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  • White paper: Call to improve building safety with ‘fire survival’ circuit cables

    Wrexham Mineral Cables (WMC) has published a white paper on how to address serious failures of vital building safety systems through enhanced understanding of cable specification. Published this week, and free to download from the company’s website, the white paper, titled, ‘Expecting the unexpected: specifying safety-critical circuit cables for fire survival’, was written in response…


  • Kalsec launches R&D lab at Wageningen

    Ribbon cutting ceremony of the new lab and office facilities with Roger Nahas, Ph.D., Kalsec’s executive vice president of global R&D and chief innovation officer; Martha Todd, chair of board of directors; and Julie Heine, president and chief commercial officer. Posted: 8 November 2023 Share this page Kalsec is expanding its existing footprint on the…


  • Arla Foods Ingredients targets healthy ageing with milk powder recipes

    Arla Foods Ingredients is helping manufacturers meet growing demand for formulated milk powders targeting healthy ageing. Advanced Nutrition Manufacturing – Arla Foods Ingredients’ manufacturing division, which is well known as a third party provider of infant nutrition products – also has the capacity to produce formulated milk powders for adults on a private label basis.…


  • Greece’s HEDNO to deploy 3.1 million smart meters

    Image: EIB Greek DSO HEDNO (Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator) is receiving European Investment Bank support for its 3.12 million first phase smart meter rollout. The agreement covers a €150 million (US$160 million) 15-year loan, with the smart meters aimed to help modernise and reinforce the Greek electricity distribution network. HEDNO will instal 3.12 million…


  • PPMA BEST STEM DAY AT SILVERSTONE TURBOCHARGES STEM EDUCATION

    Over fifty children from PPMA member families were able to learn more about STEM (Science, technology, engineering, Maths) at the home of The British Grand Prix and one of the UK’s most prestigious Racing Circuits, Silverstone. PPMA BEST held the STEM day at Silverstone, one of the best motor racing race circuits in the world.…


  • Quaker Oats switches to paper packaging for porridge pots

    Quaker Oats has rolled out new paper packaging across its entire range of porridge pots. The move is set to reduce the brand’s use of virgin plastic by up to 200 tonnes each year [calculated by reference to the estimated volume of Quaker pots to be manufactured in 2023] and make it easier for people…


  • “FactoryLogix: Simple On The Outside, Smart On The Inside”

    By Michael Ford, Aegis Software MES solutions represent a manufacturing conundrum. The most complex of operations need to be prepared and executed in the simplest ways. Aegis’ FactoryLogix breaks the mold on Smart MES technology, using composable interfaces to easily invoke sophisticated operational logic, based on our built-in, robust data model. The shortest time to…


  • Astute Electronics’ Mark Shanley Honoured with MOD Quality Ambassador 2023 Award

    Astute Electronics is delighted to announce that its Sales and Marketing Director, Mark Shanley, is set to be celebrated at the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) Quality Awards 2023. Mark’s dedication and expertise have earned him the ‘John Bullock Quality Ambassador’ accolade for his pivotal role within the MOD Counterfeit Avoidance Working Group (CAWG). The…


  • Ventec Giga Solutions to distribute Hi-Print inkjet portfolio for precision PCB printing

    Advanced, digital alternative to silk-screen expands one-stop shop for electronic manufacturing Ventec Giga Solutions, the equipment division of Ventec International Group (6672 TT) that delivers turnkey workflow solutions, including equipment selection, installation, and commissioning, has reached an agreement to distribute high-performance inkjet-printers from Hi-Print in Europe and North America. Hi-Print creates advanced, high-accuracy inkjet printers…


  • 2023 Advantech Industrial IoT World Partner Conference – Co-creating a New Era of AIoT

    Advantech, a global leader in Industrial IoT, hosted their Industrial IoT World Partner Conference with the theme “Partnering for the Next AIoT” and launched a two-day series of forums and a new product showcase. Based on its recent sector-driven strategy, the conference emphasizes two core product development directions: Industrial Edge Computing for AIoT Acceleration and…