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  • 500,000 smart prepayment meters for Bangladesh

    Image: Kelly via Pexels The Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (BREB) is to install 500,000 smart prepayment meters as part of an advanced metering infrastructure solution from Itron. The BREB, a state organisation and the largest power distributor in Bangladesh, is modernising its distribution system, with the project also opening the way for empowering customers with…


  • Vemag-Seydelmann partnership to offer individual process solutions

    Vemag Maschinenbau and Maschinenfabrik Seydelmann have founded a sales and service company in the Netherlands to take over the joint sales of the mechanical engineering companies. Vemag CEO Andreas Bruns says customers benefit from the cooperation with an offering of an even broader machine portfolio and optimising planning, expert advice and service. “This will enable…


  • TESVOLT breaks ground on 4GWh German battery gigafactory

    Visualisation of the planned Gigafactory and the research and development centre in Lutherstadt Wittenberg (Source: TESVOLT) German energy storage solutions developer TESVOLT has started construction of a 4GWh battery energy storage system (BESS) gigafactory at its headquarters in Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Germany. TESVOLT is calling the factory one of the largest facilities for commercial stationary battery…


  • IoT devices surge in the oil and gas industries

    According to a report from Berg Insight, the oil and gas industries are seeing a massive surge in the rapid adoption of IoT devices. The report shows the key driving force behind this surge, this being remote monitoring of industrial equipment, tanks, and pipelines in midstream and downstream sectors. These methods are all utilising wireless…


  • Berry Global outlines PVC cling film alternative for fresh food

    The solution to finding an alternative to traditional polyvinyl chloride (PVC) cling films for fresh food applications is outlined in a new white paper from Berry Global. How OmniXtra+ Can Drive More Recycling of Cling Films details the challenges that users of PVC cling films now face owing to its inability to be widely recycled…


  • Synergy Flavours launches gin and tequila flavours for alcoholic and lo-no

    Synergy Flavours is launching new gin and tequila flavour ranges, suitable for both alcoholic and low- and no-alcoholic products. Drawing on its 140-year beverage expertise, the new flavourings were created from detailed analytical insights and are part of Synergy’s growing spirit flavours portfolio, following the company’s launch of whiskey flavours in December 2023. The gin…


  • The AEMT’s well established Ex Repair training has been updated to bring new benefits to delegates and their employers The introduction of online access to the AEMT’s revised Ex repair training offers increased accessibility and improved sustainability Responding to delegate feedback, the AEMT has refreshed and updated its training in the repair of electrical equipment…


  • Bühler develops automatic bagging station for powdery products with Premier Tech 

    Bühler, in partnership with leading Canadian packaging equipment manufacturer Premier Tech, announce the launch of the Chronos OMP-2090 B, a fully automatic bagging station. The new bagging station was developed for a wide range of powdery and other non-free-flowing products. It delivers maximum productivity through full automatic operation, bagging accuracy and high product and operational…


  • A surge in demand for advanced manufacturing and 3D printing systems has paved the way for a record year for one of the East Midlands’ fastest growing industrial specialists. Carfulan Group, which helps more than 500 companies to work smarter and faster, has seen revenues rise by 14% to £19.2million, creating six new jobs as…


  • Cargill-Voyage Foods partnership provides nut-free and dairy-free spreads

    Cargill has announced a new commercial partnership with Voyage Foods to scale up and deliver sustainable alternatives to cocoa-based products along with nut spreads without their traditional ingredients – peanuts and hazelnuts. Cargill will be the exclusive B2B global distributor for Voyage Foods, expanding its traditional chocolate portfolio to bring even more sustainable alternatives for…