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Productivity gains and climate neutrality through digitalisation

Productivity gains and climate neutrality through digitalisation

There is potential to further increase productivity even in automated production. Digitalisation is the key word; smart data analysis provides the tool – and the environment benefits as well. At Automatica, which will be held at Messe München exhibition centre from June 21 to 24, 2022, visitors will get to see a number of use cases.

21st February 2022
IMI Thompson valves shoot into space with James Webb telescope

IMI Thompson valves shoot into space with James Webb telescope

IMI Thompson Valves, a division of IMI Critical Engineering, has supplied valves for the Ariane 5 that launched the James Webb Space Telescope into space. It is the most powerful telescope that has ever been built and will allow astronomers to study the beginning of the universe shortly after the Big Bang.

18th February 2022

ABB secures $30 million order for satellite imaging technology

ABB secures $30 million order for satellite imaging technology

ABB has been awarded a contract worth around $30 million by the Canadian data and analytics company EarthDaily Analytics (EDA) to develop and manufacture next-generation multispectral imaging systems to be placed on 10 satellites (including an in-orbit spare) that will circle the Earth.

17th February 2022
Teledyne Flir doubles standard warranty to two-years on camera modules

Teledyne Flir doubles standard warranty to two-years on camera modules

Teledyne Flir has doubled its standard warranty to two years for Neutrino SWaP and Neutrino IS series camera modules designed for commercial, industrial, and defence OEMs and system integrators. Neutrino provides a cooled mid-wavelength infrared (MWIR) solution for imaging systems with size, weight, power, and cost (SWaP+C) constraints.

17th February 2022
Delta honoured by CDP for supply chain sustainability

Delta honoured by CDP for supply chain sustainability

Delta Electronics has been awarded the highest ‘A’ grade as a ‘Supplier Engagement Leader’ in the 2021 Supplier Engagement Rating (SER) conducted by Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), with the highest rating in key criteria such as "’upplier Engagement’ and ‘Scope 3 Emissions’. Delta has been selected as a Supplier Engagement Leader for the second consecutive year following its recognition as a global leader on ‘Climate Change’ and ‘Water Security’ by CDP last year. Its effort and action on climate change is once again recognised by indicative assessment.

17th February 2022
Ultima upgrade leads to £58,000 energy saving for Accord Healthcare

Ultima upgrade leads to £58,000 energy saving for Accord Healthcare

Accord Healthcare, an international leader in the development, manufacture, and distribution of pharmaceutical products, has upgraded the compressed air systems for its Fawdon site in the UK to two oil-free Ultima compressors from Compair, with a £58,000 energy saving achieved in the first year.

17th February 2022
Igus awarded Single Pair Ethernet Network Pioneer Member

Igus awarded Single Pair Ethernet Network Pioneer Member

Igus has received a collaboration award as a Pioneer member of the SPE Industrial Partner Network. The organisation was founded by specialist plug manufacturer Harting in 2019 along with six other members. To be at the forefront of research in this technology, Igus joined the organisation shortly after as a partner for applying SPE to energy cables.

16th February 2022
Inductive sensors used to check hose assemblies

Inductive sensors used to check hose assemblies

A manufacturer of water heaters trusts Contrinex to quickly and reliably test stainless-steel-braided hydraulic hoses at the final stage of manufacture. Before the over-pressure test is applied, a system that uses several Contrinex inductive sensors checks each hose assembly to ensure that the correct mechanical parts have been fitted. Applying high pressure to an incomplete assembly could result in catastrophic failure, damaging test equipment and risk of operator injury.

15th February 2022
Linear guides benefit garment and textile printing machines

Linear guides benefit garment and textile printing machines

A leading specialist in the development and manufacture of high-speed industrial digital printers for the garment, apparel and home textile industries, is benefiting from NSK’s NH/NS series linear guides, with the special surface treatment protecting the linear guides from wear in the company’s latest direct-to-garment digital printer – an important attribute due to the number of impressions that the new machine performs.

15th February 2022
Digital microscope brings commercial benefits to leading UK university

Digital microscope brings commercial benefits to leading UK university

Microscopic technology from Keyence is enabling a major UK research institution to carry out highly detailed observation, analysis and measurement on projects in fields ranging from microbiology and invertebrate biology to mycology, forensic science and geological thin section analysis.

15th February 2022
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