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RS Components (RS) is sending Professor Lucy Rogers PhD out into the world on a solo DesignSpark podcast mission, ‘The Engineering Edge’. The former BBC Robot Wars judge and co-presenter of DesignSpark’s acclaimed ‘History Makers’ and ‘The DesignSpark Podcast’ is going on the road, touring the UK to see how …

LMI Technologies (LMI), a global leader in 3D inline scanning and inspection, has acquired FocalSpec, an innovative optical metrology company based in Finland that designs and manufactures patented Line Confocal Imaging (LCI) products. LMI’s parent company – The TKH Group – will acquire 100 per cent of the shares of …

Metrology and inspection experts from the Coventry-based Manufacturing Technology Centre are hosting a free event aimed at helping manufacturers improve their processes and product quality through the latest metrology technology. The Focus on Metrology event at the MTC on Wednesday, November 27 will highlight the cutting edge research and innovation …

Engineers are key to helping the nation keep healthy and well from helping find cures for cancer and keeping people safe at sea to helping dementia patients.  Today marks the beginning of Tomorrow’s Engineers Week – this year it shines the light on engineers that make the world a better …

As part of an ambitious long-term future growth strategy, Bedford-based AcSoft Holdings, which comprises AcSoft, GRAS UK and Svantek UK, has announced that General Manager, Paul Rubens has acquired a 50 per cent interest in the business, making him joint partner alongside founder and Managing Director, John Shelton. Paul, who …

Finnish technology company FocalSpec has been acquired by TKH Group, a Dutch listed technology company.  FocalSpec will join the LMI Technologies group, owned by TKH and strengthen further its position in inline metrology. FocalSpec is a global pioneer in designing and manufacturing high-precision, high-speed optical sensors.  Their unique and patented …

Powelectrics have delivered another Industry4.0 Metron telemetry solution, this time to Craggs Energy, an innovative and expanding business, which supplies over 50 million litres per annum of fuels and lubricants to UK homes, farms and businesses via three depots and a national partner network. This image shows Craggs Padiham Depot, where …

To provide the music industry with first class recording facilities, The Bieber Studio based in Offenbach in Germany, relies on FLIR thermal imaging technology.  Indeed, it takes condition-based maintenance very seriously as it minimises technical issues so sound engineers can focus on creativity. “Not only do we check the electrics …

BSI, the business improvement company, has invested in a GL OPTICAM 1.0 luminance measuring camera, from Analytik to verify emergency lighting product compliance with the standard ISO 3864-2:2016 Graphical Symbols – Safety Colours and Safety Signs Part 4: Colorimetric and Photometric Properties of Safety Sign Materials. Luminance distribution and contrast …

Analog Devices (ADI) has announced the acquisition of Test Motors, a company specialising in predictive maintenance of electric motors and generators.  Based in Barcelona, Spain, Test Motors offers products and services that detect faults in electric motors before they cause damage to production cycles and advises on how and when …