The desire from nuclear plant operators for clearer and brighter images to enable them to better monitor their facilities and processes has accelerated the move from expensive, lower resolution tube cameras to higher resolution CMOS based cameras.

An upskill welding programme has been developed to help address a predicted 47% increase in demand for welders across the engineering construction industry (ECI).

The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board’s (ECITB) Labour Forecasting Tool predicts that the number of welders required in the ECI could rise to more than 2,150 by 2030, up from 1,470 in 2025.

Smarter, vetted distribution networks matter now more than ever

The electronic components supply landscape is changing. Given current lead times and supply chain issues, manufacturers of electronic devices can no longer assume that a single authorised channel will deliver the components they need on schedule or is the most cost-effective route.