IDTechEx Research on Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) – Hype or Hope?

In the past decade, mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) has attracted significant attention as it holds the potential to disrupt the business model of the traditional automotive industry and the way people travel. We have seen shared mobility service companies such as Uber, Lyft and Didi offering ride-hailing services which have now become part of our daily travel […]

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Siemens Urges Northern Ireland Manufacturers to ‘strategise’ Digitalisation

People, Culture and Attitude at core of Digital Technology Adoption Siemens has urged manufacturers in Northern Ireland to ‘strategise’ digitalisation of their factories using ‘top down bottom up’ approach. The call came from Joan Mulvihill, Digitalisation Lead for Siemens Ireland while speaking at the 2020 Leadership ‘Anchor High’ summit held from 10th and 11th March at the […]

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Circular saw blades carve out a path for India’s economic boom

For years, India’s economy has been growing at a rapid pace. In 2014, the ‘Make in India’ economic initiative was developed specifically for this purpose. One of the key manufacturers taking part in the initiative is Basco Tool Industries from Faridabad, south of New Delhi. The company manufactures carbide-tipped circular saw blades and has relied […]

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Kyal Machine Tools Represents Mitsui Seiki in UK and Ireland

See Exhibit at MACH 2020 – Stand 19-400 Mitsui Seiki USA, Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Kyal Machine Tools Limited as its exclusive representative for machine tool sales and service in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. Both companies will exhibit together at the MACH 2020 Exhibition, April 20 – […]

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Dugard Push New Brands in Scotland With Additional Staff

As part of its ongoing growth strategy, Dugard Machine Tools has now employed a new Area Sales Manager to support customers in Scotland and the North East of England. With more than 30-years of industry experience, Gerald Coyle will be a welcome addition to the Dugard team. Joining Dugard at the start of the year, […]

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Do people still want plastic bottles?

Coca-Cola claims customers still want plastic bottles. But is there an alternative?   Drinks goliath Coca-Cola stunned world leaders at January’s World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, when it stood by its decision to continue supplying single-use plastic bottles. Given the event’s theme, “Stakeholders for a cohesive and sustainable world”, the statement understandably left many […]

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Omron launches new range of MicroHawk smart cameras

Industrial automation solutions provider Omron has launched the V/F400 and V/F300 Series Smart Cameras, the latest additions to its popular MicroHawk line that combines code reading and vision inspection capabilities into a single device. The new solution is available for manufacturers who are concerned that their product inspections are becoming too complex. The powerful yet […]

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200 kegs, can you handle it?

How robots are changing the brewing industry Munch’s most famous work, The Scream has four versions in three different mediums. Each variant is unique yet unmistakably recognizable. Historically, brewing has been a mix of art and science, but with beer in high demand, optimizing the brewing process for a consistent product is key to meeting […]

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A powerful partnership against harmful harmonics and surges

Industrial parts supplier CP Automation, has partnered with instrumentation specialist, Chauvin Arnoux to distribute its industry leading test and measurement products to the European market. This partnership will equip both customer bases with a full power quality service, from the identification to the mitigation of harmful power quality issues. Power quality disturbances is an area […]

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Latest hyperMILL® Release on Show at MACH

High-precision and high-performance milling and turning are two natural topics that visitors to the OPEN MIND booth can expect to see at MACH 2020 (Stand 440 Hall 17). However, at this years’ event, the industry leading CAD/CAM vendor will also provide manufacturers an opportunity to witness the unparalleled steps that hyperMILL® has taken with its […]

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