Phil Simmonds, Chief Executive Officer of EC Electronics. Sustainability has been a buzzword across many industries for the last few years. But with global unrecycled electronic waste, known as ‘e-waste’, reaching over 347 million metric tonnes in 2023, there is no denying there needs to be a significant shift in attitude to protect the planet. Thanks to recent developments in […]
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As a world leader in industrial air filtration, Nederman is now bringing a breath of fresh air to the welding industry with its new on-torch extraction system. Superseding the existing Fume Eliminator 841 series, the new FE860 is now available with a raft of benefits to comply with new regulations whilst introducing safety features that […]
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A Black Country specialist in precision press tool design and manufacture is targeting £3m turnover by 2025 after it completed a £1.1m investment drive that included the installation of a complete new press line. Phoenix Tooling & Development Ltd, which supports customers in the automotive, construction, white goods, EV and medical sectors, has extended its […]
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The Chancellor’s Spring Budget could help businesses looking to boost warehouse performance through automation. Craig Whitehouse, Managing Director at independent systems integrator, Invar Group, looks at what’s on offer from the Government. The business case for investment into warehouse automation is gathering pace. Poor labour availability is increasing risk at peak, costs are rising and […]
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Europe’s largest automated robotic parcel sorting system has been installed in Turkey by the leading Turkish-owned parcel distribution and postal services company, Kuryenet. The system was designed and fitted by LiBiao Robotics in conjunction with its Turkish distribution and after sales support partner, Lodamaster, at the Kuryenet facility in Tuzla, a small town on the […]
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Endress+Hauser is a global leader in measurement instrumentation for industrial process engineering and laboratory applications. As well as supplying best-in-class products for flow, level, pressure, temperature and analytical measurement, the company offers consultancy and maintenance services to help customers optimise their processes. The valuable knowledge gained from accurate and reliable measurement of different parameters not […]
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Rotherham-based manufacturer Casting Technology International (CTI) has bucked the trend with continued year-on-year growth two years on from its management buyout and its significant loan from NPIF – Mercia Debt Finance, which is managed by Mercia and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund. The investment was also backed by the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan […]
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Unlock the benefits of legacy equipment with an equipment-agnostic solution In many plants you will find cameras, lighting and other hardware that was once part of a visual inspection system but is no longer fit for purpose. Do you have to rip it up and build from scratch? Here, Zohar Kantor, vice president of sales […]
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A steel design and manufacturing company has joined forces with a Manchester galvanizing firm to complete a project out of this world. Jodrell Bank, a radio telescope site based in Cheshire worked with Pendle-based fabricator DP Structures, to create 17 galvanized frames to form the architecturally-stunning installation called ‘First Light Pavilion’, as part of a […]
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1. Introduction Selective soldering utilises a nozzle to apply solder to components on the underside of printed circuit boards (PCBs). This nozzle can be moved to either perform dips (depositing solder to a single component) or draws (applying solder to several components in a single movement). The selective soldering methodology thereby allows the process to […]
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