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Drones improve efficiency and safety in underground mines
Visual inspections of underground mines are known to be risky, time-consuming, and expensive – but drones prove they do not have to be. By Siobhan Doyle.With the world’s population rising, coupled with increasing demand in resources, the mining industry is under pressure to supply more minerals to meet such needs... Read more
By Christine
Published on: 2024-04-26
Source: Engineer Live
Hardide Coatings launches new range
Hardide Coatings, the provider of advanced surface coating technology, has launched the first in a new range of ready coated and enhanced components with a JP-5000 4” copper nozzle used in High-Velocity Oxy Fuel (HVOF) thermal spray coating. The tungsten/tungsten carbide-based Hardide® chemical vapour deposition (CVD) coating is proven to... Read more
By Steve Welch
Published on: 2024-04-26
Source: Engineering Magzine
Green Volt advances with onshore planning approval
Flotation Energy and Vårgrønn, a joint venture between Plenitude (Eni) and HitecVision, have announced that its floating offshore wind project Green Volt has been granted full onshore planning approval. This marks a significant milestone in the development of the most progressed commercial-scale floating wind farm in Europe. Green Volt is... Read more
By Steve Welch
Published on: 2024-04-26
Source: Engineering Magzine
Autocraft secures £24 million finance deal
Autocraft Solutions Group, a specialist in cutting-edge automotive remanufacturing technologies, has agreed a major financing package with HSBC UK amid plans to rapidly upscale its international EV battery repair footprint. Worth £24m, the financial package will support the growth of Autocraft’s EV Solutions business as it looks to establish itself... Read more
By Steve Welch
Published on: 2024-04-26
Source: Engineering Magzine
New ELESA vacuum suction cups for automation
ELESA vacuum components (vacuum suction cups, vacuum cup holders, and related accessories) represent the ideal solution for automatically and safely handling parts with different shapes, sizes, and surfaces (e.g. metal, glass, plastic, ceramic). The function of these components is based on the presence of a vacuum generator that, by creating... Read more
By Steve Welch
Published on: 2024-04-26
Source: Engineering Magzine
New powers to seize criminal cryptoassets go live
Greater powers for the National Crime Agency (NCA) and police to seize, freeze and destroy cryptoassets used by criminals have come into force today. Image courtesy NCA Organised criminals, including drug dealers, fraudsters and terrorists, are known to increasingly use cryptoassets to launder the proceeds of crime and raise money.... Read more
Published on: 2024-04-26
Source: Ads Advance
Cranfield commits to sustainable research practices
Committing to reduce the environmental impacts of its research activities, Cranfield University has joined organisations in the UK research and innovation sector as a founding signatory to a new agreement on research and innovation practices. Image courtesy Cranfield The Concordat for the Environmental Sustainability of Research and Innovation Practice represents... Read more
Published on: 2024-04-26
Source: Ads Advance
NATS tops list of Europe's Climate Leaders
NATS has been awarded first place in the European Climate Leaders list, a survey of two thousand companies across Europe.   Image copyright Shutterstock The special report, now in its fourth year, is compiled by the Financial Times in partnership with Statista and has identified 600 European businesses that have... Read more
Published on: 2024-04-26
Source: Ads Advance
Most dangerous electronic items passengers take on planes revealed
The number of lithium battery fires on planes continues to rise but the personal electronic items which cause the most problems can now be revealed. Above: AvSax lithium battery fire containment bags won the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the UK for their innovation. Courtesy Avsax All our modern electronic... Read more
Published on: 2024-04-26
Source: Ads Advance
Artemis Aerospace adds hub in Singapore
West Sussex based Artemis Aerospace has announced the addition of a hub in Singapore following the launch of two similar sites in the US earlier this year. Above: Jim Scott, Owner, Co-Founder & Managing Director, Artemis Aerospace. Courtesy Artemis Aerospace The new Singapore hub joins Artemis’s stateside locations in Miami,... Read more
