Steve Lindsey, founder of Lontra, hopes to revolutionise the engine with his energy-saving invention. The engine has seen little innovation since Felix Wankel’s contentious rotary effort back in the ...

The study of aerodynamic performance in compressor blades is critical for optimising the efficiency and reliability of modern turbomachinery. Recent work has focused on the dual challenges of ...

What is robust design optimization (RDO), and is it better than standard optimization? In this customer case, we describe a multi-disciplinary optimization of a turbocharger compressor from Ford Motor ...

STEVE LINDSEY The founder of Lontra was nominated and shortlisted as a finalist at the 2017 European Inventor Awards Compressor engineering firm Lontra founder Steve Lindsey devised a more efficient, ...

A UK clean-tech start-up claims to have developed a solution for reducing the average 10 per cent of total electricity European industries spend on air compression. Lontra, based in the Midlands, has ...

Steve Lindsey, CEO and founder of Lontra, on the culture that produced the world-leading Blade Compressor. Steve Lindsey, CEO and founder of Lontra with the company’s innovative Blade Compressor. As ...

Mechanical Dynamics & Analysis (MD&A) completed compressor blade replacement work on two 7FA units, including full inspections, and ongoing operational recommendations. We were responsive to emerging ...

A fan prototype will be installed as part of a vapour compressor at the refrigeration plant at AngloGold Ashanti's Mponeng mine. Refrigeration plants are generally required in deep-level mining where ...

Pretoria, 14 July 2016: Local fans and ventilation firm, MechCaL has been appointed by AngloGold Ashanti to install a prototype of a ground breaking compressor at their Mponeng mine. The fan will be ...