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12/03/2024 Electric drive achieves easter egg flavour combinations Mondelez chose Festo electric drive technology for a new automated chocolate Easter egg mixing installation at its site in Herentals, Belgium. » Read More

11/03/2024 Burckhardt cylinder helps shipping company Burckhardt provided a customised second-hand cylinder to an unnamed shipping company that faced a malfunctioning compressor aboard one of its vessels. » Read More

08/03/2024 Veolia starts treatment for nitrous oxide canisters Veolia has started the first UK process lines for the safe treatment of nitrous oxide canisters. » Read More

07/03/2024 SPP Pumps enters alliance SPP Pumps and Rodelta Pumps International have agreed to form a joint process & chemical solutions division. » Read More

06/03/2024 Schneider solution boosts digitalisation Schneider Electric has launched a digital solution that collects and aggregates data across industrial operations to develop key performance indicators (KPIs) for short interval management (SIM) meetings. » Read More

05/03/2024 Master Fluid Solutions appoints head of laboratory Master Fluid Solutions has appointed Dr Christine Fuchs head of laboratory, where she will lead an expansion of the research and development unit. » Read More

04/03/2024 Dana to sell European hydraulics business Dana is to sell its European hydraulics business to HPI Group as part of an ongoing evaluation of its operations and product portfolio. » Read More

01/03/2024 DNV updates standard for marine operations DNV has updated DNV-ST-N001, the standard used for the design and planning of marine operations for offshore wind, subsea cables and oil and gas assets. » Read More

29/02/2024 Sport-Tiedje automates warehouse Germany-based retail company Sport-Tiedje is automating its new logistics centre with driverless transport systems from Ek Robotics. » Read More

28/02/2024 Finning offers advice at Irish Skipper 2024 Finning UK & Ireland offered insights into how to support the longevity of engines when it discussed its marine power solutions at the Irish Skipper Expo. » Read More

27/02/2024 Jan Drömer takes over chairmanship of VDMA Jan Drömer, chief information officer at Ek Robotics, will take over the chairmanship of the VDMA Materials Handling and Intralogistics Association for the next two years. » Read More

26/02/2024 Schaeffler receives A score in climate change category Schaeffler has been awarded an A score in the climate change category for 2023 by CDP for its commitment to corporate transparency and performance. » Read More

23/02/2024 Honeywell releases Experion PKS R530 Honeywell has updated its Experion process knowledge system (PKS) to include new features that strengthen existing control room installations through firmware and software upgrades. » Read More

22/02/2024 Robotics challenge for women Arrow Electronics and Girls Go Circular’s Women and Girls in STEM Forum funded a Green Robot Challenge to reduce the digital gender gap. » Read More

22/02/2024 Atlas Copco opens UK & Ireland HQ Atlas Copco Group has opened its new UK & Ireland headquarters at Technology House in Hemel Hempstead. » Read More

21/02/2024 Atlas pumps drive efficient sewage collection Atlas Copco has claimed its GHS 730 VSD? vacuum pump helped drive productivity and reduce energy wastage for a client in Dubai that specialises in sewage treatment. » Read More

20/02/2024 ABB to acquire Seam Group ABB is to acquire Seam Group in a move that will complement its electrification service offering. » Read More

19/02/2024 PostNord facility benefits from Vaisala loggers Vaisala has provided a network of humidity and temperature loggers to PostNord’s warehousing and distribution facility in Sweden. » Read More

16/02/2024 Northern Trains to recruit more apprentices Northern Trains is seeking more people to join its 7,000 strong workforce and gain skills through its apprenticeship scheme. » Read More

15/02/2024 Socotec provides water monitoring for energy project Socotec Consultancy undertook surface water quality monitoring for a renewable energy company’s battery energy storage system (BESS) construction project. » Read More

15/02/2024 Burckhardt overhauls compressors of LDPE line Burckhardt Compression helped overhaul the compressors for an unnamed chemical company in Scandinavia that operates a (low density polyethylene) LDPE plant with two lines. » Read More

14/02/2024 ABB to accelerate adoption of lab automation ABB Robotics has partnered with Mettler Toledo to offer a solution that will enable greater levels of efficient automated laboratory workflows across a range of industries. » Read More

14/02/2024 Teledyne Flir introduces camera module Teledyne Flir has launched a mid-wave infrared (MWIR) imaging module for products designed to detect, measure and visualise harmful gas emissions. » Read More

13/02/2024 RAIB releases updated report on pedestrian fatality RAIB (Rail Accident Investigation Branch) has released an updated report on a pedestrian struck by a train at Lady Howard footpath and bridleway crossing in Surrey. » Read More

13/02/2024 Palletline releases scanning system Palletline has launched its next-generation scanning system Palleteyes as part of a £2 million investment. » Read More