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February 9, 2022

C2I 2021 Information, Data & Connectivity Award Winner: Harnessing Industry 4.0 to optimise performance in the aluminium industry

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Aluminium is a recyclable metal but operator error can lead to inefficiencies in the process, a scenario rectified in this winning project with the aid of IoT technology. C2I 2021 Category: Information, Data & Connectivity Project name: Harnessing Industry 4.0 to optimise performance in the aluminium industry Partners: Air Products with Tandom Metallurgical Group Category […]

February 9, 2022

Video Interview: Babcock’s Dr Jon Hall

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In this interview Jon Excell speaks to Dr Jon Hall – Chief Innovation & Technology Officer with C2I headline sponsor Babcock International Group – about the power of collaboration, the technology trends that are driving innovation and industry’s shifting skills requirements CLICK HERE FOR MORE ON THIS YEAR’S WINNERS AND FINALISTS The post Video Interview: […]

February 9, 2022

Experiments on parabolic flight test oxygen-evolving electrolysis

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Scientists have conducted experiments on a parabolic flight to assess the efficiency of oxygen-evolving electrolysis on the Moon and Mars. Researchers Bethany Lomax and Gunter Just conducting experiments on a parabolic flight (Image Manchester University) The advance from the Universities of Manchester and Glasgow is said to provide valuable insights into establishing human habitats away from […]

February 9, 2022

Advancing apprenticeship awareness

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Dr Hilary Leevers, EngineeringUK CEO, places a focus on engineering apprenticeships and how to improve recruitment onto them. If I asked how you can become an engineer, what would you say? For many, including young people and their teachers and parents, going to university would be their first thought. Other options, such as doing an […]

February 9, 2022

Chips Act to protect EU against semiconductor shortages

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The European Commission has set out measures to ensure the EU’s security of supply, resilience and technological leadership in semiconductor technologies and applications. Image: AdobeStock The proposed EU Chips Act is expected to mobilise over €43bn of public and private investments and set measures to prevent, prepare, anticipate and respond quickly to any future supply […]

January 27, 2022

Sizewell C set for £100m government boost

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The proposed Sizewell C nuclear plant in Suffolk has received a pledge of £100m from the UK government, a market signal designed to attract further outside investment. Sizewell C (lighter colouring on the right) would sit next to Sizewell B (darker, on the left) Credit: EDF Led by French nuclear giant EDF Energy – also […]

January 27, 2022

UK project to develop new approach for recycling plastic PPE waste

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Heriot-Watt University and Manchester-based Globus Group – Britain’s largest manufacturer of plastic PPE – have announced a collaboration to prevent plastic PPE waste from ending up in landfill. Since the start of the pandemic, an estimated 8.4m tonnes of plastic waste has been generated from 193 countries. The majority of this waste ends up in […]

January 27, 2022

Bentley to build its first electric vehicle in the UK

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Luxury car maker Bentley Motors has announced that the company’s first ever battery electric vehicle will be developed and built in the UK. The first in this new generation of electric Bentleys is scheduled to roll off the firm’s Crewe production line in 2025 and the company is aiming to focus exclusively on electric vehicles […]

January 26, 2022

New SoFSI facility ready for infrastructure shake up

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A new UK facility called SoFSI, featuring deep soil pits and shaking tables, is set to help reduce both the financial and environmental cost of vital infrastructure. The Soil-Foundation-Structure Interaction (SoFSI) laboratory, based at the University of Bristol’s Langford Campus to the south of the city, is claimed to be the first of its kind […]

January 26, 2022

Ocado unveils next generation of tech

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High-tech grocery retailer Ocado has launched a suite of new innovations that it says will enhance its automated Ocado Smart Platform and help shape the future of the sector The company’s proprietary robotic picking and packing grid system will be upgraded with new lighter, more efficient fulfilment robots, along with a lighter grid system that […]

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