Industry News
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Cash rewards promised for low carbon electricity and heating (01/02/2010)
Households and communities who install generating technologies such as small wind turbines and solar panels will from April be entitled to claim payments for the low carbon electricity they produce.
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FLIR sponsors the Centenary of infra red photography (04/02/2010)
In 100 years infrared imaging has evolved from a complex scientific exploration of what lies beyond red light in the electromagnetic spectrum to a pervasive technology with applications including science, industry, security,...
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Virtual reality for engineers goes mobile (01/02/2010)
Virtual Reality (VR) and simulation technologies specialist, Virtalis has supplied the expertise and equipment that is enabling the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre’s MANufacturing Technology TRAnsporter (MANTRA) to...
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The UK's Apprenticeship Week starts today (01/02/2010)
Apprenticeship Week takes place from Monday 1 February to Friday 5 February 2010. The Week, which is organised by the National Apprenticeship Service (NAS), will celebrate the talents and skills of apprentices, and will see apprentices,...
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RS Components and ABB sign strategic supplier agreement (01/02/2010)
RS Components today announced it has signed a new global agreement with ABB, a major supplier with a profile of well over 3000 stocked lines spanning electrical, interconnect, power and control products. Under the new...
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Small business support group calls for default retirement age to stay (01/02/2010)
The Government has proposed removing an employer’s option to retire workers when they reach 65, claiming the change will prevent an anticipated skills shortage. However, the Forum of Private Business...
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Editor's Choice

Distributed I/Os communicate wirelessly (08/02/2010)
Simatic ET 200pro IWLAN, the first distributed I/O system from Siemens Industry Automation & Drive Technologies which communicates via Industrial Wireless LAN (IWLAN), is now available with additional country approvals....

Fluke reduces prices of Installation Testers (08/02/2010)
Fluke has reduced the prices of all its Fluke 1650B Series of multifunction Installation Testers. With more features than the earlier 1650 Series, the Fluke 1650B testers ensure that fixed wiring is safe and correctly installed...
Power monitoring for small businesses (01/02/2010)
Schneider Electric has introduced PowerView, a power and energy monitoring software, suitable for small system applications to help businesses save money and energy. The software works with Schneider Electric’s PowerLogic...