RS Components looks at life beyond the limits with new DesignSpark podcast series ‘The Engineering Edge’

Professor Lucy Rogers PhD goes it alone, meeting engineers from the primal to the professional to find out how…

Güdel Tracks Help Launch CNC Robotics Into New Markets

The combination of a 6-axis robot and a linear track is not unusual in today’s fast moving automation environment….

SICK Goes Flat Out for Sub-miniature Performance

WITH the launch of its G2 Flat family of photoelectric sensors, SICK has shrunk outstanding performance into a miniature…

Mobile wind generator certified for use with Ultralife batteries

~Ultralife’s LiFePO4 batteries are perfect match for mobile renewable generator~ Ultralife Corporation, the global military-standard battery manufacturer, has tested…

EV charging solution wins EDF Energy’s 2019 Pulse Innovation Challenge

4 November 2019 – An innovative platform that makes it simpler, cheaper and greener for drivers to charge electric…

Cambridge University students collaborate with F1 and supercar experts to create one of the world’s most energy efficient cars

A team of undergraduate students enlisted the support of Formula 1 engineering experts and the world’s largest tyre company…

Black country company helps Endurance Vehicle Solutions kit out new £400,000 workshop

Lifting and brake testing experts TotalKare has secured a major contract to help a new force in contract hire…

IMarEST CHAIRMAN PRESENTS THORDON FOUNDER WITH ENGINEERING’S HIGHEST ACCOLADE

On 31st October 2019, George A. (Sandy) Thomson, the founder of Thordon Bearings and a pioneer in the development…

Material diversity: High quality and innovative materials for optimum performance

When choosing the appropriate material, users should always consider the area of application. Marcus Schneck, CEO of norelem explains…

Large Prisms for Demanding Spectroscopic Applications

Optical Surfaces Ltd. is a leading manufacturer of large, high quality prisms for spectroscopic, surveying and telescope applications. Prisms are…

Northwest Crane Service Uses Hydra-Slide System for Transformer Project

Oklahoma, U.S.-based Northwest Crane Service, L.L.C. (Northwest) utilized a 500-ton capacity Hydra-Slide HT500 heavy track hydraulic skidding system to…

Manchester Metropolitan helps deliver pioneering digital manufacturing hub and masters degree course in Vietnam

Manchester Metropolitan is to replicate its digital manufacturing facility PrintCity in Vietnam and launch an equivalent to the successful…

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