
After years of research and development, NSK is revising the basic dynamic load rating of many bearings by up to double the equivalent rolling contact fatigue life with no change in design or materials. NSK is the first company in 60 years to make a significant breakthrough in bearing life calculation techniques, helping end-users to…

In-Comm Training has joined forces with one of Wolverhampton’s largest employers, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) to help unemployed people into advanced manufacturing jobs. The independent training provider, which operates two state-of-the-art technical academies in Aldridge and Telford, has created a fast-track course that will aim…

Absolute EMS, Inc., an award-winning EMS provider of turnkey contract manufacturing services, celebrates 27 years in supporting the medical industry with precision manufacturing. With certifications including ISO 13485:2016, Absolute EMS has become a trusted partner for medical product development and production. Specializing in the entire lifecycle of medical devices, from New Product Introduction (NPI) to…

ABB has been selected as a project partner for the installation of the world’s widest uncoated machine-glazed (MG) paper machine at Gascogne Papier’s kraft pulp and paper production plant in Mimizan, France. Replacing three older machines, the facility’s PM7 will be fully integrated and standardised using the ABB Ability System 800xA distributed control system (DCS),…

As a business that has always placed the democratisation of premium tier juices at the very top of its great taste manifesto, it makes perfect sense that the UK’s original HPP pioneer Coldpress would move quickly to tackle a spiralling cost of living crisis via the eagerly anticipated launch of a sublime yet affordably priced…

Zero Defects International [ZDI] has announced the acquisition by Altest Corporation of a state of the art XRay inspection system for utilization in their printed circuit board assembly [PCBA] manufacturing facility located in San Jose, California. This X8011-III – 2D and 3D X-ray will enable high quality inspection usage and will further assure continued outstanding product…

Image: 123RF.com The German Energy Agency (DENA) is leading the DIVE project to leverage digital identities to integrate and manage renewable energies in a decentralised landscape. The DIVE – ‘Digital identities as trust anchors in the energy system’ – project, which has been reported by Energy Web, is focussed on establishing secure and reliable digital…

TVA’s Raccoon Mountain pumped hydro project. Image: TVA US researchers have created a new method to predict electric grid stability in real time using signals from pumped storage hydropower facilities. The researchers at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UT) have developed an algorithm that uses signals from pumped…

Not one, but two awards were presented at Fruit Logistica for innovations in the fresh produce sector. In addition to the annual Fruit Logistica Innovation Award (FLIA), which went to Unica Fresh for its Zucchiolo variety, this was the first time a prize was given honouring innovations in machinery and technology. The Dutch company Koppert…

Nearly five years after its original launch, one of the UK’s most popular multi-award-winning plant-based cheeses is relaunching with a new recipe. Applewood Vegan, which launched in autumn 2019, will be hitting the shelves in supermarkets around the UK with a few tweaks to its originally hugely successful recipe that will improve the cheese’s texture…