Rising ecommerce packaging costs and the European Union’s new Packaging & Packaging Waste Regulations (P&PWR) require careful consideration – and UK businesses need to be aware. By Jo Bradley, Business Development Manager at Sparck Technologies Companies can be schizophrenic about packaging and its costs. On the one hand, product packaging is closely scrutinised – a […]
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Vision sensors are the ‘eyes of industrial automation’. That is because the devices enable machines to see and interpret their surroundings. Anyone looking for a particularly powerful sensor for print quality verification can now find what they need in the DCR 1048i OCV from Leuze: It can read 1D/2D codes within one application and also […]
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Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, today announced the latest results of its Schneider Sustainability Impact (SSI) program and its financial results for the third quarter of 2024. Recently recognised as the World’s Most Sustainable Company by TIME and Statista, Schneider Electric’s SSI program monitors and measures the company’s […]
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With 75% of its turning centres bought from Dugard Machine Tools, it is safe to say that C&K Precision Engineers Ltd is reaping the rewards of working with the South Coast machine tool specialist. The Stoke-on-Trent manufacturer is a subcontract machining, assembly and fabrication business serving the medical, aerospace, surveillance and general manufacturing sectors. Working […]
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The National Composites Centre (NCC) has further demonstrated the use of its novel cryostat to screen a wide selection of materials at cryogenic temperatures. The low cost method highlights the best candidates for detailed material testing using conventional methods. Multiple cryostats have been developed and released including; microcrack fracture toughness and shear fixtures, with others, […]
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3D Scanners UK, the Master Distributer of PolyWorks software in the UK and Ireland, is excited to announce the expansion of its services to include Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) training. In line with their dedication to supporting the manufacturing and engineering industries, they now provide GD&T training at your location, at their facilities, or […]
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HydroWing has signed a binding agreement with one of PLN’s Subholdings to develop plans for the first tidal current power plant in Indonesia. The 10MW tidal energy project is planned to be located in East Nusa Tenggara in the Indonesian archipelago. HydroWing is the tidal energy division of Inyanga Marine Energy Group, based in the […]
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Global engineering steel specialist, William Hare Group, has launched a major recruiting campaign to take on 50 new welders across two sites in Wales and Somerset. The jobs have been advertised with the goal of ensuring all new staff are in place by the end of this year, with 30 MMA (construction) welders required at […]
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Over the last decade, the manufacturing and engineering sectors have been rapidly evolving, with recent technological advancements presenting an exciting opportunity to bridge the skills gap in the industry. As this technology changes, so does the need for engineers equipped with fundamental knowledge, cutting-edge skills and hands-on experience that will help them in their future […]
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With the aim of being able to provide digital services on the market more quickly and in a more targeted manner, MAPAL will incorporate the business activities of its subsidiary c-Com GmbH into the company structure on 1 January 2025. MAPAL will take on the c-Com employees. MAPAL’s subsidiary c-Com GmbH, which was founded in […]
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