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  • Festo’s electric drive automation craft Easter egg flavour pairings for Mondelez

    Dual Festo ELGA timing belt shafts and ESBF electric cylinders direct the filling conveyor in the correct direction to fill the pallet bins evenly. Posted: 1 March 2024 Share this page Mondelez has chosen Festo electric drive technology for a new automated chocolate Easter egg mixing installation at its site in Herentals, Belgium. The egg…


  • Why you need thermal condition monitoring

    Product quality is high on the priority list of any reputable manufacturer. Whether your business manufactures finished articles or components for other businesses to incorporate into their products, the risks are the same: If your production equipment fails, your business quickly transitions from a profitable organisation to a loss-making company. Many businesses used to keep…


  • Ashbury helps industry to balance consumer expectations and compliance demands

    A leading food regulatory consultancy is supporting manufacturers in their quest to find the sweet spot between meeting consumer expectations and upholding ever-changing compliance demands regarding sugar reduction. Ashbury finds this year, there seems to be growing concerns about the impacts of added sugar on human health, the environment and the economy – the 2023…


  • Sondrel announces two new design contract wins

    Sondrel, a leading provider of ultra-complex chips for leading global technology brands, announces that it has secured two new contracts to supply Design Consultancy Services for a Network processor chip and a Radio Transceiver chip. In addition, Sondrel has received new purchase orders for Design Consultancy Services from two existing customers operating in the Network…


  • ROCKA Solutions Named Distributor for SCS Static Control Solutions

    ROCKA Solutions is proud to announce its partnership with SCS (Static Control Solutions), the largest manufacturer of Static Control products in North America. As distributor for SCS products, ROCKA Solutions expands its portfolio to offer comprehensive Static Control Solutions to its customers. SCS is a full-service provider dedicated to diagnosing ESD events and preventing damage…


  • Kikkoman rolls out limited edition iconic 150ml dispenser bottle

    Leading soy sauce brand, Kikkoman, is to roll out a new limited edition of its iconic 150ml dispenser bottle. ​Around 400,000 of the new bottle design will be made available and will appear in supermarkets now. ​Following the success of its last four creatives the latest one carries symbols of sustainability and harmony from Japanese…


  • CAT6 IDC Connector latest addition to Cliff Electronics FeedThrough Connecter Range

    Cliff Electronics announces a CAT6 Insulation Displacement Connector (IDC) to their very popular range of Feed Through connectors. The new connectors provide a panel mounted ethernet (RJ45) 8-way connector, commonly used in network applications, that users can hardwire internally using the IDC contacts at the rear. The IDC system is ideal for all on-site wiring…


  • CG Power and Industrial Solutions Limited, Renesas, and Stars Microelectronics, to Jointly Build Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test Facility in India

    CG Power and Industrial Solutions Limited (“CG”), a part of Tube Investments of India Limited and the Murugappa Group; Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723, “Renesas”), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions; and Stars Microelectronics (Thailand) Public Co. Ltd (“Stars Microelectronics”), a Thailand-based Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test (OSAT) provider; had recently signed a Joint…


  • 709/719 series: Snap-in portfolio features new overmolding

    Metering and handheld operating devices in hygiene-critical application areas, such as in medical equipment, require designs optimized for safe handling as well as resistance to dirt. binder has therefore equipped its 709 and 719 snap-in series with a new overmolding that supports single-handed mating and unmating, but also improves resistance to contamination. binder, a leading…


  • Virginia’s REC wins the second annual Powered by Diversity Award

    (Speaking on behalf of REC and receiving the Powered by Diversity award was Peter Muhoro, REC’s Chief Strategy Technology and Innovation Officer. Photo by Yusuf Latief.) Rappahannock Electric Cooperative (REC), a member-owned utility that provides electric service to nearly 170,000 connections in portions of 22 Virginia counties, has won the second annual 2023 Powered by…