Food Manufacturing

Any alternative to carbon capture and storage?

The government has revived the competition to develop carbon capture and storage (CSS) technology, promising £1bn of funds in a push to drive a solution forwards. The government's stated goal is to develop a world leading CSS industry, which could one day provide 100,000 or more UK jobs. Energy and climate change secretary Ed Davey predicted that a CSS industry could be worth £6.5bn to the UK economy by the end of the 2020s, by which time there could be 20GW to 30GW of power plants using the technology, the equivalent of 12 to 20 large power stations. But it is also reckoned that CSS technology will be essential if we are to meet our climate change targets.

1st April 2012

Fastener and adhesives exhibitions in Harrogate, April 2012

The FAST & IASE exhibitions in Harrogate on 26 April 2012 offer an opportunity for design and production engineers in the North to meet the UK's experts in fastening and assembly with mechanical fastening on show at the FAST Exhibition and adhesives, including engineering and industrial bonding and sealing at the IASE Exhibition.

5th March 2012

H+K announces channel partnership with Cyntech Components

Hoffmann + Krippner has announced a UK-wide partnership agreement with electromechanical specialist distributor Cyntech Components. Representing the first UK distribution deal for the company, the agreement with Cyntech covers Hoffmann+Krippner's flexx-IPC industrial touch screen panel PC brand, Sensofoil customisable membrane potentiometers and SENSOTOUCH resistive sensor controller technology. The partnership agreement enables Hoffmann + Krippner to gain greater presence in a broad spectrum of applications for harsh environments from industrial automation, food processing, medical and pharmaceutical, to aerospace and automotive manufacturing.

2nd March 2012

Top Boxes for Scotland's premier water project

Engineers working on a flagship project for Scottish Water have installed over 400 top of the range electrical enclosures and junction boxes from Hensel.

28th February 2012

Machinery Safety Alliance - seminar dates and venues 2012

The Machinery Safety Alliance has announced the first dates for its machinery safety seminars. These are to be held in locations around the UK as follows:

11th January 2012

See examples of bionic automation at the PPMA show

Festo is supporting the PPMA show by demonstrating how automation technologies of the future can employ principles adapted from nature. As an innovation leader in pneumatic and electric drive technologies, Festo sponsors a Bionic Learning Network of leading academics, research institutes and partner companies to explore, understand and find applications for lessons from nature. Applications developed from this knowledge network include new adaptive grippers, energy-saving handling systems and new concepts for sensing and communications.

18th December 2011

'Gateway to China' programme to feature at SPS/IPC/Drives

A gateway for European device suppliers and manufacturers to penetrate China's vast manufacturing base is being promoted by a consortium of leading robot, automation, network and hardware companies. Full information on the new Gateway to China (G2C) programme is available on the CLPA booth 6-136 at SPS/IPC/Drives, the European exhibition for industrial automation, taking place in Nuremberg, Germany, from 22-24 November 2011.

17th December 2011

CLPA offers three chances to win an iPad

Potential suppliers wanting efficient access to the accelerating Chinese automation market may also win themselves an iPad by visiting the CLPA (CC-Link Partner Association) Booth 6-136 at SPS/IPC/Drives. This is described as Europe's leading exhibition for industrial automation, taking place in Nuremberg, Germany, from 22-24 November 2011.

17th December 2011

The accidental route is as valid as the planned...

Here's a question for you: what do formica, the microwave oven, Play-Doh, the Slinky, Viagra and hair restorer have in common? The answer is that they all came about as a result of trying to develop something entirely different.

8th December 2011

Machinery Safety Alliance to offer seminars and web portal

The Machinery Safety Alliance is a not-for-profit collaboration between Festo, Fortress Interlocks, Pilz Automation Technology, Troax, UK Engineering and Werma, with each company providing expertise from its own field to help machine builders and users make sense of safety while safeguarding productivity.

3rd December 2011

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