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  • Mackle Food Company invests £6m in automation to raise productivity

    Pictured (L-R) are Kieran Donoghue, CEO, Invest NI; Joseph Mackle, managing director, Mackle Food Company; Grainne Moody, director of Food and Drink, Invest NI. Posted: 12 February 2025 Share this page Mackle Food Company, situated in Dungannon, has announced a £6.3 million investment to increase efficiency, automate, and expand its facility. Additionally, the business intends…


  • Sean Langbridge from Nordson Test & Inspection at Southern Manufacturing & Electronics 2025

    Claire Saunders speaks to Sean Langbridge from Nordson Test & Inspection at Southern Manufacturing & Electronics 2025. [embedded content] Kindly sponsored by ART, Axxon Mycronic, BTU, Indium Corporation, Kurtz Ersa, Kyzen, Koh Young Technology, ROKA, Saki and Viscom.


  • Planteneers creates new product concepts for Handtmann’s systems

    Left to right: plant-based Carpaccio, and steak 2.0 marbling. Image: Planteneers/Handtmann Posted: 12 February 2025 Share this page Brands may now offer plant-based steaks or fillet strips with fine marbling and real fibrous structure thanks to a partnership between Planteneers and Handtmann, a manufacturer of filling and portioning systems. In order to make the best…


  • British Gas partners with heata on waste heat reuse for water trial

    Image courtesy British Gas British Gas and cloud computing provider heata have partnered on a trial to explore how the use of a ‘virtual data centre’ can reuse waste heat from data processing for water heating. heata’s model distributes cloud computing workloads to servers in homes. In a data centre, the heat generated during processing…


  • Altus Group Strengthens Industry Connections at Southern Manufacturing & Electronics 2025

    Altus Group, a leading distributor of capital equipment in the UK and Ireland, has concluded another successful year at Southern Manufacturing and Electronics 2025, where the team strengthened relationships with existing customers and engaged with new industry contacts. The event provided an ideal platform to showcase some of the leading-edge solutions in electronics manufacturing and…


  • SelecTech Increases Inventory of GroundFloor Glue-Down Vinyl Tiles to Meet Growing Market Demand

    SelecTech, Inc., a leading manufacturer of innovative and sustainable flooring products, is significantly increasing its inventory of GroundFloor™ Classic glue-down vinyl tiles in response to rising market demand. The company has seen a surge in interest for its 2’x2’ tile size, prompting a strategic expansion of stock to better serve customers.  “The demand for our…


  • Advantech Unveils Hailo-8 Powered AI Acceleration Modules for High-Efficiency Vision AI Applications

    Advantech (2395, TW), a leading provider of AIoT platforms and services, proudly unveils its latest AI acceleration modules: the EAI-1200 and EAI-3300, powered by Hailo-8™ AI processors. These modules deliver AI performance of up to 52 TOPS while achieving more than 12 times the power efficiency of comparable AI modules and GPU cards. Designed in standard M.2…


  • Shoppers swayed more by flags than by sustainability

    VR grocery store. Photo: Nofima Posted: 12 February 2025 Share this page Researchers at the Norwegian food research centre Nofima have found that when young individuals are shopping for fish in a virtual reality grocery store, they paid more attention to the nation of origin than sustainability labels. In the VR store, participants could choose…


  • Naprotek Strengthens Market Position with New Customer Growth

    Naprotek, LLC, a leading provider of mission-critical electronics technology solutions, proudly announces new partnerships by adding 15 new customers in FY24, setting the stage for growth in FY25 and beyond. These new partnerships span across both our RF Center of Excellence in Londonderry, NH, and our PCBA Center of Excellence in San Jose, CA. “We are excited to…


  • Bentley Motors announces apprenticeship vacancies reaffirming commitment to future talent

    Bentley Motors today announces the opening of vacancies for its latest apprenticeship programme, offering a unique opportunity for the next generation of talent to join the company as it transitions to full electrification. The 2025 apprenticeship intake will offer roles in key business areas such as Manufacturing and Research and Development. These programmes will be…