In Europe, the manufacturing market is expected to grow by 3.93% by 2028, reaching a whopping value of £2.83 trillion. As the world continues to change and priorities shift, the European manufacturing industry is finding several ways to keep up with technologies, emerging trends, and eco-conscious strategies. For example, by 2030, 60% of all manufacturing…

Nyna Gryf, Digitalisation Lead at Make UK Britain’s manufacturers will increase investment in Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the next twelve months, according to a Make UK report. But despite increased adoption of AI, a survey showed that only 16% of companies claim to be knowledgeable about AI’s potential uses, and the lack of understanding and…

The Hydrogen Electric Propulsion Systems (HEPS) assembly testbed at AMRC Cymru AMRC Cymru is celebrating its fifth anniversary, having become a ‘national asset’ since being given a mission to supercharge Welsh manufacturing by using advanced technologies and world-leading research to deliver improvements and innovation. Since opening on November 28 in 2019, the North Wales research…

Kaspersky’s depictions of the industrial sector A survey of 406 UK-based respondents conducted by cybersecurity company Kaspersky reveals that some 90% of industrial companies were hit by at least one cybersecurity incident in the past year and many suffered repeated breaches. Kaspersky says this highlights the cybersecurity challenges confronting the industrial sector. The survey was…

Hydraulic measurement and control specialist Webtec has added a flow monitor for hydraulic systems featuring a 4-20mA output to its heavy duty, compact Webtec CTA series. The original CTA series monitor can already monitor and transmit oil flow and temperature data via a J1939 CAN-bus interface, the addition of a 4-20mA (3-wire loop) analogue output…

Italy: intervention of E-distribuzione. Image courtesy Enel Enel-owned distribution company E-Distribuzione and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have signed €250 million ($263.7 million) in sustainability-linked financing to support innovation and digitalisation of the electricity grid in Italy. The financing marks the first tranche of a total €500 million ($527.4 million) agreement, aiming to improve the…

Free training webinar on December 18th will explain how embedded systems engineers can prepare for the EU CRA (Cyber Resilience Act) Direct Insight, the UK-based technical systems integrator & reseller of system-on-module (SoM) & other embedded systems, will host a live online training workshop, titled ‘The EU Cyber Resilience Act: Practical Preparation for Embedded Engineers’,…

Absolute EMS, Inc., a six-time award-winning provider of fast turnaround, turnkey contract electronic manufacturing services (EMS), is pleased to announce the appointment of Greg Beck as Director of Sales. With an impressive career spanning more than three decades in business development and high-tech sales, Beck brings a wealth of experience and a proven track record…

Yokogawa Test & Measurement Corporation announces the release of the WT1800R series high performance power analyzer to boost the efficiency of complex power measurements for new energy applications. The WT1800R combines high and low current input elements, supported by a power supply for current sensor, to verify the efficiency and power consumption of a wide…

Image: Cemig Brazilian utility Cemig reports having carried out 330,000 tree prunings in urban and rural areas since the start of 2024, attributing thanks to the use of georeferencing software. Currently, Cemig records about 750,000 trees in the 774 municipalities in its concession area, of which about 94% have received some type of preventive pruning…