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  • David Torp from Mechnano at productronica 2023

    Bob Willis speaks to David Torp from Mechnano 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.


  • NEW MODEL INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING (NMITE) ANNOUNCES NEW CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER

    NMITE has confirmed the appointment of David Oloke as its new Chief Academic Officer and first Professor of Civil Engineering.  David will take up the role and the leadership of NMITE’s academic mission in February 2024, an exciting year for NMITE as it will see its first graduates, the pioneers who, in September 2021, embarked…


  • Marshall-Tufflex launches new desktop power and data module

    Marshall-Tufflex has expanded its range of underfloor to desk solutions with the launch of the modern and versatile Icon Desktop Module, ideal for small offices, home offices and educational facilities. The new Icon Desktop Module, available in black and white, contains two individually switched UK power sockets and integral USB A and USB C charging…


  • New nVent SCHROFF RatiopacPRO Style Desktop Case product range available from Foremost Electronics

    Design the difference – individualise desktop cases with ease Environmentally friendly – use of recycled materials, limited use of plastic Foremost Electronics, a UK Platinum Parter for nVent SCHROFF enclosures, are now able to supply the new nVent SCHROFF RatiopacPRO Style portfolio of modular, 19” desktop cases. In addition to providing robust protection for electronic…


  • Lucky Saint launches alcohol-free IPA

    For the first time since its inception five years ago Lucky Saint has its second beer with the launch of its Alcohol-Free Superior Hazy IPA. After two years of research an development, Lucky Saint is set to launch what it considers is its category-defining IPA to join its award-winning Alcohol-Free Superior Unfiltered Lager. True to…


  • European Commission to boost Gabreta smart grids project with €100mn

    Image courtesy 123rf The EU’s Connecting Europe Facility financing mechanism has announced new funding for the Gabreta smart grids project, located between Czechia and Germany. The Gabreta project, a Project of Common Interest (PCI), will receive support from the Facility of €100 million ($107.6 million). Increasing numbers of renewable energy sources, electric mobility, and advances…


  • Saudi Arabia’s ENOWA unveils high voltage smart grid for NEOM

    Smart city concept. Image courtesy 123rf Saudi Arabian electric utility company and NEOM subsidiary ENOWA has announced development of a blueprint for a high-voltage smart grid “that has never been built in the world.” This is according to ENOWA’s CEO Peter Terium, who in a video interview with Arab News on the side of COP28…


  • Bacardi cuts carbon footprint of glass bottle production

    Family-owned spirits company, Bacardi has successfully completed the world’s first commercial production of a glass spirits bottle fuelled by hydrogen in a trial that took place earlier this month. Bacardi worked with premium glassmaker, Hrastnik1860, to pioneer new technology that powered a glass furnace with hydrogen as its primary energy source and in doing so…


  • Makita updates the Impact Driver range with new dual spring technology

    Makita has introduced a new Impact Driver to its powerful XGT range. Whilst offering the same benefits as its predecessor, the manufacturer has incorporated new dual spring technology and improved anvil stability into its new TD002G 40VMax XGT Brushless Impact Driver, resulting in less wobble. The heavy-duty TD002G 40VMax XGT Brushless Impact Driver, powered by a…


  • New apprenticeships for the power industry

    Energy & Utility Skills has announced three new apprenticeships for the power industry, developed collaboratively with employers and the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE). The collaboration involved data collection and gathering evidence to maximise government funding for these apprenticeships.  Energy & Utility Skills have secured the inclusion of power industry authorisations into the end-point…