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BENTLEY Ultra performance V8 hybrid succeeds W12 as Bentley ’ s pinnacle powertrain

PORTESCAP Miniature motor selection and the role of inertia

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ALFA LAVAL New report highlights rethinking maintenance as key to enhancing industry ’ s commercial resilience

FANUC FANUC says ‘ commitment ’ is needed to change UK culture around automation

GOUGH ENGINEERING Customised material handling equipment improves manufacturing efficiency

OMNIFLEX Ensuring reliable long-distance critical signal delivery in mining applications

SUMITOMO Revealing the real value

PRIME VISION Prime Vision robots help Babydump take first steps in automated order picking

ERS HUB ERS Hub issues grassroots rallying call as it looks to young people to fill the 100,000 + electrification jobs void

EMIS GLOBAL Three Phase EMC filters from EMIS designed for motor and power drive systems

BURKERT Optimising chromatograph performance

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