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Agri-tech: heralding a new agricultural revolution
The basic economics of a rising global population (predicted to be 9 billion by 2050) and the potential for climate...
A more holistic approach to oilfield technology development
OTM’s Mike Sequeira, along with co-authors Hani Elshahawi from Shell International E&P Inc and Laurence Ormerod...
Optimizing flow control in the digital age
By Chris Covey and Alun James, Sagentia. The Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT) has been heralded as a great enabler...
Selective standardization approach could help industry sidestep market barriers, achieve full automation
Competition and supply chain complexity make it difficult to collaborate on automation, but selective standardization...
Holes not drills – the next big thing for fluid handling systems
Chris Covey is Vice President, Industrial at product development and technology consultancy, Sagentia. In this...
Geomechanics to the fore as oil & gas industry seeks to drive efficiencies
The prevailing conditions of the oil & gas market – the low oil price, the end of easy oil, the growth in...
Micro-robotics get a grip
By Nick Collier As robotics get smaller, a new challenge emerges – how to design a ‘gripper’ in miniature and...
3D printing: the dawn of agile R&D
This year Sagentia is celebrating its 30th anniversary. To mark the occasion the team takes a look at some of the key...
Data, bots & chips: a menu for the IoT version 2.0?
According to Gartner’s top strategic predictions for 2017, by 2022, the Internet of Things (IoT) will save consumers...
Nanoscale computer processing
This year Sagentia is celebrating its 30th anniversary. To mark the occasion the team takes a look at some of the key...
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