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  • New Interactive eBook from Mouser and TDK Explores Challenges in Precision, Speed, and Efficiency for Industrial Automation

    Mouser Electronics, Inc., the authorised global distributor with the newest electronic components and industrial automation products, announces a new interactive eBook in collaboration with TDK, one of the world’s largest electronic components manufacturers, exploring the challenges of efficiency, safety, and sustainability in advanced automation applications. Modern Industrial Technologies: Driving Efficiency and Innovation gives a deep…


  • Luminovo to Release New U.S. Webinar: “From BOM to Build – How EMS Can Accelerate Quoting & Win More Business”

    Luminovo, the number one quoting, procurement and collaboration software for the electronics supply chain, is excited to announce its upcoming live webinar, “From BOM to Build: How EMS Can Accelerate Quoting & Win More Business.” The 45-minute session will take place on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, at 3:00 PM ET / 12:00 PM PT. In…


  • National postal company in Switzerland tests vehicle-to-grid

    Image courtesy Exemplary Energy and Climate (EEC) initiative, with which Swiss Post has been a member since 2013. In a joint pilot project in Fribourg, Switzerland, several partners are testing whether the batteries in e-scooters of the nation’s postal service – Swiss Post – can help stabilise the electricity grid through a vehicle-to-grid setup. The…


  • Railway 200: Creating the modern railway

    Listen to this article Railway 200 celebrates the dawn of the ‘Railway Age’, inspired by the opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway on 27 September 1825. Looking back through the history of various rail developments, it is clear that this should be recognised as a momentous date, because, for the first time, all those…


  • New research has revealed that the engineering construction industry (ECI) could now face peak demand for workers in five years’ time. The ECI plays a crucial role in the UK meeting its net zero ambitions, spanning sectors that focus on the construction, maintenance and decommissioning of heavy industry, including oil and gas, nuclear, power generation,…


  • Railway 200: 162 years of the Underground

    Listen to this article Just 38 years after the birth of the modern railway in 1825, the first underground railway was opened in London. In case anyone is unaware, the Underground is usually known as The Tube, strictly a term for the small gauge deep lines. Here, we will canter through 162 years of its…


  • Ulma Packaging UK appoints new regional sales manager for Ireland

    Ulma Packaging UK, has appointed Robert McKenna as regional sales manager for the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, strengthening the company’s commitment to growth across both markets. McKenna joined the business in early June, bringing over two decades of experience in packaging, inspection and automation. He will be responsible for leading sales activity and…


  • Octopus Energy fund to mobilise 0m for clean energy and grid upgrades in Africa

    Image courtesy 123rf Octopus Energy’s generation arm has launched its first energy fund for Africa, aiming to mobilise $250 million over the next three years in investment in African clean energy, e-mobility, battery storage and power grid upgrades. Launched at the Africa Energy Forum in Cape Town, South Africa, the Octopus Energy Power Africa Fund…


  • BioMara and Macphie announce Better Food for All Project success

    Seaweed biotechnology pioneer BioMara, in collaboration with top UK ingredient supplier Macphie and Abertay University, has finished a historic project as part of Innovate UK’s multi-million-pound “Better Food for All” initiative. The focus of the project was Seafibrex, BioMara’s functional food ingredient derived from regenerative farmed seaweed. Produced using BioMara’s proprietary extraction process, Seafibrex delivers…


  • UK study emphasises the importance of meal structure for digestion and overall health

    According to a recent study, the physical makeup of food has a significant impact on how we digest it, which is one way that contemporary diets can have a negative impact on health. Compared to nutritionally identical foods made with conventional milled flour, researchers from Imperial College London and the Quadram Institute in Norwich demonstrated…