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  • BTU’s Aurora Scores Another Award – 2024 NPI Award Recipient

     BTU International, Inc., a leading supplier of advanced thermal processing equipment for the electronics manufacturing market, is proud to announce its receipt of the prestigious CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY 2024 NPI (New Product Introduction) Award in the Soldering – Reflow category.  The award-winning product, the Aurora Reflow Oven Platform, represents a significant breakthrough in reflow soldering technology. …


  • PG&E partnership would bring up to bn for transmission improvements

    Image by Couleur from Pixabay Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) filed with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) for approval of a transmission lease programme with the nonprofit Citizens Energy Corporation, which could invest as much as $1 billion through the programme. The programme would allow PG&E to accelerate work on its electric system to further improve safety, reliability, capacity and infrastructure health, and to enable new interconnections to clean-energy projects that support decarbonization. Citizens has committed to contributing a large share of its profits from the programme to clean…


  • Multivac to combine all of Fritsch’s business activities on one site

    With the purchase of around 7.6 hectares of land on the new Industrial Park in the town of Iphofen The Multivac Group is cementing plans for the relocation of the Fritsch company with the aim of combining all the business operations of the dough machinery manufacturer on one site. Currently, operations have been spread up…


  • Cold Chain Climate Summit 2024: UK poised to lead the world towards -15°C

    The UK can lead the world in moving smoothly and safely from a frozen food temperature set point of -18oC to -15oC, affirmed the Cold Chain Federation at the Cold Chain Climate Summit 2024 on 13th March. It is expected the move will secure massive reductions in the energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions of…


  • Danone unveils worldwide training initiative to enhance skills

    Danone has today announced the launch of a global training program aimed at upskilling 100,000 employees to meet future skills demands (eg AI, sustainability), with an investment of €100 million. Danone estimates it will need to fill 2,500 job roles across Europe to prepare for evolving job needs. Danone said it is preparing to meet…


  • Beer makers can enhance operational efficiency with inkjet printing, laser marking and labelling

    Videojet Technologies can help beer manufacturers streamline their operations and keep production lines running efficiently with a range of printing and labelling solutions. The global leader in coding, marking, and printing, notes that as projections for growth continue for the beer industry, beer manufacturers must rely on both their brewing equipment and their coding and…


  • Fresh lineup of six pre-mixed cocktails from De Kuyper

    William Grant & Sons and DeKuyper have worked together to launch an expert-made, ready-to-serve cocktail range. A four-strong range will debut with UK retailers this Spring, with two cocktail serves rolling out in Sainsbury’s from mid-March and four on Amazon from April. The De Kuyper’s range includes four classic cocktails, which are designed to cater…


  • Generative AI for smart grid modelling

    Image: MIT LIDS MIT’s Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems (LIDS) aims to apply generative AI to smart grid modelling. The initiative, part of the Tennessee Tech University led smart grid modelling and testing ‘Smart Grid Deployment Consortium’ project in the Appalachian region of the US, will focus on creating AI-driven generative models for customer…


  • Accu-Assembly to Showcase Groundbreaking AccuLiFT SMT Component Reel Storage System at 2024 IPC APEX EXPO

    Accu-Assembly Inc., a leading industrial automation company, is set to exhibit at the upcoming 2024 IPC APEX EXPO, scheduled to take place from April 9-11, 2024 at the Anaheim Convention Center in California. Accu-Assembly will be exhibiting its revolutionary AccuLiFT SMT Component Reel Vertical Modular Storage and Retrieval System at Booth 4030. The AccuLiFT system…


  • Magnalytix to Tout Industry-leading Testing Services at APEX 2024

    Magnalytix, providing real-time reliability solutions for electronics manufacturing, will exhibit at the 2024 IPC APEX EXPO, scheduled to take place April 9-11, 2024 at the Anaheim Convention Center in California. The company will promote its capabilities as the industry’s largest provider of third-party SIR testing services and comprehensive reporting of Objective Evidence at Booth #2811.…