Category: Trends & Technology

Standardised chip breaker geometry for long-chipping steel materials Machining long-chipping steel materials like stainless steels has always been a challenge. With the development of a new, standardised chip breaker geometry for fine boring blades, MAPAL has achieved a crucial breakthrough that has both technical and economic benefits. In metal machining, chip formation plays a key […]

UK battery manufacturer Volklec has continued its rapid expansion, moving into the global underwater construction and defence industry through a multi-million-pound power system development project with offshore technology specialist Walker Subsea. The move demonstrates the brand’s pioneering capabilities and will help unlock a sizable future market opportunity. The agreement will see the two companies co-create […]

Compact footprint, full liquid cooling, and built-in EMS Delta, a global leader in power management and smart green solutions, has launched its C-Series All-In-One Energy Storage Solution for commercial and industrial (C&I) applications. This innovative solution integrates LFP battery packs, a Power Conditioning System (PCS), a liquid cooling system, and a unit controller, offering a […]

Infrared thermography has become an indispensable tool in the petrochemical and refining industries, and Jason Czajkowski, IRT Thermography Manager at PROtect, is leading the charge in applying the latest technologies to improve safety, efficiency, and asset integrity. A Level III #13966 certified Master Thermographer and CWI, Czajkowski and his team at PROtect are early adopters […]

Lesters Packaging is pressing the button on a significant recruitment drive as it looks to bridge the skills gap in the packaging sector. The specialist in corrugated boxes and bespoke packaging solutions is creating ten machine operator positions at its state-of-the-art facility in Burntwood in direct response to a lack of new people coming into […]

The first COTS-based robotic installation in the UK nuclear industry has been successfully completed, proving FANUC’s technology in this challenging field. FANUC’s ARC Mate 120iC and M-900iB/360 robots have played a starring role in a pioneering waste size reduction project as part of Sellafield’s ongoing decommissioning process. In a first-of-its-kind autonomous application designed and delivered […]

How a three-axis machine revolutionized aircraft construction While the recent EMO 2025 exhibition celebrated its 50th anniversary, Starrag looks back on an engineering anniversary of its own: 25 years of Sprint Z3. The inconspicuous machining head of the ECOSPEED series was officially presented for the first time in the year 2000. What began as a […]

Nestled high in the mountains, Chez Gaston is a true family institution located between Savoie and Haute-Savoie, in the French Alps near Mont Blanc. Every winter, ensuring access to the restaurant from the first day of the season is a top priority. To meet this challenge, owner Grégoire found the perfect solution with the help […]

New Assurance for Global Communications Infrastructure ANRITSU CORPORATION (“Anritsu”), and KDDI Research, Inc. (“KDDI Research”) have, for the first time in the world, designed a remote monitoring system for next-generation optical submarine cables using multicore optical fiber (Note 1), and have successfully demonstrated the measurement of optical path characteristics (Note 2) in a trial environment […]