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Electro-mechanical engineering specialist Houghton International has won the SME Excellence award at 2013's Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development ( CIPD) North East of England branch Human Resources and Development Awards , held at the Hilton Newcastle Gateshead hotel on 18 April 2013.
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If a car mechanic deliberately shortcut a service that subsequently resulted in the death of the driver, they would almost certainly be jailed. Yet, until a few weeks ago, the negligent practice of two electricians that directly resulted in the death of a young Midland mother, looked like it may go unpunished.
The hunt is on once again for Britain’s most efficient and sustainable manufacturers. EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, and ENER-G have launched the Environment award category as part of the fifth annual Future Manufacturing Awards with companies eligible to win two prestigious awards at regional and national level.
Each year, Festo’s Bionic Learning Network provides new inspiration for automation technology – and this year is no different. The emerging fields include research in the areas of function integration, lightweight construction, self-configuration and machine learning. With its new BionicOpter Festo shows how principles from nature can be applied in automation technology.
Gambica has formed an industrial network security group to identify standards and best practice for members and their customers to help counter the threats of viruses, industrial sabotage and terrorism. The new group already has 19 members and came about as a result of feedback from other group members suggesting that this is an area of increasing interest to the automation industry.
Wagner Solar UK (hereafter Wagner Solar) is pleased to announce it has signed a distribution agreement with European PV module manufacturer Voltec Solar. This move sees Wagner Solar increase its range of products at a crucial time for the industry.
