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To be or not to be...energy efficient?

05/02/2015

Darren Halford, group sales manager of industrial automation parts supplier European Automation shares a few top tips for manufacturers who want to be more energy efficient.

‘Flat pack’ waterwheel begins to generate electricity

04/12/2014

A new design of waterwheel developed and manufactured by Smith Engineering has begun producing electricity for the first time at a Lake District hotel.

'Microgrids' fed from renewables could help stabilise power supplies

06/11/2014

'Islanding' - isolating from the grid - is a fundamental benefit of 'microgrids', small systems powered by renewables and energy storage devices.

Achieving closer inspection of cylindrical surfaces

06/06/2014

A new industrial vision system, trevista Cylinder, from Stemmer Imaging allows automated inspection of milled, polished and galvanised cylindrical components for otherwise difficult-to-spot defects such as scratches, dents, discolouration and stress marks.

Streamlining the compliance journey for military hardware manufacturers