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  • Is automating complex defect detection on your mind? New to the UK – Automated quality Control for Industry

    Optimax has signed a distribution agreement for the UK and Ireland to sell and support the range of the automated visual inspection products from Ktov.ai. The Kitov CORE+ automated AI system is a ready-to-use tool for defect detection. It combines traditional machine vision techniques such as automated lighting control, deep learning, 2D and 3D imaging…


  • WEC’s Wilkinson warns Europe to not develop global ‘blind spot’ because of Trump

    Dr Angela Wilkinson. Image: World Energy Council. Angela Wilkinson, the Secretary General of the World Energy Council, today warned that Europe could develop a “blind spot” towards global partnerships if it was too distracted by “the wobble between transatlantic relations”. She was speaking at the opening of the Start Up Energy Transition conference in Berlin…


  • Yoplait introduces Yop’s new recyclable bottle

    Featuring clear PET and including 35% rPET, the bottles have a new mico-perforated sleeve with clear instructions for consumers to remove before being put into a recycling bin. Each bottle now also has an attached cap, enabling the PET bottle and cap to be easily sorted and recycled and to help minimise littering. “Our ambition…


  • Fruit-led beers become the UK’s fastest-growing beer trend

    European-style fruit-led beer has become so popular in the UK that it has become Britain’s fastest growing beer trend. Demand for these lighter thirst-quenching beers, which have a typical strength of around 4% ABV, is rocketing so much that Tesco has seen sales volume grow by 250 per cent in the last year. These fruity…


  • Yokogawa Test & Measurement Releases AQ6361 Optical Spectrum Analyzer for Production Testing

    Yokogawa Test & Measurement Corporation announces the release on February 28 of the AQ6361 optical spectrum analyzer (OSA). This high-performance yet cost-effective benchtop OSA is designed predominantly for the production testing of datacom and telecom components such as laser diodes, optical transceivers, and optical amplifiers. The production-grade AQ6361 achieves up to 20 times the measurement…


  • Emerson to present solutions that transform factories from Floor to Cloud™ at Hannover Messe 2025 (Hall 11, Booth C30)

    Emerson: Global technology, software and engineering leader Emerson willdemonstrate how it’s transforming the future of factory automation through its proven Floor toCloud™ approach and comprehensive portfolio at Hannover Messe in Hannover, Germany, onMarch 31 to April 4, 2025. Visitors to the Emerson booth will learn how companies of any size can apply a Floor to…


  • DigiKey Partners with SparkFun to Equip Next Generation of Engineers with XRP Robotics Kits

    DigiKey, a leading global commerce distributor offering the largest selection of technical components and automation products in stock for immediate shipment, announces a collaboration with SparkFun to bring Experiential Robotics Platform (XRP) kits to the next generation of engineers, developers and innovators. DigiKey and SparkFun’s partnership provides XRP robotics kits to aspiring engineers eager to…


  • Kepak’s new out-of-home brand turns up the heat

    Kepak Foods Division is launching an exciting new brand, ‘Grab a Bite,’ for the out-of-home sector. The range will enable operators to offer hot, tasty and on-trend food 24/7 with minimal operational complexity and labour requirements. The range, which is fully assembled, will be supplied frozen which will enable operators to manage their stock levels…


  • FAMES Pilot Line Launches Open-Access Call for Chip Industry To Submit Proposals to Join Groundbreaking EU Initiative

    The FAMES Pilot Line launched its first Open-Access Call today. A dedicated workshop in Brussels generated strong interest from across Europe’s semiconductor industry. A great number of potential users participated to learn more about how to submit a User Request to access the pilot line’s cutting-edge microelectronics R&D technologies and services. Initiated in December 2023…


  • Mark Kanpurwala, VP Sales & Marketing at Aven at IPC APEX 2025

    Claire Saunders from What’s New in Electronics TV talks to Mark Kanpurwala, VP Sales & Marketing from Aven at IPC APEX 2025 in Anaheim, USA. [embedded content] WNIE TV is kindly sponsored by Axxon Mycronic, BTU, Kyzen, Kurtz Ersa, Koh Young Technology, Nordson Test & Inspection, Viscom, EVS, Indium, ROKA Solutions, ART, and Saki.