Day: 29 April 2025

​Sodium-ion: The Battery Built for Trade Resilience, Reports IDTechEx

Vijay Raman

Author: Shazan Siddiqi, Senior Technology Analyst at IDTechEx Amidst rising tariffs, geopolitical tensions, and growing restrictions on battery material exports, the case for a resilient, domestically anchored battery industry has never been stronger. Sodium-ion technology, leveraging abundant and locally sourced materials, is emerging as a compelling alternative to lithium-ion, particularly in light of critical mineral bottlenecks and trade volatility. IDTechEx's report, “Sodium-ion Batteries 2025-2035: Technology, Players, Markets, and Forecasts“, provides a comprehensive analysis of this rapidly advancing sector. It assesses market potential, commercial readiness, and the materials landscape, emphasizing sodium-ion's alignment…

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Seco boosts threading productivity with expanded portfolio of taps

Vijay Raman

Seco boosts threading productivity with expanded portfolio of taps  Seco expands its tap range with T30 for versatile use across materials and T35 for high-performance threading in specific materials for high-volume production  Seco has significantly expanded and updated its portfolio of threading taps with the addition of two new specialized and general purpose tool families. The new T30 taps increase flexibility and provide reliable performance across a wide range of materials, while new T35 taps deliver high threading performance for specific materials to optimize high-volume production environments.An optimal tap for…

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Mayr power transmission expands international network

Vijay Raman

 Many locations, one quality  International exchange: Representatives from around 30 countries came together at Mayr power transmission’s headquarter to find out more about new technologies, products and processes. Reliable service and expert advice for customers are core values at Mayr power transmission – at all locations around the globe. This is why the renowned family business regularly invites international colleagues and partners to the headquarters in Mauerstetten to exchange ideas. At the beginning of April, representatives from around 30 countries came together to find out more about new technologies, products…

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TAV Founder Reveals How Manufacturing Startups Can Compete with China Through R&D Focus

Vijay Raman

Dhruv Garg, co-founder of TAV (Tele Audio Video), shared how his consumer electronics manufacturing company is producing 1.2 million data cables monthly and competing with Chinese imports by focusing on quality, timely delivery, and ethical business practices during an exclusive interview on The Startup Caffe podcast this week. The second-generation entrepreneur discussed how government initiatives like “Make in India” are creating unprecedented opportunities for manufacturing startups and why he believes increased R&D investment is the key to India surpassing China in electronics manufacturing within the next decade. “To compete with…

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India, France sign deal for 26 Rafale-M jets for Navy

Vijay Raman

April 28, 2025 — In a significant step towards bolstering maritime security and naval air power, India and France have signed an Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) for the procurement of 26 Rafale-Marine (Rafale M) fighter aircraft for the Indian Navy. The agreement, signed between the two governments, paves the way for formalizing a multi-billion-dollar defence deal aimed at equipping the Indian Navy’s aircraft carriers — INS Vikrant and INS Vikramaditya — with state-of-the-art 4.5-generation fighter jets capable of operating in demanding carrier-borne environments.   According to defence officials, the proposed acquisition…

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Indian Scientists Develop Novel Green Hydrogen Technique

Vijay Raman

Researcher have developed fresh insights into proton adsorption behaviour at the surface of catalysts, which can help construct electrocatalysts useful for producing green hydrogen. Plethora of heterostructures have been studied for green hydrogen generation with the effect of built-in electric field (BIEF). However, the metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) based p-n heterojunction can be considered as a promising material to have robust BIEF due to asymmetric electronic environment.   Recent research is focused on leveraging BIEFs at the interface of different electronic environments to improve hydrogen production. Therefore, analysing and correlating parameters such…

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