Xaar Hosts Businesses at Manufacturing Flexibility Workshop
Xaar hosted members of the NMI including Diodes, Ultra CEMS, SPTS Technologies and Newport Wafer Fab at its workshop on ‘Learning and Development for Manufacturing Flexibility’ at Xaar’s Huntingdon site on 18th June. The interactive session highlighted the importance of focusing on people in the overall process, with discussion groups working to define key learning […]
New Engineering Practice Announces Its First Office
The current perception of engineering is that of a traditional industry; engineers with their heads buried in squared paper and visiting building sites in garish, yellow hard hats. But, in reality, it is a sector which is rapidly developing to meet the evolving requirements of clients, updates in technology, environmental changes and social factors; and […]
£1M Funding Announced for UK Pharma Sector
£1M Funding Announced for UK Pharma Sector : Bermele has been advised with a £1 million capital-raising move by lawyers at the Birmingham office of Shakespeare Martineau in order to target acquisitions in the pharma and biotech sectors. Bermele has become a cash shell on the Standard List and has begun trading on the London Stock […]
Preparing for an Ever-Evolving Digital Ecosystem
Advances in technology over the last decade has paved the way for digital evolution, with many organisations putting digital at the core of operations. In a world of ‘Big Data’, it has become more important than ever before for those operating within the manufacturing industry to utilise technology effectively, particularly where monitoring efficiencies and productivity […]
How Your Business Can Benefit From Using A Data Centre
Data centres are the hub of almost all enterprise businesses in this day and age. At the rate that technology is increasing, the way that organisations do business also changes dramatically year on year. The need for data and technological power increases so significantly that it is too much for most companies to handle without […]
Higgidy Pie Brand Records Period of Growth
Increased revenues have been recorded at handmade pie and quiche brand Higgidy. The company described its latest financial year as a “period of growth” following consolidation and brand investment. However, the capital expenditure as well as one-off costs pushed the business to a pre-tax loss. In the year to 30 September 2018, newly filed accounts […]
Fear of Disruptive Technologies Could Lead to Declining Revenues
A new research revealing that although the fate of many organisations depends on their ability to implement strategic change and to adopt disruptive technologies, a reported lack of business and IT alignment, coupled with a corporate fear of risk, means they risk losing out on crucial revenues and market share, announced Coeus Consulting. Just 21% […]
The Future of Transportation
The Future of Transportation : The first event of 2019 for Measurement Manufacturing Network (MMN) led by the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) North of England in conjunction with the University of Huddersfield took place on 15th January at the 3M Buckley Innovation Centre in Huddersfield. The Future of Transportation event was organised by NPL which […]
How the Robot Revolution Affects Manufacturing
Since the inception of the assembly line, manufacturers have continually searched for ways to improve their efficiency. In the past few decades, robots have taken over some of the functions of human workers, mostly in repetitive, routine tasks. This has caused alarm for some who are worried about robots taking their jobs. So how exactly […]
BakerHicks Appoints Business Development Director
John Lawton has been appointed by BakerHicks, the multidisciplinary design and engineering company, as Business Development Director to support the continued success and growth of the business across its key sectors. John will specifically support the company’s business development and management teams in implementing their respective sales and marketing strategies within the Aviation, Defence, Life […]
Get the Maximum Out of Your Facilities with FBX
Managing Director of FBX Solutions, Frank Blahuta, talks to Manufacturing & Engineering Magazine about his background in business and the important role the Blackburn-based company can play in helping businesses relocate and become more efficient. Hi Frank, tell us a bit about your background in business and the industry? After leaving school at 16, I […]
Contract Hire – Why It Pays to Keep Your Business Flexible
According to Business Dictionary, flexibility is: ‘The ability of a system, such as a manufacturing process, to cost effectively vary its output within a certain range and given timeframe.’ It is crucial and one of those things that, as the founder of a company, we hope we will encourage and foster, but implementing it is […]
Steel Industry Further Rocked by Chancellor’s Budget
Steel Industry Further Rocked by Chancellor’s Budget : Following the release of the chancellor’s Budget yesterday, businesses have collectively welcomed plans to cut corporation tax, many describing the move as long overdue. With the absence of support for the steel industry however, the release of George Osborne’s annual Budget has also been ravaged by criticism. […]
