
Image courtesy 123rf Iberdrola-owned energy company ScottishPower has announced that a savings programme launched six months ago for their smart meter customers has reduced energy bills by £2 million ($2.7 million). The programme, ‘half price electricity at weekends’ brought in over 275,000 smart meter customers since launching in the UK in November last year. The…

Inproba team at the production line. Posted: 15 May 2025 Share this page To expand sauce production by 20%, Inproba starts a major renovation of two of its main manufacturing lines. The end of June will mark the completion of the makeover. Inproba’s soy and (sweet) chilli sauces are the primary beneficiaries of the production…

To drastically cut down on plastic usage and encourage effective bottle recycling, Lucozade Energy bottle manufacturer Suntory Beverage & Food GB&I (SBF GB&I) has committed £6.3 million in a dramatic revamp of the bottle’s packaging. Lucozade Energy bottles will now feature a half sleeve that covers just 50% of the bottle height compared to previous…

It’s only five days to World Bee Day, a timely reminder to celebrate the hard graft of one of planet’s leading pollinators and industrious insects. As we know these frenetic stripey workaholics are vital for the everyday health of the planet’s eco system and food security, an enduring commitment that’s getting ever harder thanks to…

Image courtesy 123rf Red Eléctrica, the Redeia subsidiary responsible for electricity operations and transmission in Spain, is set to instal batteries at the Sant Antoni 66 kV substation, which will maximise the use of the existing link between Mallorca and Ibiza. The battery system is designed as a fully integrated element of the transmission grid,…

Creation Technologies, an end-to-end, scalable Specialty Global Electronic Manufacturing Services provider, proudly celebrated the official ribbon-cutting ceremony of its newly expanded Denver Product Realization Center on Monday, May 12, 2025. The event marked a key milestone in Creation’s continued growth and investment in its rapid prototyping and low-volume manufacturing capabilities. The 40% expansion increases the…

TAGARNO, a renowned Danish manufacturer of high-quality digital microscopes, in partnership with Comtree Inc., is pleased to announce an upcoming live webinar focused on how TAGARNO microscopes are transforming workflows in the Canadian electronics manufacturing industry. The webinar will take place on Monday, May 27, 2025, from 2-2:45 p.m. ET. Titled “TAGARNO Digital Microscopes in…

Pickering shares five expert-backed reasons reed relays outperform in wafer probe and parametric test environments Leading manufacturer of high performance reed relays, Pickering Electronics has announced availability of another in its series of educational application guides for engineers building ATE (automatic test equipment) and test & measurement (T&M) systems, titled: ‘5 Reasons Why Reed Relays…

INTEPRO SYSTEMS a leading provider of test and measurement solutions, has added a number of significant enhancements to its PowerStar 6 Power Test Software, the premier “Program without Coding™” power test environment. PowerStar 6 is designed to be the complete test development platform for systems, test benches and laboratories. Hardware independence and fill-in-the-blank programming makes…

Michael Allen, president and co-owner of Z-AXIS and its Bear Power Supplies business unit, has earned a 27th U.S. patent for his electronic design and manufacturing inventions. Except for his second patent, which Z-AXIS owns, all of Allen’s patents are owned by the company’s customers. Z-AXIS assigned these 26 patents without requesting or receiving payment,…