Telsonic generator boost ultrasonic cleaning

As a company with a heritage of ongoing product development and innovation, Telsonic has recently launched its new DCG cleaning generator, which the company says delivers powerful ultrasonic energy for industrial cleaning applications.

The new DCG is a high-power cleaning generator that is compact in design and suited to use in harsh operating environments. Telsonic designed the generator’s inputs and outputs especially for system integration, offering all possible external control options. A further important feature of the DCG generator is high compatibility with its ECO predecessor. The new DCG does, however, benefit from new functions, such as analogue inputs and outputs. These I/O are compatible with popular industry standards, which allow the cleaning process to provide important feedback.

A number of generator variants are available with options for 25 or 40 kHz frequency, and maximum power levels between 800 and 2400 W, together with a supporting range of tube resonators from 340 to 1180 mm depending upon the variant selected.

Application areas for the DCG ultrasonic generator include cleaning production level or finished components, and as part of maintenance procedures. The range of industries that can tap into the advantages of the technology includes automotive, aerospace, medical, electroplating, precision engineering, power stations, metal and aviation, to name but a few.

Telsonic UK offers a comprehensive range of ultrasonic modules and systems for a variety of plastic and metal welding, cutting, sealing, cut and seal, sieving and cleaning applications.

More information www.telsonic.com

Coatings firm achieves 25% turnover increase

Burscough-based IRS Surfacing Technologies has achieved 25% year-on-year growth in turnover from 2021 to 2023. Despite a challenging period for the manufacturing sector, current projections for 2024 are estimated to outstrip those of 2023 for IRS.

For the six months leading up to the end of November 2023, the specialist coatings business accelerated growth by achieving a 44% increase in turnover compared with the same period last year. This lays the foundations for a strong financial future, forecast at £1.4m for 2024.

Specialising in ceramic, stainless steel, thermal and bronze coatings, as well as overlay technology, the family-run business reports that demand for its services continued to grow during the pandemic. The business was able to make a £30,000 investment in improving its welfare facilities for staff, as well as installing a new office in February 2022 to bolster its customer-facing relations and attract more business. 

Since 2021, IRS has increased its monthly revenue through organic growth and is currently on-boarding an average of four new customers a month. The coatings company also recently launched a new website, which forms part of a wider marketing plan to expand its regional platform to a larger customer base.

IRS was founded in 1989 by John Berry, the late father of the current owner, Rob Berry, who says: “At IRS, we pride ourselves on quality, and I truly believe that’s why the business continues to do so well. It’s not just quality in our products, but in everything from our staff to service, through to after service. As a business owner, seeing an uptick in financial performance is always good news, and it’s a trajectory we want to retain.”

More information www.irsltd.co.uk

Take the edge off with ultrasonic deburring

Following the success of the UltraTEC A25, A100 and B10 ultrasonic deburring systems, Vollmer UK is launching the new A25S. UltraTEC is part of the Vollmer Group and has won a string of awards for its patented ultrasonic deburring technology that only uses water.

Formed in 2019, UltraTEC offers proprietary technology that utilises an oscillating ultrasonic horn to generate soundwaves and cavitation for cleaning and deburring external and internal edges reliably. The environmentally friendly solution uses water to provide sharp-edged burr-free parts that are often impossible to process via alternative methods.

Suitable for small to medium-sized components, the UltraTEC ultrasonic A25S creates a formation and dissolution/implosion of bubbles in the water that releases intense energy. This energy arrives courtesy of ultra-high oscillation at 20 kHz with an oscillation width of ±80-120 µm, which far exceeds the amplitude of ultrasonic cleaning, cutting and welding technologies.

The new A25S takes the innovation of UltraTEC’s previous models and offers more rigidity, vibration dampening and thermal stability with a welded steel machine base filled with mineral concrete. This base creates a more robust platform, ensuring enhanced machine kinematics, component quality and repeatability.

Improved stiffness and a heavier base are the foundation blocks for a welded steel machine frame that replaces the aluminium version on previous models. The new steel frame also improves operator access and ergonomics, while creating a streamlined and futuristic machine appearance. This structure also incorporates a new PE500 confetti structure insulation that supersedes the previous machine insulation to yield better noise insulation and extend machine life with its water-resistant characteristics.

More information www.vollmer-group.com

Simsol joins Xcelerator

A UK specialist in digital twin technology, Simsol, has joined Siemens Xcelerator – an open digital business platform designed to speed up the digital transformation of industry in the UK and overseas. Simsol provides digital twin solutions based on Siemens Plant Simulation and Process Simulate software to simulate factory automation, enabling the integration of robotics, control, motion and safety for automated and human operators to drive productive, safe and efficient operations. Manufacturers will now be able to access Simsol services from the global Siemens Xcelerator marketplace.

More information www.xcelerator.siemens.com

Open Mind expands service team

Open Mind Technologies UK has employed three new applications engineers – Gareth Clarke, Matthew Brill and Victor Fapohunda – and restructured its application engineering team to bolster the company’s pre-and post-sales departments. Managing director Adrian Smith says: “We’ve divided our applications team into pre-sales and post-sales engineers, giving our engineers greater autonomy with customers, and allowing dedicated experts to maximise their skill set to the advantage of the end user. This will deliver an even better customer experience, making our team more dynamic and responsive than ever before.”More information www.openmind-tech.com