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Banbury-based company hosts virtual open evenings for latest engineering apprenticeships job openings Banbury-based tools manufacturer Norbar Torque Tools Ltd is hosting a series of virtual careers evenings in February for young people potentially interested in two engineering apprenticeships on offer. Following the success of last year’s virtual events, the company intends to showcase the opportunities for apprentices through online sessions in order to maintain social distancing as the Covid-19 situation continues. The open evenings will be taking place
on the 17, 18, 19, and 20 January and attendees will be able to books slots between 6pm and 8pm to be able to discuss the job roles virtually with Norbar’s Head of HR, Wanda Stewart-Lee and Rob Alderman from the Engineering Trust. On top of this, video tours of the Norbar manufacturing facilities will be available to offer insight into a modern manufacturing facility and the opportunities available for apprenticeship applicants. While concerns over youth
unemployment persist, Norbar is demonstrating its commitment to developing young people’s skills in the Banbury area and to urge them to consider a career in manufacturing and engineering. For more information and to sign up to one of the slots, visit: https://www.norbar. com/home/information-evening-2022?utm_ medium=pressrelease&utm_source=pr&utm_ campaign=virtualopenevenings
Get on track with customised rail solutions from HARTING Due to modularisation, rail vehicles are often built at different production sites, an approach which offers time savings in the assembly and commissioning of rail vehicles. In order to meet these customer requirements, it’s vital to provide tailored solutions for vehicle technology. With specialisms including cable assemblies, box builds and inter-car jumpers, HARTING design and produce custom solutions for the rail market. All customised products are built and tested at their fully IRIS-certified manufacturing facility in Northampton and are based on marketleading connectors from the extensive HARTING range. Inter-car jumpers run connections between train carriages, including roof or
underfloor systems, ensuring a reliable supply of data, signals, and power along the train. The Han-Modular® range allows you to create a versatile solution by combining individual inserts for different transmission media into standard-sized industrial connector housings. The series offers over a hundred different inserts, enabling a wide range of customisable options. For example, to meet increased demand, rail vehicles need powerful network and data interfaces. The Han® Gigabit module enables Cat. 7A transmission in the intervehicle area and delivers higher frequency bandwidth for the flow of data. The interface is also shock and vibration resistant according to EN 61373.
For the connection of WLAN equipment, X-coded M12 PushPull connectors enclosed in a box build are the ideal solution. As space for fitting components becomes increasingly scarce in rail vehicles, the M12 PushPull offers handling and time benefits, thanks to its tool-free connection technique. No matter what the degree of complexity, HARTING have the capacity to produce project-specific assemblies to suit your needs, including installing components, routing cable harnesses and fabrication. Their design team can also create a 3D CAD visualisation of your build to ensure absolute accuracy before manufacturing begins.
Mechan reduces rail depot’s impact on environment Sheffield-based Mechan is helping to reduce carbon emissions at a Scottish rail depot after introducing an electric shunter. The rail depot equipment specialists are supplying a Rotrac E2 shunter to Direct Rail Services’ (DRS) Motherwell facility, following a 14-month trial to prove it can replace a diesel-powered locomotive. The battery powered shunter,
manufactured by Mechan’s German partner, Zwiehoff, is being used by DRS to move flatbed wagons in and out of the depot at all times of the day and night. It replaces a diesel shunter that was louder, more polluting and could only be operated by a train driver. The Rotrac, however, can be controlled by maintenance personnel, offering greater flexibility.
Mechan is the sole UK and Irish supplier of the award-winning, Zwiehoff shunters. They use innovative battery technology to provide the necessary drive to move up to 500 tonnes and have a compact, simple design making them easy to manoeuvre and extremely robust.
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