23AugElectropak Ltd have now built a second plant for the insulated coating of busbars at their Bushell Street Mill site. The new plant has been designed specifically for the application of Resicoat HLG03R; the two paint plants working together will double our capacity for the coating of busbars.
22JulVery often on moving contacts, a silver contact tip is required on a copper parts. The silver tip is used to minimise the risk of arcing when switching high voltages. Here at Electropak Ltd, our highly skilled team of engineers can braze or silver solder the silver contact to the
26FebElectropak Ltd has invaluable experience designing and manufacturing blowout coils for the rail industry. A blowout coil is a safety device used to suppress electric arcs created in the air gap between contacts when switching high currents. Magnetic blowout coils overcome this condition by providing a magnetic field that pushes
21FebThe future of rail in the UK is a hot topic. Rail fare increases are never far from the headlines and some of us will have undoubtedly been affected by the timetable changes in 2018 and we haven’t even begun talking about HS2. A recent report from Transport Focus, highlighted
31AugThe French train manufacturer Alstom has announced plans to become the first company to supply the United Kingdom with hydrogen trains. Alstom are going to convert an existing fleet of electric trains at a site in Widnes, Cheshire. The news that Alstom has also decided to carry out the work
26JulDutch infrastructure operator ProRail and Rotterdam Rail Feeding (RRF) are on board with Alstom to begin Automatic Train Operation (ATO) tests in the Netherlands this year. This is an exciting time both for Alstom and for the driverless technology industry as a whole. The hope is that the tests will
4JulWith only 18 months of construction left, and a partially opened line already operating, we thought we would review the state and current situation of Crossrail, looking at its feasibility, archaeological findings and its future prospects. Nine years after the first construction work was started on Canary Wharf, Crossrail is
4JulThe Northern Rail crisis has been thundering on for the last few weeks and doesn’t appear to be reaching a resolution just yet. For commuters and regular users who are affected, it must feel like an eternity. Beset by delays, mismanagement and incompetence, Northern have endured one of the toughest
17JanLast year, the Chancellor, Philip Hammond, announced that rail infrastructure in the north of the country would receive a £300 million investment. This is an exciting opportunity for cities throughout the north, providing faster and more efficient rail travel for those looking to commute and expand into this part of
30NovState of the art technology installed in Great Northern Railway (GNR) trains means problems that could cause damage and delays can be be identified and fixed before vital components actually break down. GNR has completed the fitting of a compact high-tech system that will inform engineers via email when essential
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