Finnish IoT company Haltian announced their new growth funding of €22 million. The round was led by Mandatum Asset Management Growth Equity II fund and joined by Varma, Tesi, Ventic and Inventure. Haltian will use the new funding to accelerate…
One size does not fit all: the influence of customisation in Industry 4.0
Manufacturing in the era of industry 4.0 differs massively to the days of Henry Ford, who once said customers can have “any colour as long as it’s black.”. Today, the industry is no longer focused on mass production, but increasingly…
The end of the energy relief scheme: how smart meter utilities technology can help
The Covid pandemic and, more recently, the Russian invasion of Ukraine have taught businesses hard lessons around energy and highlighted vulnerabilities in the UK’s energy supply. For increased resilience and a smarter approach, digital transformation and the adoption of IoT…
Indoor photovoltaics spark a sustainable revolution
Led by Dr Marina Freitag, the research group from the School of Natural and Environmental Sciences created dye-sensitised photovoltaic cells based on a copper(II/I) electrolyte, achieving an unprecedented power conversion efficiency of 38% and 1.0V open-circuit voltage at 1,000 lux…
Will The Cyber Resilience Act play a part in preventative security?
The world is changing but one thing remains the same — as fast as organisations adopt new technology to facilitate new ways of working, threat actors are waiting in the wings to take advantage. That is particularly true of smart…
UK Chancellor: AI crucial for UK’s international ‘Growth Challenge’
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has urged the UK to ‘win the race’ for AI development in order to lead the UK’s international ‘growth challenge’, otherwise Britain will be left behind in this innovative area. Speaking at the Politico TechUK launch event…
Robots manufactured for emergencies at nuclear plants
Remotely operated rescue robots capable of withstanding hazardous environments will make emergency jobs across UK nuclear plants significantly safer and more cost-effective. Pioneering engineering firm Forth has designed and manufactured the Rescue Robot which can be sent into disaster zones…
Manufacturing Expo highlights IoT as growing pillar of the industry
On the 20th April in Milton Keynes, a confluence of hundreds of business people, academics, engineers and exhibitors join to network and learn at the Manufacturing & Supply Chain conference. Along with the stalls, organisers Premier Publishing saw it…
Delta: ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Sustained Excellence Award
Delta, a global specialist provider of power and thermal management solutions, has announced it was recognised by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with the prominent 2023 ‘ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year for Sustained Excellence’ award for the sixth…
Cloud increasingly influential in delivering AI and machine learning projects
New research from the Cloud Industry Forum (CIF) has found that while 62% of organisations are still in the process of migrating applications to the Cloud, 14% have now completed this process and are using Cloud to help develop their…