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The Cold Chain Federation (CCF) and the British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF) have joined The Move to -15°C, a global coalition campaigning for the temperature at which frozen food is stored and transported to be increased from -18 to -15 degrees celsius. Recent studies show that temperature increases do not compromise food safety or quality,…
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Motor control centres offer a variety of operational benefits at every stage of the application lifecycle, from design and installation, through operation and maintenance, to ongoing evolution and scalability, as Cihan Bulut, EMEA Product Manager MCC, and Jonathan Smith, Business Manager, Intelligent Devices, UK & Ireland, both at Rockwell Automation, explain. Modern industry is all about efficiency, human…
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Gocator smart 3D laser profilers, snapshot, and line confocal sensors deliver high-speed, high-resolution inline quality control for various stages of EV battery manufacturing to ensure component and assembly tolerances are met, and that maximum cycle life and safety are achieved. They are perfectly suited to applications including pre-assembly inspection, cell assembly inspection, surface quality inspection,…
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The new SFAM, from industrial automation specialist Festo, is a pressure and flow sensor combined in one compact unit. Equipped with IO-Link, the SFAM sensor enables data-driven insights and reduces the number of components required so system designers and machine builders can save time, space and cost. The SFAM’s built-in pressure sensor and temperature measurement…
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An instant noodle meal producer has recently turned up the dial on its packaging operation and has uncovered savings in wrapping materials as an added bonus. When its previous side sealer packaging line became increasingly unreliable, the well-known food production facility looked to YPS to propose a replacement. Line speed was always going to be…
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Nim’s Let’s Bake and Let’s Cook range. Posted: 5 August 2024 Share this page One of the UK’s pioneering food companies has rebranded after launching its 65th product. ‘Nim’s…Naturally’ has been registered by entrepreneur Nimisha Raja MBE to reflect the company’s growing range of products that have diversified from air-dried fruit and vegetable crisps to…
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A major new partnership has been signed that will give ‘agritech’ innovators a single point of contact for contract manufacturing and electronics. PP Control & Automation (PP C&A) is collaborating with Jaltek to target up to £4m of new orders with UK organisations involved in indoor/vertical farming, automation, precision farming and remote sensing. This relationship…
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DigiKey, a leading global commerce distributor offering the largest selection of technical components and automation products in stock for immediate shipment, is excited to announce significant portfolio expansions in the first two quarters of 2024. This includes the addition of more than 150 new suppliers and more than 340,000 innovative new products across its core…
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Altus Group, a leading distributor of capital equipment in the UK and Ireland, is pleased to announce the successful implementation of the Essemtec Fox MFC Pick and Place system at Nexperia’s Stockport facility. This advanced system has enhanced Nexperia’s SMT production capabilities, addressing their need for increased flexibility and future-proofing. Nexperia, a global leader in…
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Ignacio Galán, Iberdrola’s executive chairman in his office. Image courtesy Iberdrola Global energy giant Iberdrola has signed an agreement to acquire 88% of Electricity North West (ENW) in the UK in a deal valuing the company at €5 billion ($5.5 billion). Iberdrola is acquiring ENW for an equity value of £2.1 billion (€2.5 billion). The…
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