Esko and GMG partner on new connection
Set for launch in November, the collaboration is said to create a smoother and more efficient colour conversion process for users by enhancing the connectivity and data exchange between the two products. The new connector will allow users to create a standardised and automated process for colour matching and reseparation of multi-colour image and vector…
Voith announces necessary price adjustments for the paper industry
Voith announced that it has to make price adjustments in the paper industry. One of the many impacts of the global pandemic is the enormous cost increases in many industrial sectors, such as raw materials, packaging and transport. Prices will increase between 2.8 percent and 4.2 percent in the product areas of paper machine clothing,…
Sun Chemical to implement energy surcharges
The US-headquartered manufacturer said that as the unprecedented pace of inflationary cost movements continue to impact the entire spectrum of raw material and packaging components for the ink industry, without sign of stabilisation in sight, the industry is also being hit by abrupt rises of energy costs of all kinds, including electricity, gas, fuel, and…
Industrial MCU gets Gbit time-sensitive networking and security
Called i.MX RT1180, the family can handle real-time industrial ethernet protocols such as Profinet, Ethernet/IP, EtherCAT, CC-Link IE Field and HSR, as well as TSN standards compliant to IEC 60802. Protocols include OPC UA Pub-Sub, Profinet over TSN and CC-Link IE TSN, according to the company.
New report recommends urgent action on carbon capture & storage supply chain
The report “CCUS supply chain intervention strategy,” is the first key output from the CCUS Council Supply Chain Working Group, chaired by Dame Judith Hackitt. Today’s report concludes that there is a significant opportunity to increase UK manufactured content in the Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage sector, contributing to economic growth and creating export opportunities…
Make UK report warns that recovery could take until 2022
In normal circumstances Make UK’s forecast for GVA was £185bn but the worst case scenario and a slow recovery sees this fall to £149bn In the first detailed analysis of the Covid-19 impact on UK manufacturers, the report – ‘Responding, Re-setting and Re-inventing UK Manufacturing Post Covid’ – sets out the scale of the challenges…
Biden Pledge to Make Federal Fleet Electric Faces Slow Start
[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden, a self-described “car guy,’’ often promises to lead by example on climate change by moving swiftly to convert the sprawling U.S. government fleet to zero-emission electric vehicles. But efforts to eliminate gas-powered vehicles from the fleet have lagged. Biden…
XYZ Machine Tools offers free training to customers
If you are an XYZ customer, you can contact XYZ Machine Tools on 01823 674200 to discuss any additional training requirements or programming assistance on either the ProtoTRAK or Siemens control systems on their XYZ machines. “We are living through extraordinary circumstances at present but, in time, some level of normality will return and the…
Sappi launches ‘unique’ combination paper
Sappi said that Raw was a super-bright graphic paper provided users with the reliable print performance typical of coated papers, but with the touch, feel and high whiteness/high bulk appearance of an uncoated paper. It believes it is the only paper on the market to combine these features. Sappi Europe head of marketing operations Conor…
HP introduces subs model for DesignJet plotters
The manufacturer said its new DesignJet Print At Your Service plan has been created to enable small to medium-sized companies, including those in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) sectors, to access its DesignJet technology in an affordable and cost-effective way. Available from the HP Store as well as HP partners Plot-IT, DPSB and eBuyer,…