In last month’s column, DPA’s Assistant Editor, Sophia Bell, spoke about how manufacturers have had to change their business practices as a result of Brexit. I know you’re all probably a little tired of Brexit talk, but an interesting white paper crossed my desk earlier and I wanted to share it with you. (Feel free to stop reading here, I promise I won’t be offended…)

When Habasit, a provider of conveyor and power transmission systems, hatched a plan to create an embedded wireless force-sensing link in one of its curved plastic modular belt conveyor systems, it decided to work with Mantracourt.

When designing a machine for shredding and recycling applications, many challenges need to be overcome to ensure the machine performs at a high level over many years. Three of the most important are limiting downtime, eliminating contamination issues, and energy cost savings.

CP Electronics miniature presence detectors have been incorporated into a state-of-the-art disinfection device from Amity International, used to make hospital wards safer from COVID-19.

Hydrogen is poised to decarbonise many sectors of our economy. It can be directly used in fuel cells for carbon-free power, or in gas turbines, where its high-energy density, higher autoignition temperatures and ability to lean-burn are favoured. 

There was a time not so long ago that space was known as the final frontier – the exclusive domain of governments and a small handful of aerospace companies who could muster the technology and resources to depart the Earth’s atmosphere.

WEG has supplied a complete energy storage system in utility scale lithium-ion batteries and the development of a microgrid control to the Alcântara Launch Centre (CLA), based in the northern state of Maranhão.

The fast-moving hospitality industry is always looking for novel ways to differentiate their brands while increasing ROI and loyalty based on enhanced customer experiences.