Published on: 2024-04-26
Source: Ads Advance
Jet Zero Council advance hydrogen aviation discussions at Cranfield
The Jet Zero Council met at Cranfield University last week to discuss steps towards sustainable aviation with a special focus on hydrogen. Image courtesy Cranfield University The Jet Zero Council is a partnership between industry, academia and government to drive the delivery of new technologies and innovative ways to cut... Read more
Published on: 2024-04-26
Source: Ads Advance
RTX to modernise electronics unit for missile development
RTX's Raytheon business has been awarded a $344 million contract for the development of two missile variants – the SM-2 Block IIICU and SM-6 Block IU – which will be based on a common guidance section, where the electronics and software that guide a missile to its target are housed.... Read more
Published on: 2024-04-26
Source: Ads Advance
NCA and European Police Chiefs call for public protection across tech platforms
The Director General of the National Crime Agency (NCA) General Graeme Biggar and European Police Chiefs, are calling for industry and governments to take urgent action to ensure public safety across technology platforms.   Above: Graeme Biggar, Director General, National Crime Agency (NCA). Courtesy NCA The Director General of the... Read more
Published on: 2024-04-26
Source: Ads Advance
Rolls-Royce awarded NASA Power Conversion Development Contract
Rolls-Royce has been awarded a $1 million contract to develop an Advanced Closed Brayton Cycle converter for NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Above: Rolls-Royce LibertyWorks, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. Courtesy Rolls-Royce Over the 12-month contract period, Rolls-Royce LibertyWorks will provide a preliminary design of a closed-cycle Brayton power conversion... Read more
Published on: 2024-04-26
Source: Ads Advance
EasyJet in drive to recruit 1,000 new pilots
Earlier this week easyJet opened its renowned Generation easyJet Pilot Training programme, which takes aspiring pilots with little or no experience to the cockpit of an Airbus A320 commercial airliner in around two years as qualified co-pilot. Image courtesy easyJet Over 1,000 new pilots are set to join easyJet by... Read more
Published on: 2024-04-26
Source: Ads Advance
Autonomous flying in a swarm
For more than 15 years, the Festo Bionic Learning Network has been focusing on the fascination of flying. In addition to the technical decoding of bird flight, the team has researched and technologically implemented numerous other flying objects and their natural principles. With the BionicBee, the Bionic Learning Network has... Read more
By Steve Welch
Published on: 2024-04-25
Source: Engineering Magzine
How BTCC’s New Hybrid Boost Rules Will Affect the Racing
Last year's title winning engineer explains what extra turbo boost means for BTCC racing... The post How BTCC’s New Hybrid Boost Rules Will Affect the Racing appeared first on Racecar Engineering.... Read more
By Daniel Lloyd
Published on: 2024-04-25
Source: Race Car engineering
Automation is biggest challenge for 81% of UK industrial users
More than four in five industrial technology users in the UK (81%) regard adopting automation successfully as their biggest challenge, according to a new survey published by Automate UK – the automation and packaging trade organisation formerly known as PPMA. Particular factors that they cite include: the challenge of automating... Read more
Published on: 2024-04-25
Source: Drives controls
Online hub �could save manufacturers �20,000�
A new AI-powered digital marketplace could save UK manufacturers up to £20,000 in just 20 minutes, according to its founders. The Manufacturing Connections Hub is an online platform that connects manufacturers to suppliers, customers, investors, partners, academics and the government.... Read more
Published on: 2024-04-25
Source: Drives controls
Generative AI is now an industrial tool that generates PLC code
The first generative AI product dedicated to industrial engineering has started to roll out into practical applications. Pilot trials of Siemens’ Industrial Copilot for TIA Portal Engineering are now underway and the software will be available for download from its Xcelerator marketplace from the summer of 2024.... Read more
Published on: 2024-04-25
Source: Drives controls
Wireless telemetry used to monitor hard-to-reach machinery
