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09/05/2023 ABB completes divestment of consultancy business ABB has completed the divestment of its UK technical engineering consultancy business, part of its energy industries division, to TÜV Rheinland following a portfolio review. » Read More

09/05/2023 EnerMech names senior leader EnerMech has appointed Ian Spenceley operations and maintenance (O&M) and asset management director as it continues to develop its specialist integrity and technical services globally. » Read More

05/05/2023 EDF plans to extend life of plants EDF Energy has confirmed plans to keep two nuclear power stations generating zero-carbon electricity in the North of England until March 2026. » Read More

05/05/2023 Parker unveils twin flow truck pump Parker Hannifin has launched a disengageable twin flow truck pump that merges technology from the F2 twin flow pump and F3 axial piston fixed pump series. » Read More

04/05/2023 ABB releases industrial MCB ABB has launched its new industrial miniature circuit breaker (MCB), which offers new functionalities, including the Dual DIN-rail clip and a QR code for access to documentation. » Read More

04/05/2023 Bosch Rexroth wins Hermes Award 2023 Bosch Rexroth has won the Hermes Award 2023 at Hannover Messe for a compensation module that gives industrial robots a sense of touch like a human hand. » Read More

03/05/2023 BlackBerry: manufacturers wary of nation state threats A BlackBerry study has warned that outdated and unsupported legacy operational technologies (OT) are exposing vulnerabilities for manufacturers facing escalating threats from nation-state attacks. » Read More

03/05/2023 Teledyne upgrades Boson+ Teledyne Flir has expanded the Boson+ thermal camera module product line with 24 compact modules featuring 320 x 256 resolution. » Read More

02/05/2023 Sick launches 3D camera Sick has launched SafeVisionary2, a time of flight camera that uses three-dimensional environmental perception to improve safety and productivity in a range of manufacturing and logistics environments. » Read More

28/04/2023 Puraffinity solution gets £1.5m boost Chemtech company Puraffinity has received a £1.5 million from Innovate UK to scale up the manufacture of a smart material that eliminates cancer-causing chemicals from water. » Read More

27/04/2023 HSE issues safety alert for floor grating systems The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has issued a safety alert relating to the unsafe use of floor grating systems in oil and gas, and wind generation. » Read More

27/04/2023 Danfoss names senior leaders Danfoss Power Solutions has appointed Andrew Smulski president of its fluid conveyance division and Mike Hill president of global sales. » Read More

26/04/2023 Lorenz receives MES system Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) start-up Scitis.io has provided an MES (manufacturing execution system) that has helped snack manufacturer Lorenz control its production through data. » Read More

26/04/2023 NSK saves steel plant €1.2m a year NSK has confirmed its bearings have saved an unnamed steel manufacturer more than €1.2 million a year. » Read More

25/04/2023 Recyclus gets £1.9m for battery system Recyclus Group has received £1.9 million from Innovate UK to create a mobile battery recycling system capable of handling any type of lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery. » Read More

24/04/2023 ABB helps paper mill in Sweden ABB provided a retrofit solution with energy-efficient circuit breakers to Billerud in northern Sweden, whose switchgear needed new life. » Read More

24/04/2023 SmartFactory-KL demos asset administrative shell SmartFactory Kaiserslautern has used Hannover Messe 2023 in Germany to demonstrate how sub-models in an asset administration shell (AAS) can be dynamically updated. » Read More

21/04/2023 ICS provides heating system ICS Cool Energy has retrofitted and decarbonised a heating system at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust with heat pump and multi-pipe chiller technologies. » Read More

21/04/2023 Aveva focuses on IaaS at Hannover Messe Aveva is to reveal at Hannover Messe 2023 how Industrial Intelligence as a Service (IIaaS) will help address the energy trilemma. » Read More

20/04/2023 T H White expands North with Manitou TH White has expanded its Manitou Construction territory to the north replacing MSM DRH. » Read More

17/04/2023 Regal to expand portfolio Regal Rexnord is to expand its power transmission portfolio via the acquisition of Altra Industrial Motion, an industrial automation business based in Braintree, Massachusetts. » Read More

14/04/2023 Byworth uses Flexicon conduit systems Byworth Boilers (Byworth), a manufacturer of industrial steam and hot water boilers, is helping protect uptime for its customers via Flexicon FSU flexible conduit systems. » Read More

14/04/2023 Timken acquires Nadella Group The Timken Company, a company specialising in engineered bearings and industrial motion products, has acquired Nadella Group to expand its industrial motion product portfolio. » Read More

13/04/2023 Allianz recruits engineer surveyor apprentices Allianz is recruiting six lift and crane apprentices for the third cohort of its Engineer Surveyor programme as it expands its inspection business. » Read More

13/04/2023 LEEA offers courses LEEA (Lifting Equipment Engineers Association) is offering courses in English, Arabic, Bahasa, Brazilian Portuguese and Simplified Chinese as part of its Academy 20 platform. » Read More