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  • Ifm launches advanced flexible LED strips

    Ifm launches advanced flexible LED strips

    Ifm is excited to announce the launch of its innovative flexible LED strips, available in RGB and white. These advanced LED strips are designed to enhance illumination and provide versatile signalling solutions for a wide range of industrial applications. The new LED strips offer both bright illumination and coloured signalling, making them ideal for various industrial environments such as manufacturing plants, warehouses, and complex machinery setups.

    With powerful RGB and white LEDs, these strips can produce multiple colours, including red, yellow, green, blue, cyan, and purple. Pure white light is also available, thanks to pulse-width modulation (PWM) control, ensuring precise and consistent light output.

    Fully potted with a protection rating of IP68, these LED strips are built to withstand harsh conditions, dirt, and moisture, making them suitable for both indoor and outdoor use. This makes them a reliable choice for environments that experience extreme temperatures, dust, or water exposure.

    The LED strips can be bent or installed straight, offering flexibility in application and allowing for creative and practical installations tailored to specific needs. Optional aluminium profiles ensure secure and shadow-free installation even in difficult-to-reach areas, providing additional protection and stability.

    Featuring powerful LEDs, these strips deliver high luminous flux for maximum visibility and effectiveness, making them perfect for settings where bright and clear illumination is crucial.

    Furthermore, the advanced design of these LED strips ensures energy efficiency, reducing power consumption while maintaining high performance. This not only lowers operational costs but also supports sustainable practices.

    With easy installation and robust durability, ifm electronic’s flexible LED strips are set to revolutionise industrial lighting and signalling, offering a versatile solution that meets the demands of modern industrial environments.

  • DB Schenker collaborates with Microsoft Cloud Logistics

    DB Schenker collaborates with Microsoft Cloud Logistics

    DB Schenker is collaborating with Microsoft Cloud Logistics for the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and Sustainable Marine Fuel (SMF), highlighting their collective ambition to comprehensively reduce the environmental footprint of their transportation practices.

    This pivotal effort also includes building best-in-class logistics warehouses and implementing alternative energy trucks.

    It signifies an important step towards reducing the carbon emissions associated with their logistics operations (Scope 3) compared to transportation associated with conventional fossil-based fuels and thus supports their overarching environmental sustainability goals.  (more…)

  • Siemens updates Simcenter Testlab software

    Siemens updates Simcenter Testlab software

    Siemens Digital Industries Software has introduced the latest updates to its Simcenter Testlab offering to help advanced manufacturers on their journey to zero prototypes and develop products faster, smarter and earlier.

    The journey to zero prototypes really means zero full product prototypes, with physical testing still playing a critical role in testing the components that make up the full system.

    Tests of these components are then used to correlate and update the corresponding simulation models to ensure they accurately predict the real world.  (more…)

  • Beam uses ‘world’s first’ AI-driven autonomous underwater vehicle to install wind turbine

    Beam uses ‘world’s first’ AI-driven autonomous underwater vehicle to install wind turbine

    Beam, a provider of high-technology offshore wind services, has achieved a groundbreaking milestone by deploying “the world’s first” autonomous underwater vehicle driven by artificial intelligence (AI).

    The technology has already been successfully used to inspect jacket structures on Seagreen wind farm, a joint venture partnership between SSE Renewables, TotalEnergies and PTTEP, in a commercial environment. Seagreen is Scotland’s largest offshore site.

    This cutting-edge technology promises to revolutionise the field of marine technology and underwater robotics. By leveraging advanced AI, this technology can perform complex underwater tasks with no human intervention, significantly boosting the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of underwater inspections and surveys. (more…)

  • Saudi scientists invent ‘fast, easy method to detect olive oil fraud’

    Saudi scientists invent ‘fast, easy method to detect olive oil fraud’

    There’s hope for consumers worried about olive oil fraud, as researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) have “invented a fast, easy method to detect adulteration in any bottle”.

    Intentional mislabeling or dilution of olive oil with other products robs consumers of the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant health benefits they believe they are paying for. The integrity of the olive oil industry has been brought into question this year, with the European Union reporting a record high of fraud cases, and consumers doubting the quality of their purchase.

