Engineering
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Kollmorgen has enhanced its AKM and AKM2G servo motor families with a new high-resolution encoder option that provides absolute multi-turn feedback — at no additional cost compared to the existing absolute single-turn variant. The Kollmorgen SFD-M encoder option achieves four times greater positioning accuracy than previous designs. The encoder tracks and maintains the position register…
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The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has opened a six-month public consultation to gather stakeholder views on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in firefighting foams. The HSE acts as the Agency for UK REACH, the regulation governing use of chemicals in the UK. REACH stands for registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals, and UK…
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Stefan Floeck, President of IEC Low Voltage Motors, ABB Motion, previews new research to be released shortly that highlights the importance of energy efficiency in electric motors to minimise electricity bills and carbon emissions. As every engineer knows, energy is never truly lost — only transformed. But in today’s industrial environment, where only three out of five electric…
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A chemical company has been fined £100,000 after one of its workers was permanently scarred from burns from a steam hose on a wash down system at a plant in Motherwell, Scotland. The company’s 23-year-old employee was burnt across his back and other areas of his body as he attempted to clean a process water…
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Celona announced the launch and immediate availability of AerFlex; the industry’s first Cloud-controlled, access point (AP)-only private 5G solution. It is built to simplify and accelerate enterprise adoption, as well as eliminate the need for on-site servers and complex integrations. With Celona AerFlex, enterprises of all sizes can now harness private 5G to unlock the…
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The UK’s leading one day event dedicated to digital transformation in manufacturing, Digital Manufacturing 2Day, is set to return on Wednesday, 22 October 2025 at the MTC, Coventry. Designed specifically for engineers, operations and business leaders, and digital technology professionals, the event will explore how digital tools and strategies are reshaping the future of UK industry. This year’s…
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Europe’s industrial backbone is facing a silent divide. While automation headlines are dominated by “lights-out” factories and billion-euro investments, the real test is unfolding on the shop floors of small and mid-sized manufacturers. For every multinational with a data-driven smart plant, there are dozens of European SMEs wrestling with legacy kit, skills shortages, and the…
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By Nadja Lourenço – Head of Sustainability and Governance at Envirotainer Sustainability is playing a key role in influencing how the pharmaceutical industry approaches its day-to-day operations. With the 2030 deadline for achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals approaching and many organisations setting science-based targets to hold themselves accountable, the industry finds itself at a…
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The global mobile robotics market was valued at $25 billion in 2024 and is expected to grow at 20.7% CAGR by 2030, according to Grand View Research. However, in order for this market to be allowed to continue to grow, the industry must first solve one glaring issue: the challenge of creating software that is…
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2025: The State of Industrial IoT Device Lifecycle ManagementA free industry report for OEMs navigating the software-first era from Northern.tech Why are nearly half of IoT product launches delayed?Why do most OEMs struggle to maintain secure, compliant devices at scale?This in-depth report reveals the gaps, roadblocks, and best practices defining the future of connected product development…
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