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  • AI-powered tool to simplify navigating electromechanical repair and maintenance standards

    The Association of Electrical and Mechanical Trades (AEMT) is working with the British Standards Institute (BSI) and UKRI’s Driving the Electric Revolution Challenge, delivered by Innovate UK, to develop an AI-powered tool to help electromechanical repair specialists ensure they repair hazardous area motors to the correct standard. The tool, which is being developed with funding…


  • Made Smarter urges manufacturers to harness funded support for digital transformation

    SME manufacturers in the food and drink sector are the latest to secure backing from Made Smarter’s trailblazing adoption programme. Brightside Brewing Company, Just Bee Honey, Studio Bakery, Chandley Ovens, Harbourside Products and Northern Pasta Company are among the latest wave of businesses starting their digitalisation journey to benefit their bottom line and the environment.…


  • ‘We’re playing catch up’: How grid operators see the future of battery storage

    (POWERGEN 2024) From interconnection to market structures, US power grid operators are grappling with an onslaught of battery storage development, which has boomed due to the critical need to shore up variable renewable energy. Two states — California and Texas — account for the vast majority of installed battery storage capacity in the US, which…


  • Sweet anticipation: Hames Chocolates’ 2024 Chocolate trends to spark new cravings

    By staying attuned to the latest trends, retailers can not only meet current consumer expectations but also position themselves at the forefront of the evolving confectionery market in 2024. This is the view of Carol Oldbury, managing director at Hames Chocolates who readily that while it’s hard to predict what 2024 has in store for…


  • CEA-Leti Papers at Photonics West Report Progress Towards MicroLED Bandwidth and Efficiency Improvement

    Details Include Processing LEDs Directly on 200 mm Si Substrates And Minimizing Carrier-Diffusion Length CEA-Leti will present two papers on its microLED technology advances at Photonics West 2024 about making matrices of LEDs with increased data-rate density, and strategies to reduce their efficiency loss at small sizes. Described in the paper, “Parallel Communication with InGaN/GaN…


  • Combine Aven’s Cyclops and Inspector Lamp for Unprecedented Detail in Cable Wire Harness Applications

    Aven, a full-service technology provider, is pleased to offer an advanced solution for harness and cable wiring applications by combining the Cyclops HDMI Digital Microscope with the versatile Inspector Lamp. This integration offers operators convenience and precision in inspection processes.  The Cyclops sets a new standard in inspection scopes with a 4x Lens. This innovative…


  • Another GaN Systems founder, Girvan Patterson, joins QPT as an advisor

    The second co-founder of GaN Systems, Girvan Patterson, has joined his fellow co-founder, Geoff Haynes, as an advisor at QPT. Patterson was CEO at GaN Systems Inc (now part of Infineon) for over eight years and has been the founder of three major start-ups and seven IPOs and M&A transactions. Rupert Baines, QPT’s CEO, said,…


  • Crystal Display Systems Ltd Announces Strategic Partnership with Shenzhen Startek Electronic Technology Co, Ltd to offer the Widest Range of Small Format LCDs Worldwide

    Crystal Display Systems Ltd (CDS), a leading provider of display solutions, is excited to announce a new strategic partnership with Shenzhen Startek Electronic Technology Co, Ltd, a renowned innovator in display technology. This collaboration will see CDS offering the complete Startek display range, encompassing all the industry standard sizes and formats plus an extensive array…


  • SECOND NUKON FIBRE LASER FOR LEADING NORTH-WEST SUBCONTRACTOR

    Just 18 months after purchasing the display machine from the Nukon Lasers UK stand at MACH 2022, Greater Manchester-based AD Laser Cutting Ltd has taken delivery of a second Nukon fibre laser. Whereas AD Laser Cutting’s first fibre laser was a Nukon ECO 315 4kW model, its new machine is from the European laser machine…


  • Flexidao to scale Google’s carbon-free energy tracking globally

    Image: Flexidao Barcelona-headquartered digital solution provider Flexidao is collaborating with Google to track and validate its carbon-free energy portfolio across the globe. At the heart of the process is the creation and utilisation of time-based energy attribute certificates that can then validate Google’s 2030 goal to achieve 24/7 carbon-free energy use. The initiative was launched…