    The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) have joined forces to create a method that can identify and quantify the adulterants in olive oil. (more…)

  • Aqua Comms continues to invest in Trans-Atlantic network with new fibre pair

    Aqua Comms continues to invest in Trans-Atlantic network with new fibre pair

    Aqua Comms, a provider of global subsea connectivity services, says it has accelerated its investment in its platform by lighting a new fibre pair on Aqua Comms’ AEC-1 system. Owned and operated by Aqua Comms, AEC-1 is Ireland’s first dedicated subsea fibre-optic network interconnecting New York, Dublin and London.

    The new fibre pair has been brought into service to address the growing bandwidth demands of Aqua Comms customers as requirements to rapidly, seamlessly and reliably move vast quantities of data continue to increase.

    It has also provided an opportunity for Aqua Comms to reinforce its credentials as a responsible operator with a focus on increasing supply whilst minimising power requirements to push for leading edge, innovative and sustainable Trans-Atlantic capacity solutions. (more…)

  • Impressive building management market data highlights ‘continual drive for innovation’, says BCIA

    Impressive building management market data highlights ‘continual drive for innovation’, says BCIA

    The latest report from the Building Controls Industry Association (BCIA) revealed a strong performance for the Building Energy Management Systems (BEMS) market in the year-to-date, rising 3.8 percent to £865 million – highlighting the continual technological breakthroughs and growing consumer demand for smart buildings.

    Despite ongoing broader economic difficulties and a challenging period for the construction industry, including a major skills shortage, the longer-term positive trend in the Building Management or Building Energy Management Systems market data reflects a period of optimism for the building automation sector.

    Stacey Lucas, president of the BCIA, highlighted the significance of the year-to-date increase. She said “These figures are testimony to the ongoing advancements in innovation taking place throughout the BEMS sector.

    Despite the challenging economic times and a general decline in key construction sectors, the BEMS market continues to perform. (more…)

  • Sony expands dedicated drone solutions

    Sony expands dedicated drone solutions

    Sony and Gremsy, a leader in gimbal technology, will be demonstrating the latest addition to their line ups aimed at plug and play solutions for drone users and manufacturers the Pixy LR S-Port gimbal, developed for a direct integration with Sony’s dedicated drone camera, the ILX-LR1, brings agility, reliability and lightness to any drone payload to further optimize drone operation in terms of flight time versus data capture and data availability for processing.

    Gremsy are one the most established gimbal manufacturers in the market, and close collaboration between Sony and Gremsy for the past two years has led to the development of all-in-one solutions for different use cases and different drone platforms. These solutions are seamlessly integrated, lightweight and with a compact design, to optimize payload and environmental footprint.

    In the context of a growing need for high-quality imaging from professional and commercial drone users, Sony developed the ILX-LR1 camera by listening to partner and market requests, bringing Sony imaging technology to the market in a light form factor and dedicated features. (more…)

  • Precision pollination project is a ‘step towards better food security’

    Precision pollination project is a ‘step towards better food security’

    A groundbreaking project aimed at exploring the role drone technology can play in improving yield, fruit quality and forecasting in UK strawberry production is a pivotal step towards enhancing food security.

    The project, Precision Pollination for Higher Strawberry Productivity and Quality, offers a strong consortium comprising the UK Agri-Tech Centre, Angus Soft Fruits and Polybee, with funding support from Innovate UK.

    This combines expert berry growers from the UK, agri-tech innovation and development specialists and a Singaporean partner with expertise in using innovative drone technology for pollination and crop imaging.

    Fresh Strawberries are a high value crop in the UK, worth £377m in 2022, over 30 percent of the total UK fruit value (Defra, 2023).

    Most commercial UK crops are grown under protection in structures such as polytunnels or glasshouses to provide optimal conditions for the plants to grow and fruit to develop. (more…)

  • norelem launches new series of friction joints

    norelem launches new series of friction joints

    Precision, flexibility and durability are critical in industrial sectors to optimise operations while maintaining safety and value. One component that remains constant is friction joints, which are valuable for connecting components in situations where traditional methods may not be practical.

    To address these evolving demands, global standard components manufacturer norelem, has launched a new series of friction joints (10271) designed to meet the unique requirements of various industries, providing essential benefits that cater to a wide range of customers.

    Marcus Schneck, CEO of norelem, said: “One of the key benefits of our friction joints for customers is their ability to deliver precise and adjustable resistance to motion.

    (more…)