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  • OPRL welcomes Defra clarity on labelling for EPR

    OPRL has welcomed Defra’s confirmation that OPRL’s ‘Recycle’ label is already compliant with new extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging rules. During an online Business Readiness Forum on Thursday 11 April, Defra announced that labelling requirements for EPR will come into force on 1 April 2027. Linda Crichton, team leader, packaging policy at Defra, also…


  • Primula launches limited-edition NPD to celebrate 100th anniversary

    Primula is celebrating its 100th anniversary with the launch of a limited-edition, public-voted NPD. The brand renowned for its iconic squeezy cheese created the Limited Edition Primula with Cheddar & Chorizo to commemorate a century of making squeezy cheese for generations around the world. Available for £1.85, the new Primula product is now stocked in…


  • MILEX 19” Rugged Rackmount Cases now available from Foremost Electronics

    NATO approved and designed to meet the rigid requirements of U.S. MIL specifications Foremost Electronics, the UK specialist source for E-Mech products and solutions, can now supply MILEX 19” rackmount cases from the  market leading rugged aluminium transit case manufacturer DESAPRO. Foremost has wide experience of providing enclosure solutions for harsh applications in defence, rail,…


  • Microchip Acquires ADAS and Digital Cockpit Connectivity Pioneer VSI Co. Ltd. to Extend Automotive Networking Market Leadership

    Microchip Technology Inc. has announced the completed acquisition of Seoul, Korea-based VSI Co. Ltd., an industry pioneer in providing high-speed, asymmetric, camera, sensor and display connectivity technologies and products based on the Automotive SerDes Alliance (ASA) open standard for in-vehicle networking (IVN). The terms of the transaction are not disclosed.   The market size of automotive…


  • Tektronix and recently acquired EA Elektro-Automatik now offer expanded power portfolio for engineers who are electrifying our world

    The addition of EA’s high-efficiency regenerative power supplies greatly expands Tektronix’s trusted offering Tektronix, Inc a leading provider in test and measurement solutions, has acquired EA Elektro-Automatik (EA), a principal supplier of high-power electronic test solutions for energy storage, mobility, hydrogen, and renewable energy applications. The introduction of EA to the Tektronix team provides the…


  • Renesas Commences Operations of Kofu Factory as Dedicated 300-mm Wafer Fab for Power Semiconductors

    Renesas Electronics Corporation, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced that it has started operations at its Kofu Factory, located in Kai City, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. Renesas aims to boost its production capacity of power semiconductors in anticipation of the growing demand in electric vehicles (EVs). To celebrate this milestone, Renesas held an…


  • 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…