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29/11/2024 Element announces strategic acquisition of ISS Inspection Services

Element Materials Technology (Element), a global leader in testing, inspection and certification (TIC) services for highly regulated end-markets, has acquired ISS Inspection Services, a leading provider of non-destructive testing (NDT), inspection and other special process services supporting the aerospace, space, energy and defence industries.

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29/11/2024 Doran releases 360OTR tyre monitoring system

Doran Manufacturing has introduced the Doran 360OTR tyre monitoring system, which it claims reduces tyre-related production interruptions by monitoring tyre inflation pressures/temperatures and alerting drivers of problems in real time. 

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29/11/2024 All-in-one condition monitoring system

A manufacturer of high-performance plastics for movement, igus has introduced its iComm Box communication module, which it says enables users to integrate i.Sense sensors into its superwise condition monitoring service.

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28/11/2024 Fosber invests in diagnostic system for condition monitoring of corrugator production lines

Fosber has chosen SPM Instrument’s Intellinova Parallel EN for condition monitoring of corrugator production lines.

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28/11/2024 Terma joins Space Foundation to strengthen presence in the USA space market

Terma has announced its membership with Space Foundation, a leading non-profit organisation that advocates for space education, exploration and industry growth. 

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28/11/2024 SPIE to monitor offshore wind cables for faults

Vattenfall has awarded SPIE Global Services Energy subsidiary Correll two multi-year framework agreements to conduct cable testing and fault finding for offshore wind farms in Europe.

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27/11/2024 EngineeringUK report calls for more funding and a STEM careers strategy

EngineeringUK’s report, ‘Advancing STEM careers provision in England: key lessons and opportunities’, highlights what is working well in careers education in schools and colleges across England and what requires urgent attention.

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27/11/2024 ArcelorMittal-backed Finindus completes investment in CorrosionRADAR

Belgium-based investment firm Finindus, backed by top-tier steel manufacturer ArcelorMittal and the Flemish Region, has completed the latest investment round of CorrosionRADAR, a leading provider of advanced corrosion under insulation (CUI) monitoring solutions.

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27/11/2024 Teledyne’s Contact Image Sensors available in colour

Teledyne DALSA has announced that its AxCIS family of high-speed and high-resolution fully integrated line scan imaging modules is now available in colour.

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27/11/2024 RTX’s Ascentia partners with Freebird Airlines

Freebird Airlines has selected Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, to add a comprehensive suite of digital solutions, enabling the airline to make proactive decisions to improve operations across its A320 fleet of aircraft.

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26/11/2024 Automated methane monitoring solution

FLIR, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, has unveiled ADGiLE, a fixed-mounted methane monitoring solution.

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26/11/2024 Refinery project relies on Brüel & Kjær Vibro

A Southeast Asian refinery, currently being upgraded and expanded under the Clean Fuel Project (CFP), will soon be completed.

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25/11/2024 Optical micrometers

Precision sensor supplier Micro-Epsilon has extended its optoCONTROL series of optical micrometers with the optoCONTROL 2700-40, a high-performance light-emitting diode (LED) micrometer designed for the most demanding measurement tasks.

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25/11/2024 Dexon delivers customised solution for subsea pipeline

Dexon Technology has successfully executed a custom solution for a pair of challenging 12" subsea pipelines. 

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22/11/2024 New Emerson pressure valves

Emerson has announced the new Aventics Series 625 Sentronic proportional pressure control valves.

 

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22/11/2024 Oceaneering wins contract to build Freedom AUV and remote operations centre for US Navy

Oceaneering International Inc has announced that its Subsea Robotics and Aerospace and Defense Technologies segments have been awarded a multi-million dollar contract by the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) of the US Department of Defense to build a Freedom autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) and establish an onshore remote operations centre (OROC) for the US Navy. 

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21/11/2024 Fibre Bragg grating transceivers

Redondo Optics’ family of FBG-Transceiver systems, based on its patented hybrid planar lightwave circuit technology, represents a completely new, highly robust and reliable technology to accurately monitor in real time the passive or dynamic status of single or multiple distributed fibre-optic Bragg grating strain or temperature sensors installed in critical infrastructures. 

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20/11/2024 Proactive maintenance: the key to reducing unscheduled downtime

When production halts unexpectedly, it disrupts the entire supply chain, leading to delays in product delivery and potential loss of customer trust. 

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20/11/2024 Reactec in black with record orders

Reactec, a risk prevention specialist, has unveiled its busiest year, with a return to profit and annual turnover up by just under 41% for the year to the end of December.

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19/11/2024 Dürr NDT portable imaging plate scanner ensures highest quality in specialised pipe production

Dee Piping Systems, founded in 1988 and headquartered in Haryana, India, is one of the biggest manufacturers of specialised pipes in the region, employing over 1000 people. 

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18/11/2024 Aircraft maintenance turnaround time improved

Baker Hughes, an energy technology company, has announced the launch of two new Druck calibration solutions designed to drive efficiency and performance across aviation ground test instrumentation.

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15/11/2024 Rack mount UT flaw detector

Technology Design Limited has launched a new configuration of the FocusScan RX II in a rack mount enclosure for integration into a rack system.

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14/11/2024 VisiConsult and Glimpse launch high-resolution full-cell scanning capability for the battery industry

VisiConsult, a leader in X-ray inspection technology, and Glimpse, a leader in X-ray-powered battery quality management solutions, have partnered to launch VisiConsult’s VCB2, which is said to be the world’s highest throughput computed tomography (CT) scanner. 

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13/11/2024 Jacobs contract for BART projects

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc has announced that it received a contract from the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) to provide on-call construction management services supporting the agency’s Capital Improvement Programme and delivery of design-bid-build, design-build and procurement projects.

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12/11/2024 NDT inspection software

TWI has launched its new Crystal Vision non-destructive testing (NDT) inspection software for wall thickness measurement and corrosion mapping.

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11/11/2024 Ashtead Technology and Pliant Offshore agreement for unique offshore measurement solutions

Ashtead Technology, a leading provider of subsea technology and services, has signed a rental agreement with Pliant Offshore, a Netherlands-based company specialising in measurement and control equipment for use in harsh and difficult offshore environments.

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08/11/2024 AES Engineering acquires PSS Seal

UK-based AES Engineering has completed a USA acquisition to boost its reliability services and product offering in North America.

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07/11/2024 Signal conditioner

PCB Piezotronics (PCB) has introduced its new Endevco Model 2775C piezoelectric (PE)/integrated electronics piezoelectric (IEPE) signal conditioner. 

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06/11/2024 Voliro secures funding to transform industrial inspections with aerial robotics

Voliro, a leading innovator in aerial mobile robotics, has announced that it has secured $12 million (approximately £9.19 million) in Series A funding. 

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05/11/2024 Fraunhofer IZFP develops PASAWIS system for complete manual inspection of railway wheelsets

Material inspection of wheelsets for rail cars is an integral part of safe rail transportation. In smaller workshops, this inspection is usually carried out manually.

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04/11/2024 Beam develops world’s first AI-driven autonomous underwater vehicle

Beam, a leader in high-tech offshore wind services, has reached a remarkable milestone by deploying what it claims is the world’s first autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) driven by artificial intelligence (AI).

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01/11/2024 Royal Academy of Engineering welcomes new Fellows

At its AGM in September 2024, the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) elected 71 leading figures in the field of engineering and technology to its Fellowship. 

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