Food Manufacturing

Schneider Electric unveils new System Integrator Policy

Recognising the importance of system integrators as a key route to market, Schneider Electric has made major enhancements to its System Integrator Policy, which has been rolled out in 2007. The new policy focuses even more tightly on developing successful business partnerships, as well as building on the existing reputation for excellence of the products and services provided to end customers.

4th November 2007

Unravelling the mysteries of travel through time and space

Just suppose that it was possible to travel in time. Well, of course, thanks to Einstein, we know that we can travel forwards in time. His theory of relativity predicted that the faster something moves, the more time slows down. So if you got into a rocket and powered away from the Earth, time would pass more slowly for you than the people you left behind. When you returned to Earth, you would have aged a given amount, but time on Earth would have moved on much further.

14th October 2007

ARC names ABB world leader in DCS market

In a recently published study titled Distributed Control Systems Worldwide Outlook, industry analyst ARC Advisory Group ranked ABB as the worldwide market leader in this core automation market. The study reports that the total worldwide market for DCS (distributed control systems) increased by 14 per cent between 2005 and 2006, with total revenues of $13.4billion, and forecasts that the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) for this market through to 2011 will be 9.9 per cent.

30th September 2007

Ingenious ways to remove cost from products

One of the hottest topics in UK manufacturing today is how to maximize competitiveness in world markets. UK ingenuity and advanced technologies will, once again, be on show at the FAST and IASE exhibitions, which take place at the National Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham, on 20 October 2011, to help visitors reduce product costs by improving assembly processes.

26th September 2007

Deritend redefines '24-hour service' for gearbox rebuilds

Deritend contends that པ-hour service' in engineering seldom means 'full engineering services available 24 hours per day' often it means a service engineer has a mobile telephone switched on at home and a van on the drive. However, with RMB Engineering, the latest acquisition by The Deritend Group, '24-hour service' really does mean round-the-clock engineering - and this can make a big difference in today's pressurised manufacturing and service economy.

9th September 2007

One-day course gives grounding in EMC

The newly-established EMCUK Academy is organising a one-day training course entitled Electronic Fundamentals for Good EMC, which will be run as part of an international conference to be held during the EMCUK 2007 conference and exhibition. This course aims to provide a thorough basic grounding in EMC practices and is offered during EMCUK 2007 at the reduced price of £127 - subsidised by The EMC Journal - whereas the normal price is £200. The price includes a buffet lunch, tea and coffee, plus the opportunity to visit the 60-stand exhibition.

9th September 2007

EMCUK 2007 to feature speakers from automotive industry

Speakers from the Ford Motor company, MIRA and other leading players in the automotive sector will come together at EMCUK 2007 to deliver an authoritative, challenging and expert conference session on 16 October.

6th September 2007

Firstsight Vision celebrates 10 years in business

In July 2007 Firstsight Vision celebrated 10 years of success with a Fun Day for all members of staff and their families and a team-building exercise for employees involving an 'Italian Job' style treasure hunt carried out in Mini Coopers.

3rd September 2007

B&R opens Russian subsidiary

Since the end of June 2007, B&R has been represented by a new subsidiary in Russia, of which Pavel Tikhon is the managing director. Mr Tikhon has extensive experience in the automation and process industries and also has an excellent understanding of the market. In addition to sales personnel, the Russian subsidiary also has an outstanding team of engineers available for training, application and service work in Russian, German and other countries where English is spoken.

28th August 2007

The dawning of the age of Aquarius - let the sun shine in

Might the future really be written in the stars? As a scorpio, I'm naturally sceptical about astrology, but let's take a look at the past and the present and see if we can draw any clues as to the relevance of the stars for the future.

10th August 2007

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