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  • Emil Otto expands its portfolio of cleaning agents for the solar industry

    The German flux and cleaning specialist Emil Otto is expanding its range of cleaning agents for the solar industry with four new products and will present them to trade visitors for the first time at Intersolar 2024 in Munich. All four products have been developed specifically for cleaning solar modules. “Our participation in Intersolar 2023…


  • Automotive companies are approaching Sondrel to entirely control their chip supply

     There were many reasons why the automotive supply chain was broken a while back such as the pandemic and home working changing the mix of ICs produced. At the time, BMW and VW both said that these issues would take a year or longer to resolve which has had a major impact on the supply…


  • Heraeus Electronics to Debut New Silver Sinter Paste for Module Attach Applications at PCIM Europe

     Heraeus Electronics will introduce its latest product innovation, the mAgic PE360 Silver Sinter Paste, in Hall 6, Booth 6-310 at PCIM Europe. The event will take place June 11-13, 2024 in Nuremberg, Germany. This latest advancement aims to revolutionize thermal performance in electronic manufacturing, addressing industry challenges head-on.  The mAgic PE360 Silver Sinter Paste introduces…


  • How digitally mature are Europe’s DSOs?

    Image courtesy 123rf Digitalisation is proving a must-have tool with ecosystem-wide benefits for Europe’s DSOs but untapped potential remains, Eurelectric reports. In a new assessment conducted with Accenture, the DSOs are found to reflect a substantial spread in digital maturity, which is strongly DSO-dependent but not related to their size. The analysis is based on…


  • TimeProvider® 4100 Grandmaster Version 2.4 Firmware Offers Embedded BlueSky™ Firewall Technology to Detect Security Threats

    Critical infrastructure such as public utilities, transportation and mobile networks depend on time to synchronize their networks. The primary source of time comes from national timing systems like Global Position Satellite (GPS), but GPS signals are susceptible to jamming and spoofing attacks. To continue to provide critical infrastructure operators with a secure timing solution, Microchip…


  • Norway’s Norgesnett to use SF6-free switchgear from Siemens Smart Infrastructure

    The 8DJH 24 – blue GIS switchgear is a core component of Siemens’ sustainable and innovative blue GIS portfolio. Courtesy Siemens Smart Infrastructure Siemens Smart Infrastructure has signed a six-year framework agreement with Norgesnett to deliver SF6-free switchgear in the form of the 8DJH 24 – blue GIS switchgear, alongside compact substations. Norgesnett, a Norwegian…


  • Ajax Equipment continuous mixer enhances cereal bar production

    Ajax mixers include a range of features to ensure hygienic processing of ingredients. Posted: 22 May 2024 Share this page  Ajax Equipment has supplied one of the world’s leading food product manufacturers with a stainless steel twin screw mixer to provide gentle yet thorough mixing during the production of cereal bars. The screw mixer uses…


  • GEA develops preassembled modules for quick oven installation

    Highly efficient installation time of bakery ovens and reduced production downtime are the main benefits of the production process are the main advantages of GEA’s new Bakery Plug&Play module service. Source: GEA Posted: 22 May 2024 Share this page GEA is offering the possibility of preassembling modules at its production facility in Verona, Italy, to…


  • Food & Beverage M&A activity reaches highest deal volume since 2016

    The latest UK food and beverage sector M&A report from corporate finance house, Oghma Partners, shows that there was a continued increase in deal activity. For the first four months of 2024, there has been an increase in the volume of deals compared to the same period in the prior year. Deal value has decreased…


  • Munchy Seeds launches new table top range

    Need Seeds lightly toasted pumpkin seeds. Posted: 22 May 2024 Share this page Munchy Seeds, a UK artisan seed specialist has this week announced the launch of its new table top shakers. Positioned as the third condiment to salt and pepper, the new table top shakers give consumers the opportunity to add additional nutrients to…