Wireless telemetry is an excellent way of managing and maintaining difficult-to-reach infrastructure.Ensuring that maintenance happens at the right time and with minimal disruption is key for many industrial engineers. Unplanned downtime can eat into profit margins and sectors such as food, wholesale or textiles, where margins are already low, need... Read more
By Christine
Published on: 2024-04-24
Source: Engineer Live
Watt Drive becomes WEG Gear Systems and takes on key role
Watt Drive Antriebstechnik, the Austrian manufacturer of geared motors and drives which the Brazilian motor-maker WEG acquired in 2011, has been renamed WEG Gear Systems. As part of its new identity, the business will be upgraded to a competence centre for gear technology and will be responsible for the WEG... Read more
Published on: 2024-04-24
Source: Drives controls
Delta enters cobot market with easy-to-use family of six
The Taiwanese automation supplier Delta, has entered the cobot (collaborative robot) market with a family of six six-axis cobots with payload capacities from 6–30kg, and reaches from 800–1,800mm. The D-Bot cobots, which made their debut at the Hannover Messe, are designed for rapid deployment, requiring no special programming skills to... Read more
Published on: 2024-04-24
Source: Drives controls
Stay cool with innovative 3D-printing technology
Nathan Rawlings examines additive manufacturing innovations in thermal managementWhat do gaming CPUs, LEDs, chillers, heating pumps and electrical appliances have in common? They all need heat exchangers to cool or heat the component. Traditional manufacturing has for a long time now been only making incremental advancements in terms of efficiency,... Read more
By Christine
Published on: 2024-04-22
Source: Engineer Live
Chameleons inspire new multicolour 3D-printing technology
Is it possible to 3D-print multiple dynamic colours from a single ink? New research has proven this to be the case.Inspired by the colour-changing ability of chameleons, researchers at a US-based university have developed a sustainable technique to 3D-print multiple, dynamic colours from a single ink.Chameleons change colour by dispersing... Read more
By Christine
Published on: 2024-04-17
Source: Engineer Live
IndyCar Introduces Updated Aeroscreen at Long Beach
Long Beach to mark first IndyCar race with updated aeroscreen cockpit safety device... The post IndyCar Introduces Updated Aeroscreen at Long Beach appeared first on Racecar Engineering.... Read more
By Daniel Lloyd
Published on: 2024-04-17
Source: Race Car engineering
Student-Powered Team NMA Set for 2024 GT Cup Challenge
National Motorsport Academy student race team confirms 2024 season plans in GT Cup series... The post Student-Powered Team NMA Set for 2024 GT Cup Challenge appeared first on Racecar Engineering.... Read more
By Racecar Engineering
Published on: 2024-04-16
Source: Race Car engineering
Why contaminant detectors are essential for the safe production of pet food
Detection equipment can help ensure pet food complies with both hygiene and contaminant standards.The production of pet food is big business in the UK with more than half of households (57% in 2023) owning at least one pet and 21% of British householders admitting to spending as much, if not... Read more
By Christine
Published on: 2024-04-15
Source: Engineer Live
5G-ready car design explored with electronic test equipment
A UK-based research team are undertaking a study to assess the 5G readiness of vehicles and equipment.5G connectivity will significantly change the way cars are designed, made, and used. Critical properties include low latency, real-time determinism, the ability to handle large quantities of data, and efficient use of network capacity.... Read more
By Christine
Published on: 2024-04-12
Source: Engineer Live
Andretti Opens New Silverstone Facility as Part of F1 Push
American motorsport team moves into Silverstone facility as part of continued F1 entry push... The post Andretti Opens New Silverstone Facility as Part of F1 Push appeared first on Racecar Engineering.... Read more
By Daniel Lloyd
Published on: 2024-04-10
Source: Race Car engineering
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Show opening times 2024

  • Wednesday 30 October
  • 09:00 - 17:00
  • Thursday 31 October
  • 09:00 - 16:00

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  • NEC Birmingham
  • Halls 3 & 3a
  • United Kingdom
  • You must be 16+ to attend

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