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  • BSI releases new guidelines to combat food fraud and improve food authenticity

    Image: Shutterstock/Andrey_Popov Posted: 20 March 2025 Share this page New guidance providing clear technical definitions related to authenticity and fraud in feed and food products has been published, with the aim of enabling a more transparent and trustworthy food system that will benefit consumer safety. The guidance, published by BSI in its capacity as the…


  • DTM Print achieves efficient labelling of unfilled pouches

    DTM Print has unveiled the new PL400e Pouch Labeller, an advanced semi-automatic labelling machine that is engineered to provide businesses with a fast and reliable solution for applying labels to unfilled pouches, envelopes and flat bags with precision and ease. With its user-friendly design, the PL400e streamlines the labelling process, allowing operators to set up…


  • SSEN trials dynamic load averaging to connect more low carbon tech

    Image: 123rf British network operator SSEN is trialling ‘Community Smart Access’, using dynamic load averaging to support increased takeup of low carbon tech, such as EVs, solar panels and heat pumps in new-build housing developments. Together with the Local Energy Markets Alliance (LEMA), the Community Smart Access option aims to manage electricity demand locally, while…


  • dsm-firmenich’s MaxirenEvo improves texture, flavour, yield, and functioning of cheese

    dsm-firmenich has introduced new coagulant enzymes to revolutionise the cheese-making process. With a single solution, MaxirenEvo assists cheesemakers in overcoming contemporary obstacles such as the need for improved texture, changing quality standards, and sliceability issues. MaxirenEvo is engineered with fermentation technology and targets alpha s-1 (αs1) casein via a highly specific mode of action to…


  • TÜV Rheinland expands testing capacity to meet growing global demand for PFAS

    In view of increasing demand for PFAS testing services, TÜV Rheinland is expanding its testing capacities worldwide. Image: TÜV Rheinland Posted: 20 March 2025 Share this page TÜV Rheinland is expanding its testing capacity worldwide to meet the growing global demand for testing services for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The testing services provider has…


  • KP Snacks reduces packaging and introduces Smoky Bacon flavour for Hula Hoops

    KP Snacks is adding a daring new Smoky Bacon taste to its well-known Hula Hoops line in a reduced plastic outer sleeve that is being rolled out across existing Hula Hoops core 6-pack multipacks, removing 24 tonnes of packaging annually. Inspired by the taste of grilled bacon, the launch balances a smoky flavour with the…


  • Essemtec introduces new machine models enhancing pick-and-place speed with FOX Ultra and PUMA Ultra

    Essemtec, is introducing two new pick & Place machine model, the FOX Ultra and the PUMA Ultra offering significant speed improvement compared to the world-renowned FOX and PUMA equipment. New Performance and Speed The FOX Ultra and PUMA Ultra deliver significant placement speeds enhancement, with the FOX Ultra reaching an optimum speed of 31,000 components…


  • Jeff Leal from Axxon Mycronic at IPC APEX 2025

    Claire Saunders from What’s New in Electronics TV talks to Jeff Leal from Axxon Mycronic 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.


  • Pickering Interfaces reflects on recent switching & simulation milestones, innovation & highlights

    With 2025 now underway, Pickering Interfaces, the leading supplier of modular signal switching & simulation solutions for use in electronic test & verification, is reflecting on 12 months of company milestones and product innovation and looking forward to continued progress in the year ahead. Despite challenging global economic conditions in 2024, Pickering achieved stable revenue…


  • Itron and Chint partner on DLMS GCP standard smart meter

    Image: Chint Global Itron and Chint Global have introduced what they assert as the first smart meter based on the DLMS AC Electricity Smart Meter (ACESM) Generic Companion Profile (GCP) standard. The GCP-based meter, available globally, features an Itron Gen5 network interface card (NIC) embedded in a Chint electric meter. The GCP standard is designed…