UK News
- Applications for engineering degrees drop by 1.3%
- Power transmission pavilion heads for Drives & Controls Show
- Mechanical drives business aims to double within five years
WORLD News
- ABB buys Thomas & Betts for $3.9bn to boost LV business
- MV MCC market recovery has been `painfully slow`
- GE renames Converteam and targets $30bn market
TECHNOLOGY News
- Device protects motor bearings against electrical damage and lubricant problems
- PLCopen extends specifications to homing and hydraulics
- Magnetic bearings head for the Norwegian seabed
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