Daily Archives: 6, August 2025

New FL Technics Wheels and Brakes Facility Near Milan Bergamo Airport Strengthens Southern Europe Support

(IN BRIEF) FL Technics has opened a 2,041 m² Wheels and Brakes facility in Bergamo, Italy—its fourth in Europe—positioned near Milan Bergamo Airport to serve airlines in Southern and Western Europe. Alongside sites in Vilnius, Budapest, and Hanover, the new … Read the full press release

FL Technics Becomes Honeywell Channel Partner to Deliver OEM-Certified Engines and APUs

(IN BRIEF) FL Technics, part of Avia Solutions Group, has been appointed an official Honeywell channel partner for business and general aviation. The collaboration empowers FL Technics’ MRO centers to supply, install, and support Honeywell engines and APUs under a … Read the full press release

Alstom Opens First CIS Signalling Competence Centre to Drive Kazakhstan Rail Digitalisation

(IN BRIEF) Alstom has inaugurated its first signalling competence centre in the CIS region, based in Astana, to support Kazakhstan’s railway digitalisation with advanced signalling solutions and local engineering development. The centre, launched on 5 August 2025, will deliver customised … Read the full press release

Alstom to Install Driverless Urbalis Signalling on Singapore’s East–West and Thomson–East Coast Lines

(IN BRIEF) Singapore’s Land Transport Authority has awarded Alstom a multi-hundred-million-euro contract to install its Urbalis communications-based train control system on the East–West Line’s Tanah Merah, Expo, and Changi Airport stations and to equip the Thomson–East Coast Line extension to … Read the full press release

Arriva-Backed Chiltern Railways Secures New Low-Emission Fleet for London–West Midlands Route

(IN BRIEF) Chiltern Railways, part of Arriva Group, has obtained DfT approval to lease 13 new train sets from Beacon Trains under a 10-year contract. These units—scheduled to enter service from 2026—will replace older rolling stock on routes linking London, … Read the full press release

International Maestro Bjorn Bantock Takes Helm of UEA Music Centre to Expand Performance and Education

(IN BRIEF) Bjorn Bantock, an internationally recognized conductor with more than 30 years’ experience, has been named Director of Music at the University of East Anglia. In this capacity, he will manage the Music Centre’s operations and spearhead efforts to … Read the full press release

ANDRITZ Equips Minhan Paper with 700 t/d OCC Line to Boost Vietnam Packaging Capacity

(IN BRIEF) ANDRITZ has delivered and started up a 700 t/d OCC line at Minhan Paper’s Van Lam mill in Hung Yen Province, Vietnam. The new system transforms both imported American and local OCC into premium testliner and corrugated medium, … Read the full press release

Glasgow Chemists Harness Dual-Frequency Ultrasound to Mineralize BPA in Water

(IN BRIEF) Researchers at the University of Glasgow’s School of Chemistry have developed a novel, catalyst-free ultrasound method to destroy bisphenol A (BPA) in water. By applying two ultrasound frequencies simultaneously, their prototype generates cavitation bubbles that reach extreme temperature … Read the full press release

Addverb Drives Proactive Maintenance and Digital Twins with Siemens Teamcenter, Tecnomatix, and Mendix

(IN BRIEF) Addverb Technologies has adopted Siemens Xcelerator’s Teamcenter for unified PLM, Tecnomatix Plant Simulation for digital-twin–driven system design, and the Mendix low-code platform for rapid app development. These tools enable Addverb to virtually simulate entire warehouse solutions, maintain consistent … Read the full press release

Skyroot Aerospace Adopts Siemens Polarion to Streamline Software Development for Vikram-1

(IN BRIEF) Skyroot Aerospace has deployed Siemens Xcelerator’s Polarion solution to integrate its software and systems engineering processes, enhancing traceability, compliance, and collaboration among its 500-strong team as it scales toward commercial orbital launches with Vikram-1. Skyroot, the first Indian … Read the full press release

Škoda Auto Leads at Prague Pride with Elroq Respectline and 100+ Marchers

(IN BRIEF) As main partner of Prague Pride’s 15th edition, Škoda Auto mobilised over 100 staff and partners to participate in workshops and the parade, featuring the rainbow-themed electric Elroq Respectline on a floating Vltava pontoon. Board Member Karsten Schnake … Read the full press release

EBRD, EU, and EIB Back Electrification of Key Durrës–Rrogozhinë Rail Link

(IN BRIEF) The EBRD, EIB, and EU have joined forces to finance the reconstruction and electrification of Albania’s Durrës–Rrogozhinë railway, part of Pan-European Corridor VIII. The EBRD’s €30 million sovereign loan, matched by the EIB and backed by €60 million … Read the full press release

EDF Completes Full Acquisition of Pod Point to Accelerate UK EV Charging Rollout

(IN BRIEF) EDF Energy Customers Ltd has acquired the remaining 47% of Pod Point, making the EV charger company a wholly owned, private subsidiary. The deal, finalised on 4 August 2025, supports EDF’s push to enhance UK energy security and … Read the full press release

RWE Charters Low-Emission Service Vessels to Bolster North Sea Wind Farm Operations

(IN BRIEF) RWE has entered a decade-plus charter agreement with North Star for two eco-friendly service operation vessels—Grampian Eagle (12-year term) and Grampian Kestrel (10-year term)—to support maintenance at its UK and German offshore wind farms. Windward Offshore will supply … Read the full press release

Deutsche Telekom’s AI Voicebot Transforms Pensioner Service at DRV Hessen

(IN BRIEF) Deutsche Telekom has introduced its Conversational AI Suite to DRV Hessen, deploying a secure, cloud-based voicebot that prequalifies 85,000 calls a month by gathering key case details and routing inquiries via Automatic Call Distribution. Staff use a low-code … Read the full press release