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Ex rated pneumatics automate world’s fastest whisky bottling plant

Ex rated pneumatics automate world’s fastest whisky bottling plant

A combination of pneumatic valve islands and an intrinsically safe distributed I/O system has been used in replacement Ex rated control panels at a major whisky company’s bottling plant in Glasgow.

Thinking inside the box

Thinking inside the box

No, not our heading, but a marketing message that leading foam converter, MSA Foams uses to describe its approach to this specialist market. Les Hunt reports.

Remote monitoring of solar farms

Remote monitoring of solar farms

The UK’s largest solar farm is enabled for remote monitoring thanks to novel ITS2 Intelligent switches from ABB. These slimline units, integrated by Burnell Switchgear, have inbuilt metering and communications to enhance operations.

The more things change....

The more things change....

Founded in 1956 as the Aviation Electrical and Radio Company, Aerco has always viewed the military and aerospace industries as prime target markets. This remains true today as Alec Sluce reports.

Technology allows object manipulation through the screen

Technology allows object manipulation through the screen

Exciting new technologies, which allow users to change the shape of displays with their hands, promise to revolutionise the way we interact with smartphones, laptops and computers. Imagine pulling objects and data out of the screen and playing with these in mid-air.

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