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Safety driven: Seeing past the dust

02/02/2029

Since transport accounts for 40 percent of all quarry accidents and 60 percent of all deaths, the introduction of autonomous vehicles (AVs) in quarries has the potential to improve safety significantly. However, one of the major challenges is designing AVs that can navigate in dusty environments.

Net monthly – Keeping the cash flowing

02/02/2029

Roger Haw, CEO of Flame Hardeners, reflects on how managing credit terms with due respect can ensure a healthy supply chain.

How can we transform education to build the engineering talent of tomorrow?

02/02/2029

With challenges like achieving net zero emissions and driving sustainable economic growth becoming ever more pressing, it’s clear that the demand for STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) skills has never been higher. The latest report from EngineeringUK, ‘Advancing STEM Careers Provision in England’, sheds light on how we can – and must – do better in preparing the next generation of engineers for the workforce.

What support products does it take to maximise the impact of VFDs and VSDs?

02/02/2029

Using variable speed drives (VSDs) and variable frequency drives (VFDs) is necessary to maximise industrial operations' efficiency and sustainability, but it’s not sufficient. To get the maximum benefit from VSDs/VFDs, additional components like high-performance cables, braking resistors, line filters, line reactors, output reactors, and more are needed.

Specifying connectors for harsh environments

02/02/2029

David Phillips, Managing Director of binder UK, discusses how increasing automation and computerisation of heavy farming and construction equipment leads to the growing demand for connectors capable of withstanding extremely harsh operating environments.

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Safety driven: Seeing past the dust

Net monthly – Keeping the cash flowing

How can we transform education to build the engineering talent of tomorrow?

What support products does it take to maximise the impact of VFDs and VSDs?

Specifying connectors for harsh environments