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The General Product Safety Directive – The world’s best kept secret?

04/11/2019

The General Product Safety Directive 2001/95/EC (GPSD) covers the safety of any products that do not fall under other European Union (EU) Directives. However, it is rarely recognised or understood by those within the supply chain, even though failure to comply may result in fines and/or imprisonment.

Equipping the workforce for Industry 4.0

04/11/2019

Manufacturing is being digitised and the manufacturing process is changing dramatically. This is a phenomenon known as Industry 4.0 (the fourth industrial revolution) and its benefits are immense. These include enabling the automation and streamlining of repetitive steps in manufacturing processes, resulting in enormous increases in efficiency.

Measuring chains – Delivering precise and accurate data

04/11/2019

The expanding use of automation in all sectors of industry is placing greater demands on test and measurement (T&M). From the sensors used to monitor parameters in real time to data communication and processing, the whole system must reliably deliver information that is precise and accurate, often when ambient conditions are far from ideal.

Why energy education is still a vital piece of realising a sustainable future

04/11/2019

If the newspaper headlines of the past few months were all you had to go by, it may seem as though the battle against climate change is one fought between Gen Z and Baby Boomers in positions of (corporate and political) power. But not so, according to recent research into attitudes towards environmental concerns by Schneider Electric.

Little energy – lots of ice cream

04/11/2019

On hot summer days, ice cream refreshes us and provides us with renewed energy. A lot of energy is also required to create ice cream from ingredients such as milk, sugar or chocolate. The ice-cream manufacturer Ben & Jerry’s uses digital solutions to sustainably monitor and reduce consumption.

Test Measurement Features

The General Product Safety Directive – The world’s best kept secret?

Equipping the workforce for Industry 4.0

Measuring chains – Delivering precise and accurate data

Why energy education is still a vital piece of realising a sustainable future

Little energy – lots of ice cream