Datalogic acquires Pekat Vision, a company that develops proprietary machine learning and deep learning algorithms

for applications in the supply chain and industrial automation areas Datalogic S.p.A. (Euronext Star Milan: DAL), a company listed on Euronext Star Milan of Borsa Italiana S.p.A., announces that today its subsidiary Datalogic S.r.l. acquired the entire share capital of Pekat S.r.o. (“Pekat”). With registered office in Brno in the Czech Republic, Pekat is a […]

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Lantek consolidates its market leadership with a 40% increase in turnover over the last three years.

Lantek increases its turnover by 26% in 2021, exceeding 26 million euros •           The company now has over 29,000 active customers, adding 3,400 new ones in the 100 countries where it operates during 2021 •           The Basque multinational is moving forward with its solid expansion and growth plan, aiming to increase its R&D team by […]

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Shropshire 3D has installed 3d printing and STEM products into its 275th school

Shropshire 3D has installed 3D printing and STEM products into its 275th school, enabling thousands of school children in England and Northern Ireland to learn about additive manufacturing. The students are gaining an understanding of engineering, CAD (computer aided design) and measurement, and adapting essential skills for every area of manufacturing.  One of the schools […]

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Farnell to exhibit with Festo and Omega at Manufacturing Expo 2022

Farnell will showcase a wide range of industrial and process control solutions and present two technical workshops with leading global suppliers Omega Engineering and Festo at Stand E28. Farnell, an Avnet company and global distributor of electronic components, products and solutions, today announced its participation at this year’s Manufacturing Expo, taking place at the NEC […]

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Anritsu Achieves GCF approval for industry first FR1 FR2 Dual Connectivity test cases

Anritsu Corporation is pleased to announce that the Global Certification forum’s (GFC) Certification Agreement Group (CAG) has approved the industry first Dual Connectivity Protocol Conformance test for Standalone (SA) 5G New Radio (NR) on the ME7834NR Protocol Test Platform at their CAG#70 meeting held in April 2022. NR Dual Connectivity (NR DC) allows a device […]

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Chemical innovator invests in automation to drive green growth

A manufacturer of eco-friendly, innovative domestic cleaning products is forecasting 25% growth and creating new jobs after investing in a new automation technology. Qualkem (formerly Repclif Chemical Services), based in Crewe, has installed new tube labelling and filling machinery specifically for short production runs. The second generation family business with 16 staff has been developing […]

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The AZ series of closed loop stepper motors broadens communications choices

Oriental Motor’s AZ series meets high performance automation needs – with 0.036 degrees/step accuracy – coupled with support for popular communications protocols. The stepper-based motors have an innovative design which eliminates the need for a PID (Proportional-Integral–Derivative) loop to make constant adjustments, ensuring the correct positioning. The AZ series’ stepper motor performance means that positional […]

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Three years on: Hydra-Cell® pumps save 21,000t of polymer and over $¼million in maintenance

Wanner International is celebrating the third anniversary of installing 15 Hydra-Cell polymer injection API674 pumps to an oil and gas company in India – saving 21,000 tonnes of polymer and maintenance costs of over $ ¼million across their oil fields.  The only maintenance required was the recommended oil changes. The pumps were installed in 10 […]

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Global Materials Handling joins Toyota’s national dealer network

Toyota Material Handling UK (TMH UK) has announced the appointment of a new addition to its national dealer network. Saint Helens-based Global Materials Handling Ltd became the official Toyota dealer for the north west of England when managing director Andy Evans put pen to paper at a signing ceremony at the company’s premises at Haydock attended by TMH UK’s managing director, Nick Duckworth, and dealer manager, […]

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