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The Harmony Clock Tower 
 
‘Time is Fair to Everybody’ and ‘Everyone should Treasure Time’ were the words’ of the Mayor of the city of Ganzhou, China, when he announced they were to commission the worlds largest clock tower. Smith of Derby designed the clock, which will sit at the top of the ‘Harmony Tower’.

As measured by the size of the dial and hands it is the largest traditional clock in the world. The clock’s four faces each hold a 12.8m diameter dial with a 7.8m long minute hand and a 6.2m long hour hand. Each dial has a third hand to indicate the Chinese lunar months, measuring 4.4m in length.
 
Traditional metal hands would have been too heavy, which is why the expertise of Formula 1 suppliers epm: technology was called upon in order to manufacture 12 carbon composite hands that are not only lightweight, but also tougher than steel, meaning that they will be able to withstand the elements for 100 years. 
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Aluminum Honeycomb

Commercial and Aerospace grades of Aluminum Honeycomb are available from extensive stock, cut-to-specification and are available with very fast turnaround times.

Our AAC core is a commercial grade aluminum honeycomb made from 3003 alloy aluminum foil. Designed predominately for use in sandwich structures to produce highly engineered structural components. In particular the material offers the designer high strength-to-weight properties at relatively low cost, particularly suitable as a shear carrying core in adhesively bonded sandwich panel assemblies.

Our AAA core is a structural aerospace grade aluminum honeycomb available in 5052 and 5056 alloys. Designed to offer industrial users and designers high strength-to-weight properties at relatively low cost, particularly suitable as a shear carrying core in adhesively bonded sandwich panel assemblies.

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