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AHLSTAR with Sulzer Ejector improves sump pumping in a cardboard mill
A cardboard mill customer suffered from regular pump breakdowns in the fibre line effluent sump. Sulzer replaced the two existing submersible pumps by one non-clogging AHLSTAR NPP42-150 pump equipped with a Sulzer Ejector. After more than two years in operation, there has been no disturbance.
Fablink's Streamline Automotive for vehicle manufacturing
Fablink Group has announced the establishment of its new division Streamline Automotive. This division has been created to meet the rapidly growing demand for low to medium volume manufacturing and clean build assembly services from premium OEMs, specialist brands, and e-mobility startups.
ABB Robotics unveils world’s first robot-painted art car
ABB Robotics has collaborated with two world-renowned artists, eight year old Indian child prodigy Advait Kolarkar, and Dubai-based digital design collective Illusorr, to create the world’s first robot-painted art car. ABB’s award-winning PixelPaint technology has, without human intervention, perfectly recreated Advait’s swirling, monochromatic design as well as Illusorr’s tri-colour geometrical patterns.
UK commercial drone expert calls for focus on maintaining supply chains to save Donbas region
As nations around the world continue to pledge billions in military support to Ukraine, and Russia continues to cut off supply lines to Ukrainians on the front lines and those trapped in cities in the Donbas, the question as to how we get supplies across Ukraine to where they’re most needed is as pertinent as ever.
Analog IPs can help solve semiconductor capacity challenges
The current Fab capacity challenges within the Semiconductor industry have resulted in ASIC and Fabless companies evaluating multiple foundries in order to meet chip production forecasts for the next several quarters.
Apple's M1 SoC solutions
System Plus Consulting has announced a complete analysis of the Apple-developed processors: the 10-core CPU plus 16-core GPU processor for notebooks, and the Apple-developed 10-core CPU plus 32-core GPU processor for the MacBook Pro.
Electric motor industry: the supply chain is reshaping
Yole Développement (Yole) has developed comprehensive power electronics expertise for more than 10 years, with specific investigations fully dedicated to the automotive applications.
Why semiconductor recovery takes time
There’s been no easing of the shortage of some semiconductor devices over the last eighteen months, as the headlines in the industry trade media attest. In this article, Adam Fletcher, chairman of the Electronic Components Supply Network (ecsn) provides an explanation of why it takes so long for chip manufacturers to put their supply networks back in balance.
Identifying electronic components with T&M in mind
When identifying electronic components for optimal products, there are many design considerations that must be adhered to. Using smartphones’ screens and enclosures (aka chassis) as the key example of such components, this article looks at some key areas of T&M (test and measurement) that designers must take into account to achieve resilient, reliable, and effective devices.
Automating battery production for safe, affordable energy
Batteries are to have a central role in the future of sustainable energy and mobility. Affordable, high-quality lithium battery packs are needed in diverse kWh (kilowatt-hour) ratings to power vehicles ranging from ebikes, drones, and small city cars, to large electric vehicles (EVs), trucks, and buses. This article focuses on Yamaha's approaches to automating the production of batteries with the use of robotics and other technologies.