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Plate and film Cameras
Plate and film Cameras
Battersea Power Station 1955
Battersea Power Station 1955
Battersea Power Station 1955
Cars
Cars
Battersea Power Station 1955
3D Printing
3D Printing
3D Printing
Geological Museum 1975
Geological Museum 1975
Adrian's Memories
Bien-Air 1998
Bien-Air are a Swiss company making dental equipment, especially electric dental drills. In the late 90s they were entering the implant market which needed very precise control of drill speed and torque. Their existing control systems were not precise enough. I desiged a digital speed readout with better than 1% accuracy and an air operated controller that would limit speed and torque to preset values according to the size of the drill, broach or tap.
I made many hundreds of them over the next few years until the next generation of Bien_Air's electronics control system evolved.
I also made speed and torque controllers and speed readouts for Tridac, another dental supply company
![]() The Speed ReadoutShows the speed of the dental drill to !% accuracy | ![]() Speed readout electronicsThis board drove the display, having cunning non linear circuits to ensure the display exactly showed the drill speed. | ![]() Air ControllerPrototype of the transducer. Air from a foot operated pedal controlled the speed of the drill up to preset values |
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![]() Installation leaflet | ![]() Installation leaflet | ![]() Installation leaflet |
![]() TridacSome controller or other. Lot of 'one off' specials were made | ![]() Air ControllerVery early air pressure controller using pressure sensitive membrane. Long ago superseded with semiconductor cell |
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