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Pallet-making machine produces pallets eight minutes faster

Pallet-making machine produces pallets eight minutes faster

Vlakkelichtkoepel, based in the Netherlands, produces high-quality, custom-made skylights and roof lights. Each skylight requires a custom-sized wooden pallet for packing and transportation purposes. 

Neuroscience meets design: 3D printing food-safe drinking bottles

Neuroscience meets design: 3D printing food-safe drinking bottles

Munich-based company air up has kicked off a new healthy drink trend by selling bottles that flavour water using a principle called ‘retronasal smell’.

Q&A: How to mitigate motor failure

Q&A: How to mitigate motor failure

Here, Acting Group Editor Sophia Bell chats to Markus Bakker, Field Application Engineer at Fluke Corporation, about the common causes of motor failure, the problems that arise as a result, and how it can be mitigated through regular testing.

Regis chooses SmartX solution to overcome tipper challenge

Regis chooses SmartX solution to overcome tipper challenge

Italian electric car manufacturer, Regis Motors, wanted to develop an innovative system for its commercial electric quadricycle, the EpicO, which differed from conventional electro-hydraulic actuation systems usually used on similar vehicles.

The race to decarbonise manufacturing is on

The race to decarbonise manufacturing is on

Energy costs are skyrocketing, inflation is increasing, and interest in reaching net zero goals has been waning in the months following COP26. The good news? Even when facing unprecedented challenges, manufacturers are leading the charge towards net zero. 

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