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The Government possesses numerous opportunities to enhance exporters’ confidence and provide assistance to businesses in their efforts to compete internationally and venture into untapped markets. According to the Food & Drink Federation’s H1 Trade Snapshot, food and drink exports fell 6.1% to £11.2bn in H1 2024 compared to the same period last year. The decline…
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Sometimes, the emergence of new technology is assumed to take the place of the pre-existing technology because it offers new benefits and features that trump the previous. This is not necessarily the case in ambient IoT, an emerging technology that is offering an alternative to applications like asset tracking alongside RAIN RFID. To gauge the…
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Appleby Creamery, a small-batch cheese producer based in the Lake District is enhancing its traditional production methods and sustainability efforts by adopting Internet of Things (IoT) technology. Working in partnership with CENSIS, an organisation specialising in digitalisation and enabling technologies, Appleby Creamery has implemented a system to monitor energy consumption and temperature levels at its…
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Image: 123RF Over 80 action points are due to be implemented on Europe’s grids from legislations and action plans, energy think tank Ember has found. In recommendations on Europe’s grid policy framework for the incoming EU Energy Commissioner, Ember points to the rapidly growing importance of expanding and modernising the region’s electricity grid infrastructure as…
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Maximising industrial efficiency hinges on several factors, but custom components stand out as a vital element. These components, tailored to specific operational needs, provide tangible benefits in streamlining production, enhancing machine performance, and reducing costs. A strategic approach to custom components can significantly impact productivity and cost management in any manufacturing environment. Keep reading to…
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Dinnissen, a system integrator specialising in process technology of powders, granules, and granulated products, has announced the opening of a new regional hub: Dinnissen UK Ltd. In addition to its two locations in the Netherlands, one in Germany, and one in Jakarta, will this be the company’s fifth branch. The daily management of Dinnissen UK…
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Staffing fears tops challenges as ‘prominent concern’ for maintenance engineers, while skills struggle to keep up with emerging technology RS, a digitally enabled global distributor of product and service solutions for industrial customers, has released the ‘Performance in Focus’ 2024 Maintenance Engineering Report in conjunction with the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE). This is based on…
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Image credit: GettyImages Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) at power companies understand that because critical infrastructure is a persistent target for cyberthreats, there is a growing need to transform security, write Hanna Grene and Mikhail Falkovich from Microsoft. CISOs are tasked with managing a complicated portfolio while protecting against cyber risks from both insiders and…
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Lithium battery pack module. Image courtesy Infyos Companies accounting for 75% of the global battery market, including its penetration in the automotive and energy sectors, have connections to one or more companies in the supply chain facing allegations of severe human rights abuses. This is according to research by London-based AI supply chain risk platform…
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The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has awarded an US$11m grant to San Francisco Bay Ferry to support the agency’s plans to procure what it states will be the nation’s first high-speed battery-electric ferries. High-speed battery-electric ferry The FTA grant will support the procurement of a class of three 150-passenger battery-electric vessels serving Treasure Island, Mission…
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