecture (OA) technology is for Stansted Airport’s requirements.

The WinCC OA SCADA system is designed to enable the visualisation and management of processes, production flows, machines and plants in all lines of operation. It enables any number of stand-alone systems to be linked via a network, which is a key factor for Stansted Airport. Visit: www.siemens.com

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Bombardier wins contract from Israel Railways

Rail technology leader Bombardier Transportation has signed a contract to provide 62 TRAXX AC locomotives to Israel Railways (ISR). Based on the list price, the new order is valued at approximately €230 million. The contract also includes an option for an additional 32 locomotives.

The TRAXX locomotive is based on a highly reliable and versatile locomotive platform that has proven its technology through years of successful operations across Europe. Designed for speeds up to 160 km/h, the new TRAXX AC locomotives will be mainly used to power Israel’s fleet of 369 BOMBARDIER TWINDEXX Vario double deck coaches currently in use. The locomotives also feature the highly reliable and field proven BOMBARDIER MITRAC TC 3300 AC traction converter as well as universal MITRAC drives, which include the latest generation of traction motors and gearboxes.

The new locomotives will be nearly identical to the TRAXX AC locomotives already in service with German rail operator Deutsche Bahn and, as ISR’s first electrically powered rolling stock, will play a key role in Israel’s programme to electrify its rail network. The first deliveries are planned for the end of 2017. Visit: www.transport.bombardier.com

Tetronics supports Germany’s car recycling efforts

Tetronics International, a global leader in environmentally friendly resource recovery solutions, has announced that its plasma arc technology has gone live at Duesmann & Hensel Recycling’s plant near Frankfurt. Duesmann & Hensel Recycling is a global player in the precious metals recycling field and is currently responsible for circa 10% of the global recycled automotive catalytic converter market.

UK based Tetronics’ plasma arc technology is now being used to process and recover value from catalytic converters, which are used in car exhaust systems of modern cars to reduce pollutants, after Duesmann & Hensel Recycling’s plant achieved Final Acceptance Test (FAT) status. The material found in converters includes valuable Platinum Group Metals (PGMs), which are essential for various manufacturing processes.

Tetronics’ process concentrates the PGMs for resale by a factor of x25 and makes them accessible via wet chemistry so that they can re-enter the supply chain and be used in the manufacture of new products. In the same process, hazardous elements contained in the less valuable material are transformed and the waste is turned into an approved, inert, reusable building product called Plasmarok® . Visit: www.tetronics.com

Liebherr to supply Jurong Shipyard with offshore cranes

Liebherr-Werk Nenzing GmbH has been awarded a contract by Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary Jurong Shipyard of Singapore to supply two offshore cranes of the type BOS 2600-35 EX LIT for the Libra field’s Extended Well Test (EWT) FPSO vessel. The Libra oil field is a large, ultradeepwater (up to 2500m) oil prospect located in the Santos Basin, about 143 miles off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The oil field is estimated to contain recoverable resources ranging between eight billion to 12 billion barrels of oil and is one of the largest deep-water oil accumulations globally.

OOGTK Libra GmbH & Co KG, a joint venture between Brazil’s Odebrecht Oil & Gas and Teekay Offshore, awarded a contract to Jurong Shipyard for conversion of the Navion Norvegia shuttle tanker to form the Libra EWT FPSO.

LIEBHERR’s scope of supply includes design, manufacturing and delivery of two offshore cranes. LIEBHERR Singapore Pte Ltd will supervise assembling and commissioning during integration of the cranes onto the FPSO at Jurong Shipyard. Visit: www.liebherr.com

Balfour Beatty to deliver construction package for highways

Balfour Beattyhas announced that its joint venture with Carillion has been selected by Highways England to deliver a £292 million construction package to upgrade the A14 between Swavesey and Milton as part of the wider A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement scheme.

Works will include the widening of existing road sections between Swavesey to Girton, including the Girton Junction with the M11 Motorway and the Cambridge Northern Bypass. The project will also require major junction rebuilds and numerous services diversions. The wider Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement scheme is subject to statutory approval. The scheme will be delivered through an integrated delivery team comprising of a number of contractor joint ventures, designers and Highways England employees. The joint venture is the second construction joint venture to be appointed and will work collaboratively with all parties to input to the detailed design and pre-construction planning. Visit: www.balfourbeatty.com