'ADzero’ is made from four year old organically grown bamboo specially treated for durability

Project involved upgrading an automatic bag placer that had been operating with a near obsolete PLC

Meet global 60601-1 Ed 2 & 3 safety approvals for medical equipment

Added layer of protection in food processing, medical and scientific applications and other high-performance environments

62m Nngola Kiluange launched at Damen Shipyards Galati

Change was 'unnecessary' and posed considerable safety issues, says Retail Motor Industry Federation

63 per cent of UK employers in manufacturing are already experiencing difficulty recruiting individuals

ABB to provide energy management system for new Viking Line ferry

Whilst Europe waits to see how the problems with the Euro will be resolved, there is a technology that could help Europe to recover from the recession, and that is robotics. Jon Severn discussed this with Dr Shinsuke Sakakibara, the President of the International Federation of Robotics

With the automotive industry being so competitive, it is not surprising that motorsport remains an important platform for research and development. Alistair Rae reviews some of the new components

With manufacturers striving to extract more performance from electronic devices, there is an accelerating trend towards alternative types of memory. Paul Stevens considers magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM) and some of this technology's variants

Jon Severn investigates how precision cold forming has the potential to help manufacturers reduce component costs by up to 70 per cent

Alistair Rae looks at some recent developments that are helping designers to reduce the cost and lead time for custom fasteners

Rudolf Knott and Dr Jochen Schneider look at the benefits of using a chrome (VI)-free coating for the surface protection of high-strength steel fasteners

Christina Barg-Becker reports on an adhesive innovation for fixing cells within crystalline solar modules

Hermetic sealing is crucial in preventing gas leakage in numerous operating environments and applications, especially those exposed to vacuums and high pressures. Christophe Boillat reports

Power transmission systems often use belt drives of the V, multiple-V or synchronous type, and the technology is generally thought of as mature. Paul Stevens examines the incremental improvements being introduced

Cages are key to reliable, long term bearing operation, says Gary Hughes