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Essemtec is pleased to announce that Jacky Zhou has joined the company as Country Sales Manager for China, effective immediately. With more than two decades of experience in technical applications, sales development, and operational management, Jacky brings a wealth of expertise to further strengthen Essemtec’s presence in this strategically important market. Jacky’s impressive background includes…
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Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today introduced the RA2L2 microcontroller (MCU) group with ultra-low power consumption and the industry’s first support for the new UCB-C Revision 2.4 standard. Based on a 48-MHz Arm Cortex M23 processor, the new MCUs offer a rich feature set that makes them ideal for…
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OMRON Electronic Components Europe has introduced the E8Y-L series of compact pressure displays that combine easy installation with flexible features suited to a variety of industrial process control and equipment monitoring applications. The 31mm × 30mm × 30mm units display sensed pressure on a 3-digit, 7-segment LED panel as well as open-collector 2-output connections. Some…
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Image: 123RF MEPs have called on Europe’s member states for modernisation and expansion of their transmission and distribution grids among other actions. In a resolution adopted on 19 June the MEPs indicate the need for more coordination and resilience in European electricity grids, as they call on the Commission and EU organisations to implement the…
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Greek cold-cut meat expert Nikas has been able to further improve its strict quality control methods since installing the newest Ishida x-ray Inspection System. The new Ishida IX-PD-36A2 has been installed at Nikas’s factory in Attica to inspect fresh chicken, supplied both in bulk and packed product to the foodservice and retail sectors. The system…
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Image: AdobeStock_1501306879 Posted: 23 June 2025 Share this page Italy’s canned tuna business shown resilience in 2024, continuing to hold its position as a pillar of the country’s food economy. Exports were key in 2024. Including out-of-home sales – estimated to account for 6% of total value – the Italian canned tuna market reached €1.65…
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Listen to this article In 2011, Sir Roy McNulty’s rail value for money study – Realising the potential of rail in Great Britain – concluded that GB rail cost £3 billion per annum more than it should and that a 30% reduction in cost per passenger-kilometre should be achievable. It found that these high costs…
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Listen to this article An event in March hosted by Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) highlighted the projects that have been supported through the Railway Construction programme. The programme competition, which started in 2022, has been funded by the Department for Business and Trade and delivered by Innovate UK, with teams installing their projects…
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Listen to this article The Institution of Mechanical Engineers Railway Division recently held a railway gauging seminar, attended by 60 delegates. A similar event was previously reported on in Issue 202 (May-June 2023). Freight keynote Paul Long, Freightliner’s head of traction and rolling stock and chair of the industry Vehicle/Structure System Interface Committee, gave the…
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Image courtesy BW ESS Global energy storage owner-operator BW ESS and Spanish energy storage developer Ibersun have signed a joint venture to develop, in its first phase, 2.2GW of utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) projects across Spain. The joint venture, targeting greenfield, four-hour duration assets, will progress an initial 2.2GW pipeline of eight projects…
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