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  • Fort – the complete smart security range from ESP

    Fort, a complete range of smart security products, includes intruder alarms, video doorbells, video security lights, sensors, and a selection of 1080p cameras. They all operate under a single app– the ‘Click Smart+’ app – which is subscription-free, with no additional fees incurred. At the heart of the Fort smart security range is the smart…


  • Octopus Energy announces £625m investment and software acquisition

    Image courtesy Octopus Energy The clean energy group announced the investment of £625 million ($800 million) days after an acquisition from Octopus Energy-owned Kraken Technologies of the advanced renewable energy management software provider Sennen. Octopus Energy Group, the UK’s largest power supplier and owner of the Kraken technology platform, announced the additional investment from its…


  • GEA’s marination system enhances brine distribution for improved ham sliceability

    GEA multijector in use on the top sides of pork. Posted: 21 December 2023 Share this page GEA has developed a system for tenderising meat that optimises the distribution of brine and provides ham with better sliceability – not to mention a reduction in slicing losses. By using the GEA MultiCarve tenderising process between the…


  • EU’s gas and hydrogen market reforms move step closer

    Image: 123RF.com Updated rules to decarbonise the EU’s gas market and create a hydrogen market have been provisionally agreed between the European Parliament and Council. With this agreement, the rules need now to be formally adopted by the respective parties and published to enter into force. The key focuses of the new rules are to…


  • Production test: the key to supplying the highest quality ASICs

    One of the most desirable trends in electronics system design is to push as much functionality as possible into a single device. To achieve that, it is favourable to use an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) over an off-the-shelf IC. To ensure ASICs retain their edge over their standardised counterparts, each device must undergo a…


  • Fahmi Helmi from ViTrox Technologies at productronica 2023

    Chloe O’Brien speaks to Fahmi Helmi from ViTrox Technologies at productronica 2023 in Munich, Germany. [embedded content] WNIE TV is kindly sponsored by Hanwha, Koh Young Technologies, Adaptsys, KIC, ART, ASYS, Mechnano, Arch Systems, MIRTEC, Fuji, Humiseal, BTU, Viscom and ECD.


  • Optimising pressure sensors for HVAC systems

    ~ Improving air heating, cooling and filtering processes with custom ICs ~ Building operations account for 30 per cent of global final energy consumption, with almost half of this energy demand used for space and water heating according to statistics from the International Energy Agency. Businesses are increasingly looking to cut down energy consumption, driven…


  • ASRock Industrial Unveils the NUC Ultra 100 Motherboard Series with Intel® Core™ Ultra Processors to Go Beyond

    ASRock Industrial releases the NUC Ultra 100 Motherboard Series with breakthrough powered by Intel® Core™ Ultra processors (Meteor Lake-H). Presenting a 3D performance hybrid architecture that supports up to 14 cores and 20 threads, complemented by the latest integrated Intel® ARC Graphics and the pioneering Intel® NPU AI engine. The NUC Ultra 100 Motherboard Series…


  • TIPA unveils groundbreaking fully compostable capsule lid with ATI

    Global packaging developer and manufacturer Tipa has launched a first of its kind fully compostable coffee capsule lid in collaboration with technology innovation company ATI. The development comes at a time when consumers view composability as one of the most environmentally sustainable end-of-life disposal methods for packaging (source: Packaging Insights, 2022). Furthermore, a recent study from Wageningen…


  • Italian packaging machine exports skyrocket as sector surpasses €9bn milestone

    The Italian packaging technology sector has exceeded €9 billion for the first time in 2023, according to preliminary data from Mecs-Centro Studi di Ucima (Union of Italian Manufacturers of Automatic Wrapping and Packaging Machines). The overall turnover of the sector stands at €9bn and €50m, an increase of 6% compared to 2022. If the final…