Solid Sands, the leader in C and C++ compiler and library qualification solutions, and its partner BUGSENG, a specialist in automated software verification, today announced the successful completion of a library qualification project for MDA Space, a trusted mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space industry. This qualification supports MDA Space on the design…

A group of Black Country air cadets are flying high after receiving a generous donation from a local manufacturer. 2488 (Kingswinford) Squadron Air Training Corps will use a £5000 grant from Alloy Wire International’s ‘Wired for Good’ campaign to purchase flight simulators and essential equipment to help young people take part in activities, including the…

Traditional manufacturing quality control has long wrestled with a fundamental limitation: the balance between speed and data depth. Manual visual inspection is inherently subjective and prone to human fatigue, while conventional rule-based machine vision struggles to adapt to natural, non-critical surface variations, often causing costly bottlenecks or false rejections. The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI)…

A Birmingham‑based manufacturing business specialising in bottling and packaging is entering its next phase of growth after securing funding from Allica Bank — and is now producing components for innovative cancer care technology. DaceCrown has invested in new machinery and expanded capacity, enabling it to pursue larger contracts with major brands including Boots, Estée Lauder…

OMNI16R replaces ageing infrastructure enabling safe operation To help operators in critical industries such as oil and gas, nuclear and power generation upgrade their alarm systems, Omniflex is supporting the transition from legacy CSA alarm annunciators to its modern OMNI16R platform. This allows the upgrade of ageing alarm infrastructure, such as MPAS 90 and SA9100,…

Medical device regulation isn’t getting “tougher” in theory, it’s getting tougher in practice, right now, in the form of tighter documentation expectations, deeper traceability demands, and less tolerance for variation at scale. For OEMs, that reality is forcing a hard reassessment of one often-overlooked risk factor, how precision metal components are manufactured, validated, and then…

Manufacturing technology changes how employees interact with equipment, information, maintenance processes and production decisions. New systems often improve efficiency and reduce some forms of manual work, but they can also introduce unfamiliar controls, updated responsibilities and different ways for faults to develop. Safety knowledge must therefore be reviewed whenever the working environment changes, rather than…

The new SIL-4 high-resolution image intensifier from Specialised Imaging can be synchronised to almost any high-speed camera or video system. Constructed around high gain microchannel plate image intensifiers, these units provide a wide range of sensitivity, gain and resolution options to satisfy even the most demanding imaging applications. Advances in the field of Fusion research rely on time-resolved plasma diagnostics to characterise rapidly evolving phenomena such…

Resolve Optics reports on strong growth in demand for applications optimized military vision lenses designed to provide battlefield, aircraft and naval crews with enhanced situational awareness and a real-time view of the external environment. Rob Watkinson, Sales Manager at Resolve Optics commented “Vision systems for military purposes increasingly require durable, high-performance lenses that can withstand…

Modern Automation is not only about reliability, but also about flexibility, speed of installation and full compatibility with a wide variety of applications. The RIFLINE Complete relay system has been designed with precisely these requirements in mind, as a comprehensive, technically refined product line for applications in control cabinets and machine control systems. At the heart of the…