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One might argue that a technology becomes mainstream when politicians begin debating it. The German chancellor, Angela Merkel made a very interesting statement about Industry 4.0 during the national IT Summit that took place in Germany at the end of October. By John Browett, General Manager of CLPA-Europe

IHI Southwest Technologies. and Newton Labs completed a robotic examination of an in-service condensate storage tank (CST) at a United States nuclear reactor during the plant’s 2014 autumn outage. IHI engineers conducted the inspection of the tank floor by utilising a combination of phased array ultra-sound, eddy current, laser scanning, and high resolution cameras, all mounted on an Inspector-series underwater robot designed, manufactured ...

FailSim is a new test tool from Digitaltest developed to ensure the quality of a test program when using In-CircuitTesting or Flying Probe Test. The tool simulates defects, providing the real-world test coverage on a live board, and identifying program, debug or, fixture issues that could be reducing fault coverage.

Decentralizing servo technology can bring machine and plant construction savings during installation. Two additional advantages include reduced cabinet heat loads and more straight forward drive architecture. The question arises however, which technology is better, an integrated motor/drive solution or a detached motor and drive?

RS Components has unveiled its latest collections of industrial logic controllers and HMI modules from top brands, delivering improvements such as compact sizes, new features, reduced installation time, and lower costs for machine and panel builders and equipment maintainers. The distributor is introducing the latest Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) from Schneider Electric and Omron, and will add further new models from Siemens and Crouzet b...

Neunkirchener Achsenfabrik AG (NAF) has been developing and producing axles and gears for construction, forestry and agricultural machinery manufacturers for over 50 years. The family-owned company has a global customer base and is always searching for production efficiency and high precision solutions. Here, HWR Spanntechnik’s InoFlex power chuck is providing both.

Altair has been chosen as a strategic software partner for Cranfield University’s Advanced Motorsport Engineering course. The partnership hopes to teach progressive simulation techniques to students who are aspiring to lead the next generation of motorsport teams at companies such as Mercedes AMG, Red Bull Technology, Lotus F1, McLaren F1, Sauber F1, Williams F1, Caterham F1, Marussia F1, and Sahara Force India.

Ahardware and software display platformthat enables the rapid development of fully customised industrial and commercial user interfaces and panel meters, has been released byLascar Electronics. ThePanelPilotACE comibinesa multifunctional touch-screen colour display with simple drag-and-drop design software, removingthe need for any coding.

The world's first video compressiontraining, focusing on the VESA DSCstandard, is being offered by Hardent. The training will help engineers and designers understand the latest video compression technology andthe practical implications of designing a product compatible with the VESA DSC v1.1 video compression standard.

GestureAware has launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for their first product, Cogniturn. This is a helmet-mounted direction indicator system for cyclists that is activated by a gentle and intuitive flick of the head to the left or right - enabling cyclists to keep their hands firmly on thehandlebars at all times, resulting in better control, balance and safety.