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  • Lang Technik opens Wroxton workholding showroom

    Lang Technik UK has opened a dedicated engineering demonstration showroom. Its 2,000 sq ft Wroxton facility presents workholding, zero-point clamping and automation equipment to customers considering machining productivity improvements.


  • MeadeX orders Borche machine for technical moulding

    MeadeX has ordered a new 260-tonne plastic injection moulding machine. The Borche Bi260 is due at its Ross-on-Wye operation in October, with UK engineers assigned to installation and commissioning; the company has not quantified additional capacity.


  • Etango uranium project receives final investment approval

    Bannerman and CNNC have approved full-scale construction of Namibia’s Etango. The Etango-8 project has forecast pre-production spending of approximately US$353 million and targets initial uranium oxide production during 2028.


  • US Steel authorises nearly bn hot strip mill

    US Steel has authorised investment in a new rolling mill. The nearly $3 billion Mon Valley project would lift stated annual hot strip capacity from 2.2 million to 3.5 million tons, subject to permits and construction.


  • European industry seeks safeguards for offshore wind foundations

    European manufacturers and unions are seeking stronger monopile import protections. Their request asks the Commission to extend steel trade safeguards to completed offshore wind foundations, but no new measure has been adopted.


  • Kanthal launches third-generation electric process-gas heater

    Kanthal has introduced another generation of electric process-gas heating equipment. Its Flow Heater Generation 3 is offered in standard 10–40 kW configurations, with supplier-rated outlet temperatures reaching 1,100°C and a stated thermal efficiency above 95%.


  • IN Supply launches October issue on warehouse transformation

    Warehouse technology is changing how goods move through supply chains. The new October issue of IN Supply examines AI-enabled automation, cybersecurity exposures, regional sourcing, and the evidence demanded by regulators.


  • Nexans selected for Mallorca–Menorca power link

    Nexans has secured preferred supplier status for the inter-island link. A six-month engineering phase is planned for the proposed 132 kV Mallorca–Menorca connection before any final engineering, procurement, construction and installation contract.


  • Bravida secures SEK157m Stockholm grid tunnel contract

    Bravida is installing technical systems in Stockholm’s deep grid tunnel. Its SEK157 million assignment covers electrical, plumbing, ventilation and controls across the Anneberg–Skanstull route, with installation work under way and completion expected in June 2028.


  • TraceParts joins KEYENCE industrial automation group

    TraceParts has joined KEYENCE Group while retaining its existing identity. The engineering CAD platform says its customer contracts, staff and responsibility for catalogue and user data remain unchanged; financial terms and a product integration timetable were not disclosed.