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How to monitor hydrogen effectively

02/02/2029

Hydrogen is attracting attention around the world as a next-generation energy source for a decarbonised future. However, to realise this, we must be able to detect hydrogen quickly, accurately and over a distance.

Top tips to improve your next electric drive system’s performance

02/02/2029

Electric automation can deliver enhanced efficiency, consistency, and precision over traditional pneumatics in many industrial automation applications. However, simple oversights during design and specification can cause serious problems, turning your electric automation dream into the ‘axis of all evil’, according to Festo.

Where there’s a skill, there’s a way

02/02/2029

If you’ve been reading my column for a while, you’ll know that if there are two things I love talking about, they’re bridging the manufacturing skills gap and a nice, juicy Make UK report. So, despite still laboriously making my way through my Easter egg stash (it’s a hard life), when I found out there was a new Industrial Strategy Skills Commission report, it felt like Christmas had come early.

Weighing the pros and cons of enclosure materials

02/02/2029

Enclosures come in many styles, sizes and shapes, but material is often the very first consideration when sourcing a new enclosure and arguably the biggest factor in its performance. Knowledge of common materials is vital for planning, sourcing, and maintaining electrical and electronic assemblies.

Preparing for change: Resistors help to get the most out of wind power

02/02/2029

In January 2025, the UK Government announced new measures to unlock up to thirteen major wind projects as part of its Plan for Change. But with wind curtailment – the switching off of wind turbines – reaching record levels in 2024, how can we make the most of the energy generated? Here, Mike Torbitt, Managing Director of Cressall, explores the role that resistors can play in preventing the wastage of wind power.

Latest Features from DPA

How to monitor hydrogen effectively

Top tips to improve your next electric drive system’s performance

Where there’s a skill, there’s a way

Weighing the pros and cons of enclosure materials

Preparing for change: Resistors help to get the most out of wind power