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Increasing the efficiency of solar power: Power resistors are a key solar component

02/02/2029

Oxford-based solar technology firm, Oxford PV, plans to volume manufacture the world’s most efficient solar panel by the end of 2020.

Full speed ahead: Exploring advancements in electric vehicles and charging in 2020

02/02/2029

Electric vehicles (EVs) and the wider electric transportation has gone from strength to strength in the past decade. Over the next five years, a total of eight million drivers in the UK will switch to hybrid and electric vehicles (HEVs) according to CompareTheMarket, driving demand for robust charging infrastructure. Here, Steve Hughes, Managing Director of transport power quality specialist REO UK, explores how the industry is shaping up for the 2020s.

A linear guide system for a complex setup

02/02/2029

Spie GmbH is responsible for the repair, maintenance and refurbishment of machinery for a leading train manufacturer in Germany. It was faced with a difficult problem: an old DUO welding system was breaking down more than it was in operation – and it was giving the company a constant headache.

More efficient pumps easily achieved with new wear rings

02/02/2029

Independent tests by a pump manufacturer prove corrosion-free Vesconite Hilube wear rings safely allow reduced running clearances and improve pump efficiency.

RARUK Automation helps JB Springs optimise wire-form production

02/02/2029

A Universal Robots UR10e, supplied by RARUK Automation, has removed the need to manually unload and pack wire forms produced at John Binns & Son (Springs) Ltd.

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Increasing the efficiency of solar power: Power resistors are a key solar component

Full speed ahead: Exploring advancements in electric vehicles and charging in 2020

A linear guide system for a complex setup

More efficient pumps easily achieved with new wear rings

RARUK Automation helps JB Springs optimise wire-form production