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  • Maximising efficiency with pallet shuttle racking

    Samuel Fry, Head of Business Development at Oakway Storage, explores the strategic advantage offered to growing manufacturers by pallet shuttle racking. Pallet shuttle racking systems represent a transformative solution for growing manufacturers seeking to optimise their storage capacity and improve operational efficiency. These dynamic systems utilise automated shuttle vehicles that streamline the storage and retrieval…


  • Avoiding a hangover

    Avoiding a hangover

    Simon Jones, Senior Sales Executive at Exotec explores the benefits and potential offered by warehouse automation in the alcohol industry. British alcohol businesses have experienced a revolution in recent years with the rise of craft beers, artisanal spirits and non-alcoholic options. Meanwhile, consumers are shifting away from pubs and bars towards at-home drinking experiences, largely…


  • A pre-Brexit export experience for British manufacturers

    European road freight specialist Europa Road explains how it has developed a shipping service for British exporters to lower transit times and costs with minimal administrative burden. Despite being the fourth largest exporter in the world, trade experts at the British Chamber of Commerce believe that to keep the UK at the top table, we…


  • Know today what to expect tomorrow

    Bosch Rexroth explains how its digital service assistant, CytroConnect, can revolutionise how maintenance is conducted in the industrial sector. Maintenance engineers face a litany of daily challenges: sudden machine breakdowns, unplanned and costly maintenance, and the inefficiencies of predefined maintenance cycles. The traditional approach often leads to extended downtimes, inflated costs, and unpredictable operational disruptions.…


  • Little’s delivers convenience and flavour for mocha lovers

    Devon-based family business, Little’s, is turning up the flavour and cranking up the quality of instant, pod, and ground coffee. Rebelling against the definition of ‘proper coffee’, Little’s delivers quality, convenience and taste that doesn’t cost the earth. Summer 2024 sees the challenger brand create a new Chocolate Coffee Pod Variety Pack, launching to the…


  • EU’s ACER urges TSOs to increase capacity for cross-border electricity trading

    Image courtesy 123rf The European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) has highlighted the urgency for TSOs to meet the 2025 obligation of making 70% of transmission capacity available for cross-border electricity trading. In a recent report, Transmission capacities for cross-zonal trade of electricity and congestion management in the EU, the Agency…


  • PPMA 2024: innovative processing and packaging technologies on show

    Established over 35 years ago, the PPMA Show is recognised as the UK’s largest processing and packaging machinery exhibition. Each September, world-class companies come together to display their latest cutting-edge technologies and solutions in processing and packaging machinery, robotics and industrial vision systems. This year’s show takes place once again in Hall 5 between 24-26…


  • Maserati and Vita Power launch luxury all-electric powerboat

    Maserati has partnered with Vita Power to create Tridente, a luxury all-electric powerboat. Zero-emission powerboat The Tridente is a 10.5m zero emission powerboat built for lake and coastal day cruising, with peak power of 600hp and battery capacity of 252kWh, delivering a cruising speed of 25kts, a top speed of 40kts and recharging in under…


  • Smart grid innovations booming with Asia as emerging hub

    Photo: 123rf Smart grid innovations reached their highest level in 2022, the IEA reveals in a new review of patent data . While the smart grid innovations – as measured by the number of smart grid ‘international patent families’ (IPFs) as a share of the overall power IPFs – have been on the decline since…


  • KMC innovation centre to boost production of plant-based ingredients

    KMC has officially inaugurated a new 5,000-square-metre innovation centre to supply ingredients for the future of plant-based foods. By investing DKK 100 million (€13,4m) in this state-of-the-art facility, the company has doubled its innovation capacity, to help reinforce its position as the world’s leading manufacturer of potato-based ingredients. KMC’s record-breaking sales of DKK 3.4 billion…