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ZF and Mobileye provide new camera tech to automotive OEM

Automotive camera supplier ZF has announced it will team with Mobileye, an Intel company, to launch the S-Cam4 family of advanced cameras in 2018.

The two companies have joined forces to provide this innovative camera technology to a major automotive OEM, resulting in the largest automotive camera contract in ZF’s history.

The ZF S-Cam4 camera family includes a single lens, mono-camera designed to help meet updated test protocols such as EuroNCAP pedestrian triggered automatic emergency braking (AEB). The innovative camera family also includes a premium three-lens TriCam4 version to support advanced semi-automated driving functions, adding a telephoto lens for improved long-distance sensing capabilities and a fish-eye lens for improved shortrange sensing with a wider field of view.

“The combination of ZF and Mobileye demonstrates that advanced camera technology is yielding great benefits to drivers and society,” said Aine Denari, senior vice-president, Advanced Driver Assist Systems at ZF. “We are pleased to continue to deliver the world’s most advanced camera technologies that can help lead to reduced accidents while paving the way for automated driving.” Visit: www.zf.com

kaup provides otto graf with unique handling solution

German forklift attachment manufacturer KAUP has received a contract to provide GRAF with a unqiue solution. GRAF is a specialist supplier of rainwater harvesting systems. The company develops, produces and sells a comprehensive range of products in the field of water resource management, providing solutions for global challenges such as water protection and flood prevention. The product range in the area of rainwater utilisation extends from rain barrels for private build and extensions, to multiple-plot developments and underground tanks that can hold up to 122,000 litres. During the tank production process, it is necessary to move and transport the large, but relatively light, tank segments around the production facility in Dachstein, Germany.

These large underground storage tanks consist of a number of ridged segments with a diameter of 2.5m. In order to move the tanks safely the company contacted KAUP to provide a solution.

Following a full site survey, KAUP was tasked to design and manufacture a bespoke specialist forklift truck attachment that can be positioned between the grooves of the various sized tanks and lift them without the tanks rolling. Visit: www.kaup.de

Siemens expands air cargo centre in Saudi Arabia

Siemens Postal, Parcel & Airport Logistics (SPPAL) has received an extensive order to expand and modernise a large airfreight centre at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia). The terminal belongs to Saudi Airlines Cargo Company (SACC), the country’s leading cargo airline.

Jeddah is Saudi Arabia’s most important port city on the Red Sea. Siemens is equipping the terminal with state-of-the-art cargo logistics and intelligent software for a considerable increase in capacity. The contract also covers long-term maintenance of the systems.

In Jeddah, Siemens is expanding the cargo capacity at King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) in two phases to arrive at a final volume of 820,000 tonnes per year. Siemens is implementing a fully automated storage system with 700 positions for unit load devices (ULDs) and six elevating transfer vehicles (ETVs).

Siemens is also setting up a large air-conditioned area with over 170 storage positions for perishable goods in dedicated refrigerated and deep-freeze rooms. The intelligent Siemens software Cargo Compact is responsible for control of the entire warehouse system. Visit: www.siemens.com/logistics

APP’s Gasplasma technology chosen for waste-to-jet-fuel project

Advanced Plasma Power (APP) has been chosen by leading renewable fuels company Velocys as the preferred gasification technology provider to support its project to produce sustainable aviation fuel from waste. The project, which has recently secured £4.9 million of funding, has the support of industry partners and the Department for Transport.

APP’s Gasplasma® process is a clean, modular and scalable advanced waste-toenergy and-fuels technology which delivers high efficiencies whilst minimising visual and environmental impact. The process is an innovative combination of two well-established technologies – gasification and plasma treatment – both of which have decades of proven commercial operation.

Velocys and its partners are currently developing the engineering and business case for the project. once complete, the fuel produced at the plant would contribute to reducing carbon emissions and improving local air quality around major airports. Visit: www.advancedplasmapower.com

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technipfmc wins contract for fertiliser plants in india

TechnipFMC, alongside L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering (LTHE), has been awarded a contract by Hindustan Urvarak and Rasayan Limited (HURL) for engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPCC) contracts for two state-of-the-art, natural gas based fertiliser complexes in eastern India. HURL is a joint venture between three Indian public sector companies: IOCL, NTPC and CIL.

The two fertiliser plants, located at Barauni in the state of Bihar and in Sindri in the state of Jharkhand, are each capable of producing 2200 tonnes per day ammonia (tpd) and 3850 tpd urea.

Both projects will be executed on an EPCC lump sum turnkey (LSTK) basis and will be carried out concurrently. The consortium, under the leadership of TechnipFMC, is responsible for licensing, basic engineering, detailed engineering, construction and commissioning of the two complexes within a period of 36 months. Visit: www.technip.com

BAE wins amphibious vehicle contract from US Marines

BAE has won a $198 million contract to provide an initial 30 wheeled amphibious combat vehicles (ACV) from the US Marine Corps to transport Marines from ship to shore under hostile conditions. The contract includes options for a total of 204 vehicles worth up to a potential $1.2 billion.

BAE has already produced 16 prototype vehicles and conducted its own extensive risk mitigation testing and evaluation for land mobility, survivability, and swim capabilities. The confirmation of the award will now move the programme forward from the prototype phase to low-rate production, due to start this year. Work on the programme will be performed at the company’s facilities in Aiken, South Carolina; Sterling Heights, Michigan; Minneapolis; Stafford; San Jose, California; and York, Pennsylvania.

According to Dean Medland, vice-president and general manager of Combat Vehicles Amphibious and International at BAE Systems: “We are well positioned and ready to build the future of amphibious fighting vehicles for the Marine Corps, having already produced 16 prototypes. Through this award, we are proud to continue our partnership with the Marine Corps by providing a best-in-class vehicle to support its mission through mobility, survivability and lethality.” Visit: www.baesystems.com

Alfa Laval wins SEK 60 million offshore order

Alfa Laval – a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling – has won an order to supply Framo pumping systems to an oil platform in the North Sea. The order has a value of approximately SEK 60 million. It is booked in the Pumping Systems unit of the Marine Division, with deliveries scheduled for 2018.

The order comprises offshore pumping systems, which will supply water to the onboard fire extinguishing system.

“I am very pleased to announce this large order for our Framo pumping systems. Their proven capacity and reliability makes them highly suitable for the tough conditions offshore,” says Peter Leifland, president of the Marine Division.

Framo, an Alfa Laval brand, has unique pumping solutions for different applications: cargo, oil and gas production and offshore supply. Visit: www.alfalaval.com

UNGERER signs new contract with Jiangsu Yongjin

Jiangsu Yongjin metal Technology, based in Nantong, China, has awarded uNGeReR Technology GmbH a contract to supply one high efficiency stretch bend levelling line for processing precision stainless steel. Jiangsu Yongjin metal Technology is a wholly owned subsidiary of Zhejiang Yongjin metal Technology located in Nantong City, Jiangsu province in China. The company produces mainly AISI 300 and 400 series precision stainless steel plates with a maximum width of 1280mm and a thickness range of 0.1mm–1.5 mm. It is currently forecasting to increase its annual processing to a capacity of 1,250,000 tonnes. The equipment will be fully pre-assembled and tested inside uNGeReR’s workshop in Pforzheim, Germany, before shipping to the customer’s plant.

All the automation and power components, sub-assemblies and cables will be routed and wired in one comprehensive container-cabinet. Thus, the full onsite setup and commissioning time will take no more than one month in total. Visit: www.redex-group.com