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Armfield Innovators in Engineering Teaching Equipment & Industrial Food Technology R&D Systems - visit www.di

The Engineering Teaching Equipment division has been supplying top Universities, Technical Colleges and higher education establishments with innovative teaching equipment for 50 years! The equipment is designed to help students learn a wide range of Engineering Disciplines. Armfield supply equipment covering a wide range of subjects including Fluid Mechanics, Fluid Machines, Hydraulics and Hydrology, Water Treatment, Irrigation Water Management, Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, Internal Combustion Engines, Structural Engineering, Mechanisms, Statics and Structures, Unit Operations, Biochemical Engineering, Process Control Technology and Food Technology. For more information on our innovative range of teaching equipment please take a look at our website - http:www.discoverarmfield.co.uk

The Industrial Research & Development division is focused on miniature-scale research and development equipment for the Food, Beverage, and Pharmaceutical industries. These innovative systems are designed to enable full-scale production processes to be undertaken in the research and development laboratory using minimal ingredients. In this way Armfield's range of systems can save space, time, materials, energy leading to great value for money. These benefits along with our two year warranty, extended support and trial facilities are the exact reason why many of the world's leading food and beverage companies use Armfield equipment. For more information on our extensive range of research and development equipment please take a look at our website - www.explorearmfield.co.uk

09/10/2026

LOCAL SCOUR: THE ROLE OF HORSESHOE VORTICES AND TURBULENCE

What happens when flowing water collides with a structural pile? The riverbed starts to move.

🎥 In this Armfield Limited video, we’re getting up close with local scour and the fluid mechanics behind it is fascinating! As water hits the pile, it plunges towards the bed, generating intense turbulence and a spinning horseshoe vortex that attacks the sediment around the base.

Then come the wake vortices. As the flow sweeps around the pile, swirling structures develop downstream, helping transport sediment away and deepen the scour hole.

This is fluid mechanics in action. 🔬

And it’s not just fascinating to watch. Scour around bridge piers, offshore structures and marine foundations can remove the sediment supporting them, potentially putting structural stability at risk.

For students, it brings complex flow behaviour to life. For lecturers and researchers, it provides a powerful way to investigate the relationship between flow, turbulence, sediment transport and erosion.

With a hydraulic flume, you can observe the flow structures, watch the bed change and investigate how scour develops.

🎥 Turn up the flow. Watch the vortices form. See the riverbed respond.

Because sometimes, the best way to understand fluid mechanics is to see it for yourself.đź’§ See more Applied Hydraulics & Hydrology ~ armfield.com

🚚 IT’S BUSY AT ARMFIELD!We’re seeing record levels of equipment leaving Armfield, heading to universities, research cent...
06/10/2026

🚚 IT’S BUSY AT ARMFIELD!

We’re seeing record levels of equipment leaving Armfield, heading to universities, research centres and food technology organisations around the world.

From engineering education and advanced R&D to food and beverage process development, our systems are supporting organisations working on technologies and products that impact our everyday lives.

A lot is happening behind the scenes! Behind every shipment is a huge amount of work from our engineering, production, assembly and testing teams, all working hard to get every system completed, tested and on its way to our customers.

👉 Why not join the team at Armfield as a Production Engineer

Apply now or share this opportunity with your network! https://lnkd.in/e2_CQFux

🌍 From Ringwood to the world. Building solutions that shape the future.

WE’RE HIRING: PRODUCTION ENGINEERAre you an engineer who is passionate about process improvement, problem-solving and dr...
02/10/2026

WE’RE HIRING: PRODUCTION ENGINEER

Are you an engineer who is passionate about process improvement, problem-solving and driving operational excellence?

Why not join the team at Armfield as a Production Engineer?

This is a great opportunity to work autonomously, make a real difference and play an important role in improving our production processes.

If you’re looking for your next career move and want to be part of an established engineering company with a long history of innovation, we’d love to hear from you.

👉 Apply now or share this opportunity with your network! https://lnkd.in/e2_CQFux

🥛 FROM DAIRY CONCEPT TO PILOT-SCALE DEVELOPMENTHow do you take a new dairy product from the laboratory bench towards a p...
29/09/2026

🥛 FROM DAIRY CONCEPT TO PILOT-SCALE DEVELOPMENT

How do you take a new dairy product from the laboratory bench towards a process that can be scaled with confidence?

The Armfield FT74XA HTST/UHT System provides a flexible pilot-scale platform for investigating thermal processing, product formulation and process conditions using real products and controlled, measurable parameters.

For dairy R&D teams and university research groups, the FT74XA can be configured with tubular or plate heat exchangers, with options for homogenisation, variable holding times, controlled cooling and aseptic processing.

With fully instrumented operation and touchscreen data recording, researchers can monitor, compare and analyse process conditions helping turn laboratory concepts into repeatable pilot-scale processes.

Applications include milk, cream, yoghurt, ice cream, dairy beverages, protein drinks and plant-based beverages, alongside many other liquid food products.

