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Co-founders, Thomas Straker and Toby Hopkinson have announced the launch of their new British, 100% organic butter brand, All Things Butter, building from the phenomenal success of chef Straker’s TikTok channel of the same name that has earned over 2 million followers. Launching a four-strong range into Ocado on November 8th 2023, the brand introduces…
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ABB Robotics and Porsche Consulting have announced their collaboration to drive automation in the construction industry with a pilot project to develop innovative new practices in modular housing manufacture. The collaboration will help to meet the need for more affordable and sustainable buildings and reduce the environmental impact of construction, amidst widespread labour and skills…
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Image courtesy Atlas Copco In 2024, the Scandinavian Touring Car Championship (STCC), based in Sweden with rounds in Norway, will become the first national racing series in the world to compete with electric touring cars. Key to enabling this transformation are Swedish industrial company Atlas Copco’s ZBC battery-based energy storage systems, which will be used…
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Image Credit: Siemens As organisations and communities all around the world look to address the challenges of a changing energy landscape, while achieving dependable energy, they are looking to microgrids as an efficient and powerful solution. The benefits of microgrids are vast. By serving as a decentralised energy system, where you are independent of the…
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Image: Eversource Eversource is ready to instal smart meters for its more than 1.2 million residential and small business customers in Connecticut, US. The proposal, which was filed in November 2021, forms part of Eversource’s electricity system modernisation and is intended to replace mostly end of life meters – most of them AMR drive-by read…
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In this series of application examples looking at Contrinex Smart Inductive and Photoelectric sensors in a Smart Factory, we now look at presence detection and dimensional measurement using inductive sensors. In a Smart manufacturing cell, an inductive sensor positioned at the end of an outfeed conveyor, checks for the presence of a metal machined part.…
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Manrose has announced it is a finalist in the H&V News Awards within the ‘Net Zero Impact’ category. A leading UK-based ventilation manufacturer, the company has made the shortlist for its ‘Making Ventilation More Sustainable’ entry, which covers the company undergoing a manufacturing transformation at its Reading site by moving from using virgin to recycled…
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VARD and Windward Offshore have signed a contract for the design and construction of two hybrid commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs). The parties have also agreed on an option for two additional vessels. Windward Offshore is a consortium, currently under establishment and led by the Asian Spirit Steamship Company’s (ASSC) offshore arm, SeaRenergy Group, in…
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PPMA 2023 show announcement, Brillopak stand C62 Brillopak has completed a 12-month re-engineering programme to streamline the size and price of their most popular case/crate packing systems; the UniPAKer, PunnetPAKer and TrayPAKer. At PPMA stand C62, Brillopak will reveal next generation systems – the UniPAKer II, PunnetPAKer II and TrayPAKer II – which are 25%…
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World-leaders in gas measurement and control solutions, Chell Instruments have launched the 2432 pressure scanner – another step forward in their long line of pressure scanners optimised for test cell use. With a significant development in pressure scanning technology, the 2432 utilises new and advanced digital sensor technology to provide the most accurate results possible.…
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