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  • Inovaxe to Demo Intelligent Material Handling Solutions at FIEE Brazil 2025 in Partnership with Plottec

    Inovaxe, a global leader in innovative material handling and inventory control systems, is excited to announce its participation in FIEE Brazil 2025, taking place September 9–12 at the São Paulo Expo. Inovaxe will be exhibiting at booth L40 alongside its new Brazilian sales partner, Plottec, showcasing its cutting-edge intelligent storage solutions. FIEE Brazil marks Inovaxe’s…


  • CalcuQuote Webinar Empowers EMS Teams to Quote Smarter Amid Tariff Volatility

    CalcuQuote, a leading supply chain solutions provider for the electronics industry, will host a live webinar titled “How to Quote Around Tariff Changes in EMS” on Wednesday, August 20 at 10 AM CDT. The session will guide companies through the complexity of global tariff fluctuations and teach strategies to embed flexibility into quoting workflows. Targeted at…


  • Atlas Copco supports first industry accredited training pathway for UK battery manufacturing

    Helping to bridge a national skills gap that is challenging manufacturers, Atlas Copco Tools and Industrial Assembly Solutions is actively supporting a brand-new training initiative for advanced battery manufacturing, which is the UK’s first fully accredited and industry-backed programme. Launched by University College Birmingham, in partnership with City & Guilds and Innovate UK, the Battery…


  • Flyers launches non liquorice stick with bold sour ambitions

    Flyer’s enviable success both at home and abroad has resulted in one of Stockley’s confectionery jewels taking the bold yet commonsense next step of extending its flavour ambitions beyond liquorice to embrace its first truly sour ‘magic in the middle’ stick. As a 79 year old cult confectionery offer that made its name flying the…


  • Smarter Rework Solutions Take the Spotlight as Kurtz Ersa and Comtree Return to EPTECH

    Kurtz Ersa Inc., a leading supplier of electronics production equipment, will exhibit at EPTECH Canada’s National Electronics Show on September 10, 2025 at the Mississauga Convention Centre. Appearing in partnership with its long-time Canadian representative Comtree Inc., Kurtz Ersa will showcase its latest rework and soldering innovations designed for today’s most demanding manufacturing environments. This…


  • Designing for impact

    Designing for impact

    Why electronics engineers rely on tensile impact data to guide material choice ~  From reinforced structural components to thin battery films, materials in the automotive and electronics sectors face vastly different demands. Yet, both rely on tensile impact testing to characterise material strength, energy absorption and failure behaviour under dynamic loads. Here, Andrea Incardona, material…


  • A.R.T. Ltd. Nominated in Four Categories at 2025 Instrumentation and Electronics Industry Awards

    Advanced Rework Technology Ltd. (A.R.T. Ltd.), a leading provider of electronics training and consultancy, has been shortlisted in four categories at the 2025 Instrumentation and Electronics Industry Awards, including Industry Personality, Academic Support, Rising Star, and Best Customer Service. Since 1988, A.R.T. Ltd. has established a reputation as the go-to training partner for electronics manufacturers.…


  • OpenSynth open data – from smart meters to smart grids

    RTE’s transmission grid – 400kV level in red, 225kV level in green. 150, 90 and 63kV substations are not displayed but are included in the dataset. Image: Centre for Net Zero Data on the French transmission grid is the first to be incorporated in the OpenSynth open data community beyond smart meter demand data. This…


  • New supplier performance smart meter rules planned in GB

    Image courtesy Tomato Energy Ofgem is proposing to introduce new supplier performance rules on long wait times for the installation or repair of smart meters in Britain. Under the proposed new rules, consumers will receive compensation in four cases – where the consumer has to wait more than six weeks for a smart meter installation…


  • Tesla eyes Britain’s electricity supply market

    Image: 123RF Tesla’s GB subsidiary Tesla Energy Ventures has applied for an electricity supply licence, setting it up to compete with the likes of Octopus and other suppliers. Elon Musk’s Tesla is laying the ground to become an electricity supplier in Britain, with the application late in July to Ofgem for a supply licence for…