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  • Setting New Standards in Precision Soldering: Thermaltronics Unveils TMT-R9000S Solder Robot

    Thermaltronics USA, Inc., a manufacturer of award-winning solder robots, proudly announces the launch of its latest innovation, the TMT-R9000S Solder Robot. This compact and versatile benchtop unit is engineered to redefine precision soldering, catering to a wide range of applications in the electronics manufacturing industry.  Key to the TMT-R9000S’s capabilities is its incorporation of SMEMA…


  • ZESTRON to Host Equipment Demo Day & Open House at Manassas Technical Center

    ZESTRON, the leading global provider of high-precision cleaning products, services, and training solutions in the electronics manufacturing and semiconductor industries, is excited to announce its upcoming Equipment Demo Day & Open House, scheduled for March 6th, at the ZESTRON Technical Center in Manassas, VA. This event will be a unique opportunity for industry professionals to…


  • Con Edison demonstrates new MV cable splicing technology

    Image: ULC Technologies Con Edison of New York has partnered with robotics engineering company ULC Technologies to develop the new MV cable splicing machine. The new machine is designed to automate the termination of medium voltage cables with improved repeatability and consistency while improving the safety of field workers by minimising exposure to high voltages.…


  • There is no plan

    There is no plan

    Our editorial recently posed the question “Where’s the plan?” in respect of train procurement. Five thousand vehicles were ordered between 2014 and 2019 though since then there has been no substantial mainline train orders except for HS2. As a result, Alstom’s Derby factory has run out of work and over 1,300 employees face redundancy. As…


  • Planteneers offers plant-based alternatives for fermented milk products

    Planteneers is now offering plant-based alternatives for a wide range of fermented milk products whether yogurt, quark, cream cheese, or crème fraîche. These alternative products are based on a variety of protein sources and ingredients, closely resemble animal products in taste and texture, and are just as versatile in use, the company says. For yogurt…


  • Remembering Tom O’Connor, Visionary founder of Rail Media – 1948 – 2024

    Rail Engineer is saddened to hear of the passing of Tom O’Connor, founder and owner of Rail Media, which publishes the RailStaff and Rail Engineer magazines. Tom was a fervent supporter of both the UK railway and its people. Hailing from Clones, County Monaghan in Ireland, Tom moved to Derby in the late 1960s. Tom’s…


  • HS2 update

    HS2 update

    Three months on from the decision to cancel HS2, three parliamentary committee hearings provided further information on how this decision was taken, along with its implications. Liaison Committee 19 December The liaison gives the chairs of the various parliamentary select committee the opportunity to question Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. At this hearing, Sunak answered 108…


  • TriLink – the intelligent renewal of West Coast Main Line north

    The West Coast Main Line (WMCL) is arguably the most important long-distance railway trunk route in Britain. The line was developed in the mid-1800s, to connect London and Glasgow with connections to the cities of Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, and Edinburgh. It does not just connect north and south of the country though, as it also…


  • Bridge infilling: its rise & fall

    Graeme Bickerdike offers his personal reflections on the efforts of campaigners to ensure the social value of legacy railway structures is recognised in asset management decision-making. When I joined a group of like-minded folk to highlight and challenge the impending loss of 130-plus legacy railway structures to National Highways’ (NH) infilling and demolition programme, we…


  • Krones sells 500th ErgoBloc to Philippines bottler

    The anniversary block goes to the Philippine bottler Philippine Spring Water Resources Inc (PSWRI). Posted: 15 February 2024 Share this page Krones has sold its 500th ErgoBloc L to a bottler in the Phillippines as the German packaging and bottling machine manufacturer celebrates the success of the block technology. Ever since the first ErgoBloc L…