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03/05/2023 BlackBerry: manufacturers wary of nation state threats A BlackBerry study has warned that outdated and unsupported legacy operational technologies (OT) are exposing vulnerabilities for manufacturers facing escalating threats from nation-state attacks.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

12/04/2023 GEA halves water consumption for CIP GEA is reducing water and power consumption during the cleaning of membrane filtration plants by up to 50 percent with two new digital tools. » Read More

12/04/2023 Seeley appoints sales manager Seeley International has appointed Fabio Marioni as sales manager in a move to expand business in the UK and Ireland. » Read More

11/04/2023 Atlas expands compressor range Atlas Copco is offering 5-18kW models of its GA VSDS screw compressor, which are expected to deliver energy savings of 60% compared to a fixed-speed compressor. » Read More