HS2 News

Boost for Oxford-Cambridge connections as HS2 builds key East West Rail bridge

Two of the UK’s biggest infrastructure projects celebrated a joint milestone this week after a new bridge - that will carry direct rail services between Oxford and Cambridge - was lifted into position over the route of HS2, the high speed rail line under construction between London, Birmingham and the North.

ABB News

ABB partners with Boliden to reduce carbon footprint of its industrial products

ABB is working with Boliden, the Swedish mining and smelting company, to build a strategic co-operation to use low carbon footprint copper in its electromagnetic stirring (EMS) equipment and high-efficiency electric motors. The aim is to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions while driving the transition to a more circular economy.

Dürr Systems AG News

Battery production: Dürr provides CATL with innovative technology for electrode production

The Dürr Group continues its expansion in the new business field of battery production. The mechanical and plant engineering firm is delivering an innovative technology for the sustainable manufacture of lithium-ion batteries. This will be used in CATL’s plant that is currently being built in Arnstadt, situated in the German state of Thuringia.

Review Displays News

Fully integrated, intelligent TFT display module

Display solutions and embedded systems provider, Review Display Systems (RDS) has announced the availability of a fully integrated, intelligent display module. The DMG10600T101-33WTC uses a Rockchip RK3288 ARM-based System on Chip (SoC), featuring a 32-bit Cortex A-17 core running an Android operating system.

Howtorobot News

Mobile robots play a growing role in Spain’s automation industry

The number of mobile robot companies in Spain is increasing rapidly according to the 2022 robot market report from automation market HowToRobot.com, independent advisors Gain & Co and the Spanish association AER Automation.

Anellotech

Anellotech to Advance Development of Tex-TCat, an Efficient Recycling Technology for Mixed Waste Textiles

Anellotech plans to begin advanced lab testing and scale-up for Tex-TCat, an innovative recycling solution to the growing problem of textile waste. Tex-TCat fluid bed catalytic pyrolysis technology is the first that efficiently recycles mixed waste textiles directly into the same chemical feedstocks (including benzene, toluene and xylenes) that are used today to make virgin synthetics like polyester and nylon — providing a closed-loop, fiber-to-fiber solution to today’s textile recycling problems.

Copadata News

The need for OT-centric cyber security strategies

Cyber security is consistently hailed as a top global concern for governments, individuals and businesses alike. However, most rhetoric on the subject focuses on securing information technology (IT), rather than operational technology (OT). In this article Reinhard Mayr, head of information security and research operations at automation software supplier COPA-DATA, examines the need for a different approach.

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