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  • Southern Company contracts SwissDrones for infrastructure monitoring

    Image courtesy SwissDrones US energy provider Southern Company has contracted SwissDrones, a Switzerland-based provider of advanced aerial intelligence solutions and long-range unmanned helicopter systems, to deploy their SDO 50 and enhance aerial intelligence capabilities. SwissDrones’ SDO 50 is an unmanned helicopter and one of the first unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the category beyond 25kg…


  • Planted opens production facility for bio-structured proteins

    Planted, the Swiss FoodTech pioneer for plant-based meat made from only clean ingredients, is celebrating the opening of its new production facility in Memmingen, Bavaria, as it strives to meet demand for environmentally friendly food across Europe over the past year. The new plant in Memmingen is Europe’s most modern production facility for bio-structured proteins…


  • I.T.S launches clean label flavours to formulate hydration drinks

    Flavour house I.T.S has launched a range of natural, clean label flavours especially formulated to perform in all types of hydration drinks, from electrolyte RTDs to hydration powers and tablets, even drinks packed with functional ingredients. One of the fastest growing soft drinks categories, hydration beverages are no longer exclusively for sport as many consumers…


  • Rocol claims industry first after PFAS-Free accreditation for FOODLUBE

    ROCOL has announced it has become the first company in the lubricants industry to receive NSF’s new PFAS-free certification for four products in its FOODLUBE  range. The leading global public health and safety organisation approved ROCOL’s food grade lubricant products with its NSF 537 certification following extensive testing. The certification, which can only be issued by…


  • Grace Tropical Rhythms available in 330ml PET bottles

    Grace Foods UK is bringing out its best-selling range of drinks in a new format with a price marked pack of 99p to celebrate the launch. Grace Tropical Rhythms by Grace Foods UK is a range of refreshing, thirst-quenching drinks available in 475ml bottles, one-litre resealable packs and 330ml sparkling cans that bring the real…


  • Maryland first US state to adopt V2G interconnection rules

    Image courtesy 123rf The Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) has unanimously voted to adopt a comprehensive suite of vehicle-to-grid (V2G) interconnection rules for both DC and AC systems, becoming the first US state to do so. The rules were set by the Vehicle-Grid Integration Council (VGIC) in the US, an advocacy group committed to advancing…


  • AcegasApsAmga taps Siemens for digital twin of Trieste energy grid

    Image courtesy Siemens. Italian DSO AcegasApsAmga will use Siemens’ software to develop a digital twin of its medium and low voltage grid in Trieste. By developing a digital twin of Trieste’s power grid, AcegasApsAmga aims to proactively manage congestion challenges arising from the growing integration of distributed energy resources (DERs), and the substantial energy demands…


  • ViTrox Americas to Discuss Smart SMT PCBA and Semiconductor Inspection at SMTA Upper Midwest Expo

    ViTrox Americas Inc. will exhibit at the SMTA Upper Midwest Expo & Tech Forum on June 25, 2025, at the DoubleTree Minneapolis–Park Place. ViTrox will be represented by Hayden Dalton, along with Steve and Jon Arneson of ASC, the company’s regional sales partner. ViTrox’s representatives will discuss the company’s advanced inspection technologies, designed to deliver…


  • Mini-Circuits Selects Menlo Micro’s Ideal Switch for its Broad Portfolio of Switch Test Products and Modules

    Menlo Microsystems, Inc. (Menlo Micro),  the company setting a new standard for switches in modern electrical and electronic systems with the Ideal Switch, has announced at the IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS) in San Francisco, CA its collaboration with RF and microwave specialists, Mini-Circuits, to develop the MEM-SP4T-A18, Absorptive SP4T Switch powered by Menlo…


  • element14 Community and 3M host series on machine vision and EMI reduction

    element14, an Avnet Community, and 3M are hosting two upcoming webinars on the latest developments in machine vision systems. The webinars will also cover their cable assemblies as well as reducing electromagnetic interference (EMI) noise, signaling crosstalk and boosting the signal-to-noise ratio. The first webinar, titled Optimizing Machine Vision Performance and Reliability with Cable Assemblies,…