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  • Southern Company Services to lead digital twin for cyber resilience project

    Image courtesy 123rf The US Department of Energy’s (DoE) Office of Electricity has selected Alabama-based Southern Company Services to lead a $2.4 million digital twin project focusing on the research, development and demonstration of advanced distribution communication and control technologies. The project, titled ‘Cognitive digital twin for the development of secure and resilient smart grid…


  • German smart meters company Solandeo acquired in rollout drive

    Image courtesy Solondeo In a deal that includes an order for 500,000 smart meters, infrastructure fund Ancala has acquired Solandeo, a fast-growing owner and operator of smart meters in Germany. The acquisition provides Solandeo with fresh capital and the funding certainty needed to meet rapidly growing demand following the German government’s recent mandate that smart…


  • Mitsubishi Electric makes first international smart meter system delivery to Taipower

    Taipei at night. Image courtesy 123rf In its first smart meter system delivery outside Japan, Mitsubishi Electric has supplied Taiwan Power Company (Taipower) a headend system as the central point for managing and controlling smart meters, as well as communication modules to be embedded into the smart meters and data concentrator units. The system is…


  • AI in the energy transition: problem or solution?

    Image credit: 123rf.com The answer is both according to a panel of energy experts at London Climate Action Week Is artificial intelligence a problem or a solution for the energy transition? That was the question posed during a panel debate at London Climate Action Week: and the answer is… it’s both. Or at least it…


  • Data sharing helps producer increase cash flow by 65%

    Cibao Meat Products is unlocking data from a centralised hub to generate insights ten times faster using work management software. The 50+ year Hispanic-styled meats company tapped into Slingshot’s data driven work management platform from software company Infragistics, to bring data to the centre of its business. The family company, now in its third-generation of…


  • General Election is a Critical Moment in Shaping the Future of Semiconductor, Quantum, and AI Industries in the UK – Leading Industry Body Ready to Engage with New Government

    The upcoming General Election will be crucial to the UK’s future prosperity as the new government shapes policy which will impact the trajectory of many emerging technology industries such as AI, Quantum, Autonomous Mobility, Communications and the Semiconductor sector upon which they are all built. As the newly elected government will outline plans for these…


  • Prey by Detech Partners with Accurex Solutions to Expand Presence in India

    Bentec is pleased to announce that Prey By Detech has appointed Accurex Solutions as its newest manufacturers’ representative. Under this partnership, Director Vinayaka Kadaba and the team will spearhead the representation of Prey’s groundbreaking Universal Product Inspector (UPI) throughout the territory of India. Established in 1987, Accurex provides solutions from the drawing board to the…


  • MacArtney and Elettra to instal subsea network off Italy’s Catanian coast

    Image courtesy MacArtney Italy’s underwater tech developer MacArtney and telecommunications contractor Elettra have partnered to instal and connect a new subsea power, communication and data transmission network off Italy’s Catanian coast. The two partners will deliver the critical subsea infrastructure for the Italian National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), enhancing its capacity for environmental…


  • Greg Lance from V-Tek at SMTconnect 2024

    Bob Willis talks to Greg Lance from V-Tek at SMTconnect in Nuremberg, Germany. [embedded content] WNIE TV is kindly sponsored by Koh Young Technology, ART, Kyzen, EVS International, Scienscope, Adaptsys, Viscom and ASYS Group.


  • EVS International Welcomes Circuit Assembly Products SE as New Representative for Southern States

    EVS International, the leader in solder recovery, is pleased to announce the appointment of Circuit Assembly Products SE as its new representative for the southern states of Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee and Mississippi.  Circuit Assembly Products SE, led by Doug Eidle, brings a wealth of industry expertise and a commitment to customer satisfaction. With a focus…