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  • AB Akola Group invests in natural functional drinks start-up

    AB Akola Group has signed an agreement with Brite Drinks, a functional drinks start-up, to invest €450,000. Akola Group will receive a minority stake in the start-up and a seat on its board. Brite Drinks is a Lithuanian-owned manufacturer of ‘Brite’ functional drink, with sales to the United Kingdom, Ireland, Belgium, France, and the Baltic…


  • Three of the top five sustainability commitments by businesses involve plastic reduction

    Satisfying consumers’ demand for sustainability is a primary driving force for tackling environmental issues. Today’s food and beverage companies are poised to minimise plastic as a favoured packaging material, as recent research has unveiled that three out of the top five commitments made by business leaders to address sustainability challenges include the reduction of plastic…


  • Round Table for Industry identifies €800bn EU energy infrastructure investment gap

    Image courtesy 123rf The European Round Table for Industry (ERT) has found that a cumulative €800 billion of combined public and private sector investment will need to be funnelled into existing energy infrastructure, including the power grid, by 2030 to ensure the sector is fit for net zero. The report, Strengthening Europe’s Energy Infrastructure, put…


  • Green Circuits to Spotlight Expertise in Robotics for Industrial Automation at Automate Show

    Green Circuits, a full-service Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) partner to leading OEMs, is excited to showcase its proficiency in robotics for industrial automation at the highly anticipated Automate Show. The event is scheduled to take place May 6-9, 2024 in Chicago and serves as a premier platform for industry professionals to explore the latest advancements…


  • Brooks Automation Receives 2024 New Product Introduction Award for Collaborative Robots in Electronics Testing

    Brooks Automation is proud to announce its recognition by the 2024 CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY NPI (New Product Introduction) Awards in the category of Test and Inspection – Functional Test. The prestigious award acknowledges Brooks Automation’s exceptional contribution to the field of automation with its groundbreaking PreciseFlex™ 3400 Collaborative Robot, featuring a servo gripper with IntelliGuideTM embedded…


  • Altus Group Celebrates 30 Years of Innovation with Scienscope

    Altus Group, a prominent distributor of capital equipment within the electronics industry across the UK and Ireland, is pleased to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Scienscope International, a leading supplier of advanced inspection solutions. Over the past three decades, Scienscope has consistently demonstrated a steadfast commitment to excellence, innovation, and customer-centric values, aligning closely with…


  • Grupo Gallo grows children’s pasta market by 81%

    The magic of Disney has managed to attract excitement to the children’s pasta market, which already accounts for 44% of the Grupo Gallo brand’s growth in 2023. Gallo said it closed 2023 with very positive figures thanks to the boom in sales of its pasta in the shape of Disney and Disney Pixar characters. The…


  • Canavisia to exhibit at Embedded World 2024

    For the first time Canavisia, a Seica Company, will be exhibiting at Embedded World 2024 to present a series of Smart Tools for electronics designers, test and production engineers which can be deployed as stand-alone solutions or embedded in integrated manufacturing systems, whether for small or high-volume production.  DeviceClip is a universal ISP (In-System Programming)…


  • DigiKey and NXP Unveil MCX MCU Design Contest 
at Embedded World 2024

    DigiKey, a leading global commerce distributor offering the largest selection of technical components and automation products in stock for immediate shipment, is excited to announce its teaming up with NXP® Semiconductors to launch the MCX MCU Design Contest at embedded world. Using NXP’s new FRDM development boards, contest participants are invited to submit design ideas…


  • Visit Microchip at Embedded World 2024 Hall 3A Stand 135

    The well-known advantages of a Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface for embedded designs include its compatibility with various devices, streamlined communication protocol, in-field updatability and power delivery capabilities. To help easily incorporate this functionality into embedded systems, Microchip Technology has launched the AVR® DU family of microcontrollers (MCUs). As the next generation of Microchip 8-bit MCUs to…