Start off your year right with DPA’s January 2025 issue!

For decades, we, as a country, have resigned ourselves to overpriced, poorly run rail services, with trains actually arriving on time considered to be a pleasant bonus. However, that might just be about to change, thanks to the re-nationalisation of railways, DPA’s Editor suggests in this month’s column (p. 4).

Meanwhile,
did you know that wave springs offer up to 50 percent axial space savings? However, in high-performance applications like electric mobility, traditional designs can struggle with high acceleration and torsional forces, leading to bearing damage and instability. With this in mind, Rotor Clip has developed the InterShim wave spring to meet the demands of
such environments. Learn more in this month’s cover story on page 22.

Finally, when Google DeepMind wanted a robotic hand for its latest project in AI machine learning, it turned to Shadow Robot. This latest creation isn’t just one of the most sensitive and dexterous robotic hands yet created, but it’s sufficiently
robust to endure impacts that have destroyed previous designs. Sound interesting? Turn to page 9. 

Other top stories include:
• UK’s first hydrogen kiln test rig helps manufacturers make a sustainable switch (p. 14)
• Engineering excellence returns to Farnborough (p. 34)
• The ‘digital thread’: Bridging the gap
between design and production (p. 30) 
• Video of the Month: How technology is transforming robotic mobility (p. 37)
• Reducing climate change caused by shipping and aviation (p. 16)
• Mastering motor control (p. 12)
• National Highways drives down the road of robotics (p. 18)

Grab your free digital copy now and let us know your thoughts!

Contact sophia.bell@imlgroup.co.uk if you think there are any specific topics we should be covering.