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Semi-Kinetics, a leading provider of electronic manufacturing services, is proud to announce the installation of its eighth SMD placer from Hanwha Techwin Automation Americas. With the addition of the Decan S1, Semi-Kinetics now boasts a total of eight SMD placers from Hanwha Techwin, including three Decan S1 systems and five SM482s. The Decan S1 is…
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The agreement was signed by Maxim Timchenko, DTEK CEO and Przemek Szuder, president Central and Eastern Europe, Honeywell, in the presence of Geoffrey Pyatt, assistant secretary of State for Energy Resources at the US Department of State. Image courtesy DTEK US-based tech company Honeywell and DTEK have announced a strategic agreement to deploy battery storage…
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Image: Destination Earth The Destination Earth initiative has launched with the prospect of becoming a key input for the increasingly important climate data into planning in the energy sector among others. Destination Earth (DestinE), named a ‘flagship initiative’ of the European Commission, is aimed to develop a highly accurate and detailed digital twin of the…
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Listen to this article Following recent editorials entitled ‘Where’s the plan’ and ‘There is no plan’, this issue also focuses on the need for one. In doing so we make no apologies for emphasising the need for a whole system plan to engineer the railway of the future. In May 2021, the Williams-Shapps report committed…
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Listen to this article A brand new £8 million collections building opened on 24 May at Locomotion in Shildon, County Durham, just in time for the late May Bank Holiday. This is the museum’s most significant regeneration project since it opened 20 years ago, and it is now the largest undercover collection of historic rail vehicles…
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Listen to this article There has been much publicity over the last few months about the use of batteries as a propulsion energy source on trains. For example, in the UK, the first modern battery powered passenger train entered service on the extension from Kirkby to Headbolt Lane on 7 October 2023; Rail Operations Group’s…
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Bunge and CP Foods are jointly testing a traceability platform using blockchain technology for sustainable soy. To date, three shipments totalling 185,000 metric tonnes of deforestation-free soybean meal have been loaded in Brazil and are headed to Thailand, allowing CP Foods to trace the soybeans from farm origin, processing, transportation, to delivery at destination. Three…
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Listen to this article The rail industry plays a pivotal role in modern transportation systems, providing a sustainable and efficient means of moving people and goods. Reliable power distribution solutions are at the heart of the industry, ensuring the safe and efficient operation of trains and related infrastructure. In recent years, improved manufacturing techniques have…
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Listen to this article The cost of electrification significantly constrains the expansion of the UK’s electrified railway network. Rail Engineer has reported on various worthwhile initiatives to reduce the cost of electrification as, for example, in our ‘Making electrification affordable’ feature in Issue 106 (May/June 2022). In this issue we are pleased to report on…
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Listen to this article Several recent articles in the railway press have reported on the closure of three mechanical signalboxes in Cornwall as part of an upgrade scheme. Much has been made of the traditional GW lower quadrant signals being replaced with just a touch of sentimentality associated with that. Yet none of these reports…
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