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High protection class enables use in outdoor areas The innovative and advanced BoVersa enclosure concept from specialist manufacturer BOPLA offers customers an innovative modern design suitable for a wide range of applications. Flexible and customer-specific design options include a lighting concept, wireless communication and maximised cooling technology. The new enclosure can be used for applications…
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Image courtesy Iskraemeco Itron has signed a contract with Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator S.A. (HEDNO), the sole electricity DSO in Greece, for their Grid Edge Intelligence portfolio. HEDNO will deploy Itron’s Enterprise Edition (IEE) Meter Data Management (MDM) system, which will manage 7.7 million meters, and Itron’s Utility IQ headend system to manage nearly…
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The oil-free compressor line from Atlas Copco has grown to include units made especially to satisfy the exacting standards for dependability and air purity found in manufacturing and food processing settings. The latest additions include the ZR/ZT 30-55 FLX dual-speed rotary tooth compressors, the ZR/ZT 30-50 VSD+ rotary tooth compressors, the robust ZT 200-355 VSD+…
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Image: National Grid Britain’s energy regulator Ofgem has given the provisional green light to an initial £24 billion ($33 billion) investment programme to upgrade and maintain the country’s energy networks. Ofgem approved the spending over the RIIO-3 period between 2026/27 and 2030/31. The lion’s share of the investment will see over £15 billion ($20.6 billion)…
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APM Terminals and Sany Marine have signed a master framework agreement for the future supply of battery electric terminal tractors to APM Terminals. Battery electric port equipment Under the agreement, about 500 diesel-powered terminal tractors across APM Terminals’ global network will be replaced with battery electric models by 2030. This transition is part of a…
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Image: AdobeStock_702831824 Posted: 1 July 2025 Share this page Almost half (47%) of Generation Z Brits think they would consume cultured, or lab grown, meat products, according to recent Ipsos data from the UK. Although only one in five (21%) Baby Boomers believe they would personally eat grown meat, younger generations are far more likely…
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The Honey Thief Original Nectar 70cl (15% ABV) liqueur, produced in Yorkshire by the beverages company Nidhoggr, is fermented from sustainably and ethically sourced European honey and is available in four flavours: Pure Honey, Elderflower Nectar, Sour Cherry, and Blueberry & Blackcurrant. “Honey Thief is all about breaking the rules of traditional liqueurs,” stated Robert…
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NOAA has awarded US$95,408,666 to JAG Alaska from Seward, Alaska, to complete expanded upgrades and maintenance on the NOAA ship Oscar Dyson. Following the 2026 field season, the ship will go into a year-long maintenance period. Upgraded technology The Oscar Dyson was first commissioned in 2005. Replacing the propulsion system with variable speed, Tier 4…
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From left to right: Oliver Deifel (Bizerba), Jaron Kilian (KILIVATIONS), Thomas Lichtenberger (Schmalz), Jonas Kilian (KILIVATIONS) and Ralf Winkelmann (FANUC) present their joint partnership to drive automation in the food industry at automatica 2025. Posted: 30 June 2025 Related core topics: Processing Related topics: automation, end-of-line, inspection, labelling, robotics, slicing, snacks, Weighing Related organisations: Bizerba,…
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Food makers and retailers will “make the healthy choice the easy choice” in a first-of-its-kind collaboration between industry and government to combat the obesity epidemic and relieve burden on the NHS as part of the Plan for Change. Large retailers, including supermarkets, will establish a new benchmark to make the typical shopping basket of products…
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