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Sappi Europe is expanding its portfolio of wet-glue wet-strength label papers with a linen embossed version of its successful Parade Label WS label paper. Produced at Sappi’s Gratkorn mill in Austria, the new Parade Label WS Linen exhibits excellent printing and converting results – targeting applications such as returnable beverage bottles. It boasts outstanding results…
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Trayer’s 3000 Series Maintenance-Free, Storm-Hardened, Medium Voltage Switchgear. Image courtesy Trayer. In a move to broaden its grid modernisation product portfolio, Siemens has announced the acquisition of California-based Trayer Engineering Corporation, which designs and manufactures medium voltage secondary distribution switchgear for outdoor and below ground applications. Trayer specializes in hermetically sealed padmount and submersible switchgear,…
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Multinational chemical distributor Nordmann has entered a new partnership with Meadow Foods Inclusions to distribute ingredients in Germany for decorating and filling foods. Meadow Foods is a leading producer of sweet food inclusions such as honeycomb, crunchy toffee, soft caramel and fudge. Its product range also features a variety of sugar-based decorations and toppings. These…
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PROPER Snacks and Netflix have struck up a partnership to encourage the nation to enjoy the ultimate “PROPER night in”. The independent snack brand and streaming giant Netflix says they have created a new limited-edition popcorn flavour – Netflix and Chilli Caramel – to help people “connect to others and rediscover the fun of night…
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Image: AST The Latvia grid hosting capacity could be increased by 40% with grid enhancing technologies (GETs), aka ‘innovative grid technologies’, a new study has found. The EU-funded study, which was undertaken for the Latvian TSO AST by French consultancy Artelys, found that of the technologies reviewed curative redispatch would provide the greatest increase in…
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Image: Agile Energy X Tepco subsidiary Tokyo based Agile Energy X is reported to be experimenting with the use of excess renewables for bitcoin mining. The company, which was formed in 2022, is aiming to use renewable electricity that would otherwise be wasted. Agile Energy X was established to create a scheme for using variable…
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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, was honored with Panduit’s 2024 Top Global E-commerce Distributor Award for the seventh consecutive year. Panduit representatives recently recognized DigiKey with its seventh consecutive top global e-commerce distributor award and celebrated 25 years of…
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Wise-integration, a French pioneer in digital control of gallium nitride (GaN) and GaN ICs for power supplies,today announced that the investment fund, Applied Ventures-ITIC Innovation Fund (AVITIC), joined the company’s Series B funding round. AVITIC is a joint venture fund of Applied Ventures, LLC, the corporate venture arm of Applied Materials, Inc., and ITIC-Taiwan, (Industrial…
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A new research report from the IoT analyst firm Berg Insight says that annual shipments of wireless devices for industrial automation applications reached 10.7 million units worldwide in 2023, accounting for approximately 9 percent of all new connected nodes. Growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.3 percent, annual shipments are expected to…
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Image courtesy 123rf A lack of strategy and the use of traditional cabling throughout the UK electrical grid is holding the country back from its clean energy targets, finds a report from UK-based clean technology company Enertechnos. The report, Solving the UK’s cabling challenge: A blueprint for the new government, details how the UK’s approach…
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