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  • Olam Food Ingredients pinpoints four chocolate trends poised to influence Easter 2024

    Olam Food Ingredient is sharing the chocolate trends hatching this Easter. From sweet gifts to the classic egg hunt, chocolate remains an Easter tradition. With the celebration approaching earlier than usual this year, manufacturers will be looking to capture the attention of consumers with new and exciting creations. Simon Brayn Smith, vice president of Cocoa…


  • drinktec and BrauBeviale establish advisory committee

    Photo: YONTEX/Frank Boxler Capture (from left to right): The advisory committee at the occasion of the first session in Nuremberg: Dr. Reiner Brambach, Roland Demleitner, Beatrix Fraese, Kilian Kittl, Kai Neubauer, Martin Hammerschmid, Caroline Pötzl, Markus Tischer, Richard Clemens, Guido Klinkhammer, Bastian Heuft, Klaus Gehrig, Jan Friedrich Büchler not in the picture: Dr. Roland Folz,…


  • SSEN Distribution expedites timescales for 25 projects to unlock grid capacity

    Image courtesy 123rf Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Distribution has enabled accelerated timescales for 25 projects to connect to distribution networks through their Technical Limits programme. The programme, which expects to unlock over 7GW of new electricity capacity in two of the utility’s distribution network licence areas, analyses power flows across grid supply points…


  • Lightweight returnable glass bottle from Vetropack receives WorldStar Award

    The World Packaging Organisation has presented Vetropack’s lightweight, returnable Echovai bottles with a WorldStar Award in the “Packaging Materials & Components” category. It is, however, not just the jury that is impressed with the robust, yet light bottles: following their debut at the Mohrenbrauerei brewery, they have now become a standard solution for the Austrian…


  • Introducing “James May Gin”: a collective effort

    James May is a man of many talents – TV presenter, automotive obsessive, occasional flautist, Wiltshire Pub Landlord… so of course it would make sense for him to start a gin brand, as all good celebrities do at some point in their careers… But rather than just sticking his face on a bottle, it turned…


  • RTI at the Vehicle Electronics & Connected Services (VECS) 2024 in Gothenburg, Sweden: Hall C01, 24

    Real-Time Innovations (RTI), the infrastructure software company for smart world systems, will be exhibiting at Vehicle Electronics & Connected Services (VECS) in Gothenburg/Sweden in Hall C01, booth 24 (May 14/15, 2024). The focus will be on the RTI Connext Drive 3.0 connectivity framework for software-defined vehicles (SDVs). It has been certified according to ISO 26262…


  • Cutting-Edge Tech Unveiled: Viscom to Showcase Revolutionary X-ray Inspection System and Highly Anticipated AOI Solutions

    With excitement mounting for the IPC APEX Expo 2024 in Anaheim, California, Viscom is readying to unveil revolutionary innovations crafted specifically for the discerning audience of electronics manufacturing professionals. Immerse yourself in the forefront of electronics manufacturing advancements by joining us at Booth No. 2828 from April 9th – 11th, 2024, where our team of…


  • Carfulan Group to debut over £1m of new technologies at MACH 2024

    A leading provider of advanced measurement and 3D printing systems will give a UK debut to four groundbreaking machines that will help industry work smarter and faster. Carfulan Group, which has seen sales soar to £20m this year, will showcase more than £1m of new technology at MACH 2024 next month (15-19th April), including the…


  • Europlacer Announces Introductory Promotions for 2024 IPC APEX EXPO


    Europlacer, a leading provider of SMT assembly solutions, is excited to announce special introductory promotions for its latest products at the upcoming 2024 IPC APEX EXPO, scheduled to take place April 9-11, 2024 at the Anaheim Convention Center in California. Pre-APEX ii-A1 Promotion: Europlacer introduces the highly adaptable ii-A1, the most accessible SMT assembly system…


  • Need to enable anticipatory investments for Europe’s DSOs – report

    Image: Eurelectric In a new report Eurelectric calls for national regulatory authorities to allow Europe’s DSOs to make anticipatory investments to ready the power infrastructure for net zero. With calls increasing across the board for anticipatory investments in the grid, i.e. those that are not immediately needed for current projects, but which can address near-future…