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£10m Boost for Composites Manufacturing in the UK

The FCM Hub, supported by a £10m EPSRC investment, will foster cutting-edge research and training in composites, boosting the UK's manufacturing sector.

14 Dec 2016

Phenom-World Introduces Unique 6-axes Eucentric Sample Holder for Desktop SEM

Phenom-World announces a Eucentric Sample Holder with a 6-axes sub-stage for eucentric tilting and compucentric rotation. The stage is designed for use in the Phenom XL desktop SEM and allows users to move samples around easily without losing sight of the sample detail.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Phenom-World BV 8 Dec 2016

LOT-QuantumDesign Ltd Appointed as Distributors for Tomocube in the UK and Ireland

With LOTQuantumDesign as a distributor, Tomocube enhances its presence in the UK, providing top-tier support for innovative holographic imaging solutions.

8 Dec 2016

Spectro Scientific Event Marks Five Years of Growth in China

Spectro Scientific – one of the world’s largest suppliers of oil, fuel, and processed water analysis instrumentation and software –noted five years of the company’s growth in the Chinese market with a celebratory event in Beijing.

From AMETEK Spectro Scientific 7 Dec 2016

Apple Plans to Develop Self-Driving Cars

Apple has, for the first time, acknowledged that it is planning to develop self-driving cars. In a letter to the US transport regulators, plus an accompanying statement, Apple confirmed it was investing in automated vehicles which could bring "significant societal benefits," such as preventing millions of road accidents and deaths every year.

6 Dec 2016

GKN Aerospace Finalizes Machining Contract for AECC CAE Jet Engine Programme

GKN Aerospace has finalised a machining contract to provide development parts of turbine rear frame (TRF) for Aero Engine Corporation of China (AECC) Commercial Aero Engine’s (CAE) new high-bypass turbofan jet engine programme.

6 Dec 2016

Delphi and Mobileye Partner to Speed Up Development of Fully Autonomous Vehicles

Autonomous vehicles have the ability to self-drive by just a touch of a button. A technology that was once only a dream by science fiction fans and have only been seen on movies and books.

5 Dec 2016

PowerPhotonic Announces Partnership with Precitec

PowerPhotonic, world leader in precision laser micro-optics, announces exclusive supplier agreement with Precitec to provide beam shaping optics for laser cutting applications.

5 Dec 2016

Guide to Safe Use of Laboratory Heating Blocks

Asynt announces an updated version of its best practice guide developed to enable laboratory personnel to more safely use heating block systems.

5 Dec 2016

Anniversary in Jakarta: Ten years of the Arburg subsidiary in Indonesia

On 18 November 2016, Arburg's Indonesian subsidiary celebrated its tenth anniversary together with 50 invited guests, subsidiary employees and a representative from the company headquarters. At the time of its foundation in 2006, Arburg was the first European injection moulding machine manufacturer with a fully-owned subsidiary in this country.

5 Dec 2016

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