UK Industry Still Skeptical About Deployment of Robots
A leading robotics industry expert believes that UK industry remains skeptical about the deployment of robots, and that what is needed is a more positive and realistic attitude. Dr Susanne Bieller, General Secretary of the International Federation of Robotics, voiced her thoughts ahead of Bot-Talks, an open event to be held in Bristol on Wednesday […]
Elfab Has Designed a New Solution for Pharmaceutical Industry
Elfab is launching a new solution designed to meet the needs of the global pharmaceutical industry. Pure-Gard is a pressure relief device specifically for use in sanitary (hygienic) manufacturing environments including pharmaceutical and food. The product has been designed and developed by Elfab’s engineers at the company’s headquarters in North Shields. The product’s main applications […]
MGTS Increases Apprentices for Food and Drink Industry
Midlands based MGTS, a leading specialist training provider for engineering food maintenance and food process manufacturing industries, announced it had doubled its capacity in delivering apprenticeships for the food and drink industry. The employer-led and membership-based charity is celebrating this announcement with an official opening on Friday, 5 July by Redditch MP, Rachel Maclean. MGTS […]
Most Industrial Companies Planning to Implement 5G
Most Industrial Companies Planning to Implement 5G : Industrial companies are embracing 5G connectivity as a primary enabler of digital transformation, and plan to implement the technology within two years. This is spurring interest in private licenses, which nearly half of large industrial companies (47%) intend to apply for, according to the latest findings from […]
PPS Crowned Distributor of the Year
PPS Crowned Distributor of the Year : Brighouse-based Pennine Pneumatic Services, a market-leading supplier of compressed air solutions, has been named Distributor of the Year at the Motion Control Industry Awards 2019. The Motion Control Industry Awards “recognises the achievements of ‘motion control’ companies and individuals who strive to go the extra mile”, and has […]
Inspiring the Female Future with Advanced Engineering 2019
On 23 June 1919, a committee of influential women sensed a new dawn. The First World War had ended, and significant steps had been taken towards women’s suffrage. The group, ranging from designers and munitions factory managers to wives of eminent engineers, rallied to found the Women’s Engineering Society (WES). 100 years later, progress for […]
Green Light to New Automotive Initiative
The selection of the National Manufacturing Competitiveness Levels (NMCL) programme, which will deliver the government’s national supplier competitiveness and productivity improvement initiative, has been announced by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). Designed to improve competitiveness, raise workforce capacity and increase productivity of UK manufacturers, NMCL will be boosting the nation’s exports […]
Engineering Firm Raises Thousands for Children’s Hospice
Staff from leading engineering solutions provider Boulting Ltd., which has offices around the UK and its headquarters in the North West, have completed a series of fundraising events and activities, raising almost £6,000 for Liverpool-based Zoe’s Place Baby Hospice. Employees from Boulting Ltd’s numerous sites across the UK have organised a series of fundraising activities […]
New Programme Aims to Develop Industry Leaders
A new programme, launched by Make UK, the manufacturers’ organisation, will be taking a fresh approach to developing leadership talent in order to help industry leaders achieve even greater success. Combining the worlds of branding and image consulting with the fields of leadership coaching and the latest in neuroscience, Their Building your brand of leadership […]
Brexit and the UK Automotive Industry
Brexit and the UK Automotive Industry : Uncertainty around the final Brexit deal between the UK and the EU still remains. This is particularly true for the automotive industry where OEMs such as Ford, Honda and Renault-Nissan have all publicly raised their concerns. To find out what was happening within the industry, OpenText and the […]
