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Image courtesy Atlas Copco In 2024, the Scandinavian Touring Car Championship (STCC), based in Sweden with rounds in Norway, will become the first national racing series in the world to compete with electric touring cars. Key to enabling this transformation are Swedish industrial company Atlas Copco’s ZBC battery-based energy storage systems, which will be used…
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Image: Eversource Eversource is ready to instal smart meters for its more than 1.2 million residential and small business customers in Connecticut, US. The proposal, which was filed in November 2021, forms part of Eversource’s electricity system modernisation and is intended to replace mostly end of life meters – most of them AMR drive-by read…
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In this series of application examples looking at Contrinex Smart Inductive and Photoelectric sensors in a Smart Factory, we now look at presence detection and dimensional measurement using inductive sensors. In a Smart manufacturing cell, an inductive sensor positioned at the end of an outfeed conveyor, checks for the presence of a metal machined part.…
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Manrose has announced it is a finalist in the H&V News Awards within the ‘Net Zero Impact’ category. A leading UK-based ventilation manufacturer, the company has made the shortlist for its ‘Making Ventilation More Sustainable’ entry, which covers the company undergoing a manufacturing transformation at its Reading site by moving from using virgin to recycled…
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PPMA 2023 show announcement, Brillopak stand C62 Brillopak has completed a 12-month re-engineering programme to streamline the size and price of their most popular case/crate packing systems; the UniPAKer, PunnetPAKer and TrayPAKer. At PPMA stand C62, Brillopak will reveal next generation systems – the UniPAKer II, PunnetPAKer II and TrayPAKer II – which are 25%…
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World-leaders in gas measurement and control solutions, Chell Instruments have launched the 2432 pressure scanner – another step forward in their long line of pressure scanners optimised for test cell use. With a significant development in pressure scanning technology, the 2432 utilises new and advanced digital sensor technology to provide the most accurate results possible.…
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Domino Printing Sciences has released a new Vx-Series, state-of-the-art thermal transfer overprinters (TTO) for increased efficiency on flexible food packaging lines. The Vx-Series is designed to maximise production uptime while reducing ribbon usage in flow wrap and vertical (VFFS) and horizontal form fill seal (HFFS) applications. Domino said the Vx-Series was developed in direct consultation…
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Tate & Lyle has announced a major investment programme in its corn wet mill in Boleráz, Slovakia, to establish new capacity for its non-GMO Promitor Soluble Fibres. The production of fibres during the first phase of the programme will start in mid-2024, representing a €25 million investment. The ingredients makers said its programme is expected…
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Image courtesy 123rf The International Energy Agency’s (IEA’s) latest World Energy Outlook (WEO) report finds that investment in robust, digitalised grid systems will be key for preventing costs associated with potentially volatile fuel prices. The report, which looks to a 2030 energy system in which clean tech plays a significantly greater role than today, states…
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CalcuQuote, a supply chain solution provider for the electronics industry, is honored to announce that its cutting-edge quote management platform, QuoteCQ, has been awarded the prestigious Step-by-Step Excellence Award (SbSEA). The award was announced during ceremony at NEPCON Asia on October 11, 2023. QuoteCQ, a comprehensive quote management platform, has redefined the way electronics companies…
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