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Listen to this article The report on the SigEx 2024 conference included in this issue highlights that the industry needs to innovate and collaborate better to reduce costs, undertake renewals faster, introduce off-site testing, and find new ways of doing things to maintain safety and improve reliability. A great example of this is a new…
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SGS has been awarded a distinguished 5-star rating from BRCGS, a global authority on food safety and quality standards. The leader in food assurance and quality services, said that the exceptional achievement highlights SGS’s commitment to excellence, customer service, innovation, and continuous improvement in the food industry. The 5-star rating recognises SGS’s dedication to maintaining…
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Milling solutions and customer services have helped Bühler Group report stable turnover at CHF 3.0 billion (-0.8%), although orders declined, and the company maintained or even increased its market share at CHF 2.8 billion (-9.9%) in 2024. Bühler CEO Stefan Scheiber says the company took the approach of ‘making things happen’ and continuing to invest…
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Listen to this article As has been reported in these pages before, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) often runs a topical event. Connecting Regions by Rail was the theme of a conference organised by the Railway Division’s Young Members’ Board. Your writer (far from a young member) was there. It took place at the…
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Image courtesy SP Energy Networks Construction in the UK has started on Eastern Green Link 1, a Scotland to England subsea interconnector that will help expand the grid to support increasing demand. Eastern Green Link 1 – an interconnector joint venture between SP Energy Networks in Scotland and National Grid Electricity Transmission in England –…
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Image courtesy 123rf The use of AI for the EV sector can offer up multiple benefits, key among them assistance with load growth prediction and grid assets planning, a new study by SEPA has found. The report, Insight Brief: AI for Transportation Electrification, released by the Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) and Bidgely, outlines these…
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Red and white cabbages up to 350 mm in diameter can be cut to optimum cutting quality with Kronen’s CAP 350 cabbage cutting machine, which can process up to 5,000 kg of cabbages per hour. A large feeding hopper enables the machine to be filled continuously. The CAP 350 was presented recently with the Hewa…
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Two of Nestlé’s best-known brands, have produced a new KitKat with a mocha flavour. Coffee-flavoured chocolate will envelop a crunchy wafer cookie in the new two-finger bard for KitKat and Nescafé. With 104 calories per biscuit, the snack is positioned as a great treat to enjoy while taking those important breaks throughout the day while…
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Guided tour of the facility as part of the inauguration. Image courtesy EnBW. In Germany, EnBW and TransnetBW have launched a new power plant with a twist. The plant will not be operated traditionally, but will rather serve as backup source of stability for the power grid, in the case of equipment failure. EnBW Energie…
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Image courtesy 123rf The DLMS UA and Brazilian Committee on Electricity, Electronics, Lighting and Telecommunications (Cobei) aim to foster open standards in Brazil. The agreement establishes a framework for cooperation and information exchange between the two organisations. Under the agreement the DLMS UA and Cobei intend to work collaboratively to harmonise technical standards for the…
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