Manufacturing Tecnology

China to strengthen original innovation in sci-tech development By Xinhua News Agency China has devoted growing resources to basic research and original innovation in recent years, in the hope of cultivating a driving force for economic growth and improving people’s living standards. The Chinese leadership has recently called for accelerated efforts to build China into a leader in science and technology, and achieve self-reliance and self-improvement in sci-tech at higher levels. Chinese researchers, hi-tech enterprises and local governments are together actively striving to strengthen original innovation. China’s spending on basic research during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025) will likely...

Staying on your toes in the semiconductor industry through collaboration The semiconductor industry is on the rise. It is clear that the demand for chips, and therefore for products and services throughout the industrial chain, is at an unprecedented high. With the increasing computerization of society, the demand for ever more and better chips will only increase. Semiconductors are crucial to the economy. The Netherlands, in particular Brainport but also the cluster around Nijmegen, is clearly in the front row.In our DNAThe Netherlands has long been good at making complicated machines to produce chips. That’s not just because ASML, the...

ProGlove Partners With Ivanti Wavelink to Transform Warehouse Legacy Systems Into Cutting Edge Technology Effortless Integration of Telnet and Browser-Based Warehouse Management Software With Wearable Barcode Scanners Accelerates Data Capturing And Provides Guidance With All Senses CHICAGO and MUNICH, June 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- ProGlove, the leader in ergonomic wearables for industry, partners with Ivanti Wavelink, a global leader in supply chain mobility solutions, to help organizations turn their warehouse management legacy systems into more modern, state-of-the-art technology. Through this partnership businesses can benefit from an effortless transformation process that can be integrated right out of the box and hooks up...

Dunkirk’s steel industry to be decarbonised with hydrogen   Air Liquide and ArcelorMittal have joined forces to produce low-carbon steel in Dunkirk, France with the introduction of low-carbon hydrogen and carbon capture technologies. The companies yesterday (17th March) signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the project that will see the creation of new technologies for the major industrial basin. Under the MoU, ArcelorMittal has said it will implement an innovative production unit that combines direct reduced iron and submerged arc furnace technologies, in dimensions never seen before. Supporting the project, Air Liquide will supply low-carbon hydrogen and carbon capture technologies...

Big Gains for Low-loss Materials in the 5G Market Reports IDTechEx5G roll-out is in full swing. 144 5G networks have been launched with 90 more expected in 2021. Over 200 5G devices are now on the market and 5G is expected to reach 1 in 5 people by the end of 2021. The 5G network is split broadly into the sub-6 GHz and mmWave spectrums. The vast majority of the deployment to date has been in the sub-6 GHz bands with the extent of infrastructure upgrades ranging from minor software changes to moderate unit upgrades. Whilst the sub-6 GHz bands...