Research. Develop. Optimise. Scale.

If you're working on a new dairy product, thermal process, formulation or R&D project, we'd be interested to hear what you're working on.

LAST DAY AT ACOFI 2026!As ACOFI 2026 comes to a close in Cartagena, we’re looking back at what sits at the heart of ever...
25/09/2026

LAST DAY AT ACOFI 2026!

As ACOFI 2026 comes to a close in Cartagena, we’re looking back at what sits at the heart of everything we do at Armfield: HANDS-ON LEARNING.

From Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics to Heat Transfer and Thermo-Fluids, our Fluid Science Series is designed to bring real-world science into the laboratory, giving students the opportunity to experiment, measure, observe and understand.

▪️ Because engineering isn't just about learning the theory.
▪️ It’s about seeing it, testing it and discovering how it works.

A huge thank you to everyone who visited us at Booth 38, and a special thank you to our partners IMPOINTER SAS for an excellent ACOFI 2026. 🤝

It’s been fantastic meeting educators, engineers and students from across Colombia and Latin America.

đź“Ť Cartagena, Colombia
🎯 Booth 38
📅 22–25 September 2026

Bringing real-world science into the laboratory!

25/09/2026

🌊 WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A FLOOD MEETS AN OBSTRUCTION?

Imagine a tree falling across a river during a flood.

As the water level rises, the obstruction disrupts the flow, changing its speed and direction. The resulting increase in local flow intensity can scour the riverbed, mobilising sediment and carrying it downstream.

As the disturbed flow slows, that sediment is deposited again forming dune-shaped bedforms that move with the current.

What looks like a simple interaction between water, an obstruction and the riverbed is actually a fascinating example of hydraulics, sediment transport, erosion and deposition working together.

For students, it provides a visual way to connect fluid mechanics theory with real river processes. For researchers and hydraulic engineers, it demonstrates how changes in flow can reshape the riverbed.

Change the flow. Watch the riverbed respond.

🎥 Happy !

Explore Armfield Limited’s range of hydraulic flumes and sediment transport systems. armfield.com

DAY 2 AT ACOFI 2026 — AND CARTAGENA IS BUZZING!The lecture halls are full, the show floor is busy, and the IMPOINTER SAS...
24/09/2026

DAY 2 AT ACOFI 2026 — AND CARTAGENA IS BUZZING!

The lecture halls are full, the show floor is busy, and the IMPOINTER SAS + Armfield Limited team are having a fantastic Day 2!

There’s a real buzz around engineering education, with conversations happening about how we can help bring theory to life through hands-on experimentation.

If you’re at ACOFI, come and meet us at Booth 38. See our equipment in action and talk to the team about your teaching, laboratory and engineering education requirements.

đź“Ť Booth 38 | Cartagena, Colombia
📅 22–25 September

Come and see what we can do for you!

MEET THE TEAM AT ACOFI 2026! 🚀ACOFI 2026 is already buzzing in Cartagena, and the IMPOINTER SAS and Armfield Limited tea...
23/09/2026

MEET THE TEAM AT ACOFI 2026! 🚀

ACOFI 2026 is already buzzing in Cartagena, and the IMPOINTER SAS and Armfield Limited teams are fired up and ready to go! 🔥

Come and meet the team, see our hands-on engineering education solutions in action, and chat to us about how practical experimentation can bring Fluid Mechanics, Hydraulics and Thermo-Fluids to life.

đź“Ť Booth 38 | Cartagena, Colombia
📅 22–25 September

If you’re at ACOFI, come and say hello! 👋

ACOFI 2026 IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC TODAY! 🚀The doors are about open in Cartagena and the Armfield Limited team is ready to...
23/09/2026

ACOFI 2026 IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC TODAY! 🚀

The doors are about open in Cartagena and the Armfield Limited team is ready to meet you!

We’re exhibiting with our partners, Impointer Soluciones Didácticas Industriales, at Booth 38, showcasing our hands-on Fluid Science Series and live demonstrations of our Fluidised Bed and Cross Flow trays.

Come and see how hands-on experimentation can bring Fluid Mechanics and Thermo-Fluids to life.

đź“Ť Booth 38 | Cartagena, Colombia
📅 22–25 September

See you soon! đź‘‹

ACOFI 2026 — WE’RE IN CARTAGENA! 🚀We’re here and ready for ACOFI 2026, opening tomorrow!You’ll find Armfield Limited on ...
21/09/2026

ACOFI 2026 — WE’RE IN CARTAGENA! 🚀

We’re here and ready for ACOFI 2026, opening tomorrow!
You’ll find Armfield Limited on our partners’ stand with IMPOINTER SAS Soluciones Didácticas Industriales, showcasing our hands-on Fluid Science Series.

đź“Ť Booth 38 | Cartagena, Colombia
📅 22–25 Sept

Come and see us tomorrow! đź‘‹

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