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  • VJ Electronix Welcomes Don Morgenstern as Eastern Regional Sales Manager

    VJ Electronix, Inc., the leader in rework technologies and global provider of advanced X-ray inspection and component counting systems, is pleased to announce the appointment of Don Morgenstern as its new Eastern Regional Sales Manager. Don brings over 30 years of extensive sales and marketing experience in the electronics manufacturing industry, with a proven track…


  • ROHM Develops a 1kW Class High Power Infrared Laser Diode

    ROHM has developed a high output laser diode – RLD8BQAB3 – for use in ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems) equipped with LiDAR for distance measurement and spatial recognition. ROHM will initially start supplying samples targeting consumer and industrial applications such as drones, robot vacuum cleaners, AGVs (Automated Guided Vehicles), and service robots.(Figure 1) LiDAR is seeing growing…


  • Silicon Photonics Pioneer CEA-Leti Will Unveil Major R&D Gains At Photonics West

    CEA-Leti will present six papers at Photonics West, including an invited one, detailing its recent breakthroughs and major results for the future of photonics-based applications Jan. 25-30 in San Francisco.  Topics to be covered in the six papers include: silicon photonics for computing, AI, communication & quantum technologies, integrated solutions for biosensing with integrated mid-infrared…


  • Ishida’s 12 Flex Grader Systems bring efficiencies to 2m poultry pressing plant

    Ishida Europe has played a key role in the establishment of Maple Leaf Foods’ recently opened C$772 (€520m) million poultry processing plant in London, Ontario, in partnership with its customer Maple Leaf Foods, one of Canada’s leading prepared meat and poultry producers. The plant features 12 Ishida Flex Grader systems and four Ishida RobotGraders, working…


  • OctoFrost announces acquisition of HiTec Food Systems

    OctoFrost, a globally recognised leader in food processing equipment, has acquired HiTec Food Systems, a Netherlands-based expert in tailor-made food processing machinery. The partnership enhances the global market position, combined portfolio, and shared commitment to quality, innovation, and customer-centric solutions. This strategic move combines OctoFrost’s expertise in blanching, cooking, chilling, and freezing with HiTec’s specialised…


  • Tesco calls on the government to present a clear plan for UK agriculture

    Tesco’s chief commercial officer Ashwin Prasad has called on government to deliver a clear plan for UK agriculture at the Oxford Farming Conference as he announced plans to launch two low carbon concept farms in Tesco’s supply chain. A survey of farmers by Tesco suggests two thirds of UK farmers are already seeing the effects…


  • Network data: The key to success as electric vehicle targets approach

    Adrian McNulty, Vice President of Utility Solutions, IQGeo As EVs are increasingly adopted, utilities face more and more challenges, including immense pressure on local grids. To cope with this, strategies to manage charging, such as time-of-use tariffs and smart charging, will need to be implemented, writes Adrian McNulty, vice president of Utility Solutions at IQGeo.…


  • Biggest non-alc beer brand in US lands in UK

    Consumers wanting to try something new to keep Dry January interesting need look no further than the biggest non-alcoholic beer brand in the US, Athletic Brewing Company. The alcohol-free lager is only 25 calories per can, and is a lighter way to enjoy Dry Jan, arriving in the UK, via Ocado. Flavour is everything and…


  • DEWA to embed generative AI across its operations

    Image: DEWA Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has set out a plan to utilise generative AI by embedding Microsoft Copilot across all its operations and services. The plan extends the use by DEWA of AI, which began in 2017, and the growing use of MS Copilot since its introduction in September 2024. The aim…


  • Rhopoint Components to exhibit at Farnborough International Space Show 2025

    19 – 20 MARCH 2025 FARNBOROUGH INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION & CONFERENCE CENTRE Booth 2111A Rhopoint Components, specialist distributor  of precision electronic components, sensors, connectors and modular systems, will be exhibiting at the Farnborough International Space show, being held at the Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference Centre on the 19th and 20th of March 2025. Visitors to…