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One magnet too many

Running multiple electron microscopes in close proximity can have a detrimental effect on beam shift and image resolution due…

New FLIR GF77 Gas Find IR Series Increases the Versatility of FLIR’s Uncooled Gas Detection Solutions

Building on the previous methane-detecting GF77 camera release, FLIR now offers two lens types for finding a wider variety…

New release of ProcessVue® Analyser of the Alarm Management suite includes customisable dashboards, improved message handling and simplified workflow

M.A.C. Solutions has released a new version of its ProcessVue® Analyser, part of the ProcessVue Alarm Management software suite,…

Zoro UK re-launches business accounts to help home workers

Zoro, a one-stop-shop for more than 250,000 industrial consumables, tools and business supplies, has re-launched Zoro Business Accounts, with…

Micro-Epsilon makes multi million Euro investment in new micro-mechatronics production centre to serve the semiconductor industry

Precision sensor manufacturer Micro-Epsilon is investing more than 10 million Euros in a production centre for micro-mechatronics at its…

RS Components now supplies Siemens intelligent IIoT Gateways

Providing hardware which will be pivotal in making factories smarter LONDON, UK, 29 September 2020 – RS Components (RS),…

Is ROS the future?

~ Exploring the common language for industrial automation ~ The open source Robot Operating System (ROS) has been…

Introducing the Memor™ K – a powerful, pocketable companion for any data capture application

Redbourn, September 29th  2020. Datalogic is pleased to introduce the new Memor™ K mobile computer, a powerful, pocketable companion…

Heavy duty load cells for agricultural machinery: VPG Transducer’s new Agribar™ 5330 load cell available from Variohm EuroSensor

Recently announced by VPG Transducers and available with full support from Variohm EuroSensor, the global sensor manufacturer’s UK distribution…

New contracts and new jobs provide a welcome relocation present for Deritend

25 new jobs could be created at a Black Country engineering solutions provider after it finalised the creation of…

New LEEA Board member for Australia

After nine years’ of highly valued service, Ashley Thacker has stepped down from the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA)…

MACSA ID UK AGREES STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH CODETRONIX

Exciting new agreement enables coding and marking specialists to expand product offering and double service and sales capacity across…

ALLOYED AND NTT DATA XAM TECHNOLOGIES COLLABORATE TO BUILD ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING BUSINESS

 NTT DATA XAM TECHNOLOGIES (XAM) of Japan, and Alloyed, the trading name of OxMet Technologies Ltd of Oxford, UK,…

How to identify and avoid buying fake NSK bearings

When a company’s reputation is at stake, no purchasing or engineering teams want to fall into the trap of…

Silicon Labs and STRATIS Bring Smart Home Solutions to Apartment Communities 

New smart home solution uses Silicon Labs’ multiprotocol SoCs to enhance smarter apartment communities AUSTIN, Texas – Sept. 28,…

Crosby|Straightpoint Launches Multi-Function INSIGHT Software

Crosby|Straightpoint has launched its multifaceted INSIGHT software that allows users to monitor up to 126 load cells from up…

93% INCREASE IN WOMEN IN ENGINEERING DURING LAST DECADE

New research shows the number of females applying for engineering courses has almost doubled in the last 10 years. Despite…

New solutions for automation networking and wiring

In recent years, networking and wiring solutions for field-mounted devices in automation systems have changed beyond recognition and it…

Scaling data: from the floor to the board

~ How a single piece of data can inform a robust data strategy ~ In 1800, German philosopher…

Technical guides published to explain gear technology choices

~ WEG releases first gearbox guide in a four-part series ~ Mechanical equipment manufacturer, WEG has published…

The future of manufacturing installations

~ How the manufacturing industry will adapt to the new world ~ While the word manufacturing has come…

3DPRINTUK completes its £1m expansion plan and becomes the first bureau in the UK to launch HP MJF 5210

Further investment at London-based 3DPRINTUK sees the UK’s leading 3D print service provider expand capabilities and capacity for the…

New Covid-19 support measures will save thousands of jobs in the metalforming sector

Thousands of jobs in the metalforming sector will be saved thanks to the latest measures of Coronavirus support announced…

ifm keeps an eye on the consumption of costly industrial gases

Accurately measuring the usage of expensive industrial gases such as argon, nitrogen, carbon dioxide and helium, is…

Digital Skills project launched to protect thousands of West Midlands manufacturing jobs at risk from Covid-19

A major new scheme to help people and manufacturers embrace the digital revolution has been launched in the West…

The benefits of wave springs for medical applications

~ Precise loading in half the space ~ There are more than 500,000 medical technologies on the market,…