Industrial

The General Product Safety Directive 2001/95/EC (GPSD) covers the safety of any products that do not fall under other European Union (EU) Directives, largely serving as a general safety net. Craig Ormerod, Senior Manager at TÜV SÜD, explains.

Materials search engine and database, Matmatch, has released a guide that helps materials suppliers use digital channels to connect with potential customers. As a platform that brings together design engineers, materials scientists, academics and suppliers across the materials industry, Matmatch shares its expertise in the new guide, ‘The Materials Suppliers’ Guide to Reaching Customers Online’. The guide is now availa...

The IHS Markit/CIPS Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) value for May 2021 demonstrated that UK manufacturing is growing at its fastest rate in almost 30 years. Manufacturers must increase production to capitalise on the record growth in new orders. However, scaling up production quickly without additional floor space and workers can be challenging. Here Dave Walsha, Sales Manager at EMS, explores how expanding automation holds th...

The July 2021 issue of IEEE/CAA Journal of Automatica Sinica features six articles that showcase the potential of machine learning in its various forms. The applications described in the studies range from advanced driver assistance systems and computer vision to image processing and collaborative robotics.

We know technology has had an impact on every area of our lives. We can manage almost our entire lives through our smartphones, from arranging appointments to paying bills. Technological innovations have also found a way into the workplace, completely revolutionising the way we work. As digital technology is embedded into workplaces, it can unsettle the workforce. With technologies including artificial intelligence and automation able to rep...

In 2017, AT&T turned off its 2G network, causing around 70% of San Francisco’s buses and trains to disappear from the NextMuni system map, which passengers use to track vehicle locations and check arrival times. Following this, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) faced weeks of pressure from the public to upgrade its legacy monitoring devices. Here, Andy Conway, Sales Manager at Recab UK, has explained why ind...

European semiconductor sales in May 2021 reached $3.777bn, an increase of 31.2% compared to the May 2020 sales, the European Semiconductor Industry Association (ESIA) reported based on World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) data.

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced companies across all industries to adapt to a new landscape or risk being left behind. By Attar Naderi, UK Business Manager at Laserfiche

Whether used for on-board entertainment on trains or video feed transmission from military drones, connectivity is becoming an important factor in non-commercial applications. As more embedded systems adopt networked architectures, Ethernet switches play an increasingly crucial role. Here, Mark Jeffrey, Technical Director of Recab UK, explains how to select Ethernet switches for demanding operating environments.

From free-range chicken to food miles on alfalfa, eating ethically is becoming more and more of a head-scratcher. Even for vegans, there are the questions of how sustainably agave was sourced, or whether environment-damaging pesticides were used to grow kale - and all that is without even considering how the food tastes.