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General
Electric winch catapults trebuchet into the spotlight at Warwick Castle
Wednesday, 05 June 2024
When Britain’s largest working siege machine returned to Warwick Castle recently to form the centrepiece of a new and daring action-packed show - The Legend of the Trebuchet - the castle needed a w
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Equipment
SMC introduces all-in-one electric actuator with integral controller solution
Wednesday, 05 June 2024
SMC’s latest electric actuator series, the EQ series of slide-type and rod-type actuators, feature a fully integrated controller, providing a simpler to set-up, easier-to-use, space-saving solution
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Sustainability
Tiwai becomes New Zealand’s largest battery and helps to keep the lights on
Friday, 31 May 2024
The Tiwai smelter will make up to 185 megawatts (MW) of electricity available to the national grid in times of severe shortage as a result of a new set of demand response contracts concluded with e
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Equipment
IMI introduces its first valve for urea applications
Wednesday, 29 May 2024
IMI is launching its first control valve for urea plants, which is set to be installed at one of the major fertiliser plants in the MEA region for the first time later this year.
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Manufacturing
Robot dog scans and monitors manufacturing equipment at BMW Plant
Wednesday, 29 May 2024
A four-legged robot named “SpOTTO” recently joined the team at BMW Group Plant Hams Hall in the UK.
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Industry 4.0 / IOT
element14 Community poll on Industry 5.0
Wednesday, 29 May 2024
element14 recently conducted an element14 Community poll to assess the industry’s current view on the predicted successor to Industry 4.0, i.e., “Industry 5.0”, which is a concept that asserts that
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Electrical Technology
Magnetic Field/Temperature Sensor with IO-Link
Wednesday, 29 May 2024
Turck's CMMT condition monitoring sensor detects magnetic field changes on three axes and thus creates new application possibilities.
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Automation
IL-BRID locking system: hybrid design now also with single-lever
Wednesday, 29 May 2024
Coming together with the industrial evolution, the concept of hybrid design has become the challenge but also the opportunity of the automation sector to meet the market needs by following new dire
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Sustainability
Zero emission heavy lifting on site: building a sustainable future
Wednesday, 29 May 2024
“If you ask me what my main vision is, I want us to redefine the construction site - at least at small scale initially - where we have electric or hydrogen cars, electric cranes, electric trucks, a
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Maintenance Matters
2024 Maintenance Engineering Conference Registrations Open!
Wednesday, 29 May 2024
The highly anticipated 2024 Maintenance Engineering Conference will be held on the 8th-10th of October at Fraser High School Hamilton, making it our 20th annual conference.
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Maintenance Matters
How cathodic protection system keep landmarks standing tall
Tuesday, 21 May 2024
In key infrastructure, such as the concrete piles supporting the Sydney Opera House, impressed current cathodic protection (ICCP) systems are required to safeguard against corrosion.
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Manufacturing
Extrusion: Permanent printing on soft PVC
Tuesday, 21 May 2024
The marking of strands, cables, sheathed cables or even pipes, hoses and profiles made of soft PVC in a wear resistant manner presents a challenge to the cable and extrusion industry.
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Sustainability
Reducing a facility’s carbon footprint takes a data-driven approach
Tuesday, 21 May 2024
When legendary management consultant Peter F.
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Sustainability
Extensive European research on responsible carbon dioxide removal
Tuesday, 21 May 2024
Alongside drastic emission reductions, carbon dioxide removal technologies and practices are needed to keep the Paris Agreement climate target within reach.
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General
Engineering New Zealand welcomes sentencing for man at centre of nationwide consenting concerns
Tuesday, 21 May 2024
Engineering New Zealand Te Ao Rangahau welcomes the sentencing of Jonathan Beau (JB) Hall today at Rotorua District Court.
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