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A winning hand for British speedway team
As British speedway team Belle Vue Aces continues to get its season back on track following the threat of closure late last year, it is also providing fans with a more enlightening race day experience after installing a range of standalone lighting controls and a fully addressable lighting control system from CP Electronics.
Drones must now be government registered in the UK
The global drone market is worth over £102bn. The UK government has announced new changes to drone legislation, including plans to introduce drone registration and safety courses for UAV owners. In a move to improve accountability and encourage owners to act responsibly, drone registration will be obligatory for anyone in possession of an aircraft weighing more than 250g.
Space research centre at the heart of RAF Henlow regeneration
Acommercial deep sea to space research, training and test centre, called Blue Abyss,is in the middle of a multi-million pound regeneration vision to develop a science, innovation and technology park on part of a soon-to-close RAF base site in Bedfordshire.
Collaborations aim to tackle global food security
Two major research collaborations led by the University of Cambridge have been awarded almost £15 million in funding, the Minister of State for Universities and Science, Jo Johnson MP, has announced during a visit to Cambridge’s Sainsbury Laboratory.The two collaborations are focused on food security in India and public health in Bangladesh and will see researchers from the UK and developing countries working together as equal partner...
Meeting at the crossroads between design and technology
The European Converge conference, hosted by solidThinking, will return to the SANAA building in Essen, Germany, on 17th October 2017, in what will be a meeting between innovators in design, engineering and architecture.
ZSH series stepper motors built for harsh environments
The specialist ZSH-series stepper motors from Phytron are now available from its new distribution partner Mclennan, and are built for use in especially harsh industrial environments.As part of a wide range that spans proven use in environments from deep space and ultra-high vacuum to standard industrial, the ZSH in particular is designed as a cost effective solution for truly harsh industrial use where standard build stepper motors would have sev...
Aerospace quality certification awarded a year ahead of deadline
Recruitment agency for the aviation, engineering, rail and defence industries, MPI has been awarded AS9100: 2016/Revision D aerospace quality management systems by global certification body IMS International, following a successful transition and audit with over 100 additional QMS requirements.
Tracking and IoT system touches down for vehicle fleet owners
Originally for general aviation customers, back in June the Rock Seven was launched, and now it is bringing its innovative RockAIR tracking system back down to earth by officially making it available for land-based applications.The move is a result of high levels of interest in RockAIR’s low-cost, dual mode communication and feature packed approach to tracking and safety, already received from land vehicle fleet owners and operators in gove...
The days of the traditional machine tool are not numbered
You can’t really miss it; the whole world is talking about 3D printing, additive manufacturing and generative multi-layer construction technologies.Nevertheless, this is a long way from meaning that the classical machine tool is going to be pensioned off. The EMO Hannover 2017 will be showcasing an international banquet of production technology – with alternative processes as the highly auspicious icing on the cake.
Military and civilian products to be introduced at MAKS-2017
Rostecwill present the latest Russian developments in the space industry as well as in aircraft and helicopter engineering and weapons. The following enterprises, included in the contour of Rostec, will take part in airspace salon: Russian Helicopters, United Engine Corporation, Rosoboronexport, Technodinmika, VSMPO-AVISMA, Ruselectronics, Shvabe, Splav, RT-Chemcomposite, Security Technologies, Techmash. Altogether, the exposition of Rostec's ent...