After some respite in 2019, the global shortage of electronic components worsened in 2020 due to a perfect storm of factors. Here, Jonathan Parry, senior vice president of Global Operations and ... more

News

SME manufacturers must take a strategic approach to capitalise on technology adoption
	Manufacturers are risking wasted time, money and effort adopting digital technology without a strategic plan for digital transformation, research by Made Smarter North West Pilot has revealed. A ... more

News

Sensirion supports Swiss schools with free CO2 monitoring sensors
	Sensirion, the Swiss high-tech company and global expert in environmental sensing, is delighted to announce that its internally developed CO2 monitoring system will be installed for free in 2,500 ... more

Sensors

Hawke International to host special event on Cable Gland Compound Pots
	Hawke International, a division of the Hubbell Harsh & Hazardous Group, and the leading manufacturer of cable glands and connection solutions, is hosting a live, interactive, online Q&A on ... more

Events

CIP Security updated to support user level authentication
	ODVA announces that user level authentication has been added to CIP SecurityTM, the cybersecurity network extension for EtherNet/IPTM. Previous publications of the specifications for CIP Security ... more

Communications & Networking

‘Rapid science’ makes custom-fitted facemasks for NHS workers	Mitsubishi Electric and Radiflow cooperation enhances industrial cyber security
A company working with experts from the University of Birmingham and King’s College London has been awarded funding by Innovate UK to produce custom-fitted, reusable, medical grade facemasks that ... more	Mitsubishi Electric has announced a new collaboration with Radiflow, a leading provider of OT cyber security solutions for industrial automation networks. The collaboration will help businesses ... more
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Analog Devices announces alias-dree ADC that enables increased functionality, performance and ease of use
	Analog Devices (ADI) has introduced the AD7134 alias-free analogue-to-digital converter (ADC) that significantly simplifies front-end design and speeds up time to market for precision DC-350kHz ... more

Electrical & electronics

Thin section bearings boost medical device performance
	When a major manufacturer of medical machinery needed to minimise the size of its equipment it turned to Oxford-based Carter Bearings for some solutions. With hospital space at a premium even before ... more

Bearings, seals & gaskets

Meeting the challenge: How to maintain the quality of vaccines
	Pharmaceutical companies worldwide are diligently working overtime to produce an accepted COVID-19 vaccine. While this work continues, other companies are already planning how to distribute a ... more

News

Women In STEM: Breaking into a man’s world
	With the growth in the engineering sector in the last few years, the requirement of additional workers has led to an increasingly diverse workforce especially with the inclusion of women. The STEM (... more

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Virtual and real world united
	Digital engineering offers enormous potential for efficiency in mechanical engineering - all the more so, the earlier the right course is set. More flexible, more powerful machines and plants not ... more

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SmartNode prefabricated data centres from Delta enable rapid Edge Computing deployments for 5G and the Internet of Things
	The way networks process data is changing. With the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, and 5G networks gaining momentum, much more data will be processed much closer to its source. The ... more

IIoT & smart manufacturing

AESSEAL MD Chris Rea awarded highest accolade by IMechE
	Chris Rea, managing director of Rotherham based AESSEAL plc, has been awarded an Honorary Fellowship by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE). It is the organisation’s highest accolade ... more

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Micro dosing pumps play vital role in automated analysis devices testing against coronavirus
Apex Dynamics, delivering normality in uncertain times
Component carriers simplify the mounting of sensors
The CLPA celebrates 20 years of innovations in open network technology
Manufacturing: Managing obsolescence and ageing machines
ABB opens dedicated Drives Service Workshop serving UK market

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