Farnell has reached a new distribution agreement with Gateworks to stock rugged, industrial specification single board computers. Gateworks’ single board computer (SBC) products benefit users by contributing to a low system failure rate in the field.

The Armoured Vehicle Exhibition and IAV Conference (23-26 January) provides precision bearing specialist Carter Manufacturing the ideal opportunity to promote its extensive range of industry leading bearings and tools.

The use of Dymax SpeedMask, available in the UK from adhesives specialist Intertronics, has enabled German aircraft engine manufacturer MTU Aero Engines to reduce its masking process time from four hours down to just 14 minutes.

QSigma, a supplier of optical measurement solutions for industrial applications, has chosen 3D laser profile scanners from Micro-Epsilon for use on its Spring Measurement Solution (SMS), a measurement system for precise 3D measurement of coil springs and other manufactured components.

Machine change-over-time in production is a key issue affecting the profitable operation of packaging lines and can often present a critical bottleneck. Elesa provided a solution to this problem and has been awarded the German Design Award.

To make the digital design of circuit diagrams even more effective, Igus is releasing 2,046 new macros for its Eplan planning software.

The Phoenix Contact Group has acquired Canadian company iS5 Communications based in Mississauga, Ontario. The provider of industrial network products specialises in services and solutions for critical infrastructure networks.

RS Group has qualified as a constituent of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI), which measures the performance of companies selected with environment, social and governance (ESG) criteria using a best-in-class approach.

Scorpion Vision has launched what it claims is the industry’s biggest online marketplace for machine vision and imaging at shop.scorpion.vision.

OKdo and DesignSpark, both part of RS Group, have entered into a strategic partnership that puts the engineering community at the heart of the proposition. With the recent launch of the OKdo range of ROCK boards, created in collaboration with Radxa, it was important that improved support was developed for users.