Shoreham Port has invested in a fleet of 35 new Yale forklift trucks to support its timber logistics operation that is estimated to handle up to 20% of all UK timber imports. The £2m contract is the largest ever for supplier Solent Forklift Trucks, part of Forkway Group. “We will discharge more than 100 […]
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Intertronics supplies Vision System for Fisnar ADVANCE Series Robots ~ To help manufacturers achieve high levels of dispensing precision, even on inconsistent parts, adhesives specialist Intertronics now supplies the FIS F4000AKIT-VISION Camera Vision System. The product is a modular plug and play add-on to Fisnar ADVANCE series dispensing robots and provides a powerful and intelligent […]
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Identifying a business opportunity is one thing but turning an opportunity into a profit centre is quite another. When the founder of Wuxi Fortune Technology Co., Ltd. decided to pursue manufacturing certification with one of the world’s largest automotive technology powerhouses, he chose Tornos as his partner for turning machines and the respective application and […]
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Creating a greener aerospace sector is key to the industry bouncing back from Covid-19 according to new research released today. The second part of Protolabs’ Horizon Shift report, which involved aerospace business leaders from across Europe, reveals that more than three quarters of firms (77%) expect environmental credibility to become a key differentiator moving forward, […]
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Kemira’s Bradford site achieves near 50 percent increase in peak production rate Siemens Digital Industries (Siemens DI) has helped Kemira, a global chemical manufacturer, achieve record breaking productivity levels at its Bradford plant. By deploying an integrated solution, Siemens DI enabled Kemira to optimise how it makes its polyacrylamide products, which are used for the […]
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Hyster Europe has extended its range of electric counterbalance lift trucks with the introduction of nine new three- and four-wheel forklift models for lifts up to 3.5 tonnes. The Hyster® J1.5-3.5UT four-wheel and J1.6-2.0UTT three-wheel electric forklifts are the latest models to join the Hyster® UT series. Designed to be simple to use and easy […]
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Inspec Solutions, a technology systems provider to industries including Petrochemical, Food & Beverage, Power Generation and Metals industry, based in Sheffield, has invested in its future by recruiting three new Apprentices. The Apprentices are Tom Oakley (18), Tom Rickers (17) and Michael Cunningham (26). All three Apprentices are undertaking BSc’s in Electrical Engineering with Sheffield […]
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Identifying a business opportunity is one thing but turning an opportunity into a profit centre is quite another. When the founder of Wuxi Fortune Technology Co., Ltd. decided to pursue manufacturing certification with one of the world’s largest automotive technology powerhouses, he chose Tornos as his partner for turning machines and the respective application and […]
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ACRIM-Wheel, the world’s first commercially viable, low cost, lightweight, all composite wheel for niche and electric vehicle applications, moves to the next phase of development with the manufacture of fifty wheels by the end of the year. Additionally, three full vehicle sets are destined for proving on MOTIV®, a unique and versatile autonomous mobility vehicle […]
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Czech photographer Miroslav Tichy once said that photography is simply painting with light. Light Revolution, a lighting and camera system manufacturer for the film, photography and photogrammetry industry, with the support of mechatronic drive motor specialist Electro Mechanical Systems Ltd (EMS), has taken the concept of painting with light straight into the 21st century. Developed […]
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