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Piezo actuators – the driving force for additive manufacturing

Additive manufacturing is no longer simply a niche technique for rapid prototyping, and is establishing itself in industrial production….

COVID-19 Forces Pump Industry Awards Postponement

Following the Government’s latest guidance, the BPMA and its event organiser, Touchwave Media, have agreed to postpone the 2020…

Manchester start-up founder named in Forbes 2020 ‘30 Under 30 Europe’ list

Martin Vares, the 27-year-old founder of Fractory, a cloud manufacturing platform based at the Eagle Lab on Albert…

ECS screen cleaner keeps school’s playing fields free of flood debris

A new screen cleaner is helping to protect the environment at one of the country’s oldest schools from the…

ProSolv® high performance vapour degreasing solvent,   simple “drop-in” replacement for n-Propyl bromide and trichloroethylene

Vapour degreasing is one of the most widely used cleaning systems in the engineering industry. The most commonly used…

Nidec ASI supplies battery energy storage solutions for next-generation Norwegian electric ferries, for tourism with zero environmental impact in the fjords

The partnership continues with Brødrene Aa for Seasight IV, the third vessel equipped with BESS solutions by Nidec ASI…

Micro-Measurements Introduces CHA Series for Humidity-Exposure Applications

New stress analysis strain gage sensors with enhanced encapsulation offer improved protection from humidity The Micro-Measurements® brand of Vishay Precision…

Calculating robot ROI

~ How to determine the true cost of robotics ~ Google Trends data demonstrates that web searches for the phrase,…

Great power in compact form

maxon has developed a unique upgrade in the form of a new product series for its standard micro gearhead:…

Hexagon enhances its simulation solutions for Smart Factories and Smart Industrial Facilities with the acquisition of CAEfatigue

Hexagon AB, a global leader in sensor, software and autonomous solutions, today announced the acquisition of CAEfatigue Limited, a…

The rise of precision automation

In recent years, there has been a significant push towards precision automation and multi-axis motion, as more industries try…

Breakthrough Solutions for VSD Failures…

Would you like to reduce or even eliminate lost production due to Variable Speed Drive breakdown? There are over 3,000,000…

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