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Three Emerging Technologies to Transform Manufacturing in 2019

Three Emerging Technologies to Transform Manufacturing in 2019

A new report by the World Economic Forum (WEF) has revealed the top ten emerging technologies that have the potential to positively disrupt our economy in 2019. Here Sophie Hand, UK country manager at automation parts supplier EU Automation, discusses the three of them that are most likely to impact the manufacturing sector. Every year new technological […]

What Can Food Manufacturers Do to Help Reduce Food Waste?

What Can Food Manufacturers Do to Help Reduce Food Waste?

The UK contributes to seven million tonnes of safe to eat food waste, with the average household in the UK spending £700 a year on wasted food. The leading cause of this is confusion to what date labels on products actually mean. Each supermarket and brand of product uses different labelling and language to indicate the […]

Third International Quality Awards Open for Entries

Third International Quality Awards Open for Entries

Employees in the manufacturing quality profession are being invited to submit their entries for the 2019 International Quality Awards by Wednesday 31 July.  The free-to-enter International Quality Awards, hosted by the Chartered Quality Institute (CQI) in partnership with leading global certification body NQA, celebrate the achievements of exceptional quality professionals and auditors in all sectors […]

BAE Systems Calls for Nationwide Effort to Develop Skills for Industry 4.0

BAE Systems Calls for Nationwide Effort to Develop Skills for Industry 4.0

BAE Systems Calls for Nationwide Effort to Develop Skills for Industry 4.0 : BAE Systems has called today for a concerted and co-ordinated effort by industry, Government and the education sector to ensure the UK can fully benefit from the digital revolution and Industry 4.0. Nigel Whitehead, Chief Technology Officer at BAE Systems, stated that […]

Xaar Hosts Businesses at Manufacturing Flexibility Workshop

Xaar Hosts 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 […]

Foundrax Delivers Quality Components for Automotive Manufacturer

Foundrax Delivers Quality Components for Automotive Manufacturer

Foundrax, the world’s leading specialists in Brinell hardness testing, has just shipped a second bespoke system for the intricate inspection of automotive suspension components to a full-service supplier of aluminium and plastic automotive solutions in Mexico. The leading supplier of high-quality automotive parts that include aluminium powertrain, structural and transmission components have international automotive manufacturers […]

Victor Manufacturing Set for Record Growth Following Appointment

Victor Manufacturing Set for Record Growth Following Appointment

One of the UK’s leading food service and retail equipment suppliers, Victor Manufacturing, has today announced new ownership following a management buyout by long-standing managing director, Phil Williams, which enhanced record growth. Phil, who is the current managing director of Victor Manufacturing and has been with the company for almost 20 years, took the decision […]

Sofitec Expands Its Capabilities in Complex Sheet Metal

Sofitec Expands Its Capabilities in Complex Sheet Metal

Sofitec, a company specialized in aerostructures manufacturing and assembly, is accomplishing the launch of a new area of complex sheet metal processes for the aeronautical industry. With an investment of 20 million euros, the company began last year the expansion of its facilities, as part of which it has recently acquired two new equipment that […]

WCM and IIOT: Achieving world class standards

WCM and IIOT: Achieving world class standards

WCM and IIOT: Achieving world class standards : Whilst ‘zero waste’ and ‘zero loss’ are aspirational targets for manufacturers large and small, some leading UK manufacturers are now reporting achieving these impressive standards using World Class Manufacturing (WCM) methodologies. Traditionally a manual approach, WCM requires buy-in from key decision makers and the persons responsible for […]

Leicester Technology Centre to Boost Flow Control Engineering

Leicester Technology Centre to Boost Flow Control Engineering

Leicester Technology Centre to Boost Flow Control Engineering : ERIKS UK has opened a new facility within its Flow Control Technology Centre in Leicester, which brings together specialist knowledge and components in all aspects of industrial flow control systems under one roof. The centre employs 34 people, and comprises of a workshop for repairing, designing, […]

Harmonic Drive AG Celebrates Manufacturing Its Millionth Gear

Harmonic Drive AG Celebrates Manufacturing Its Millionth Gear

20 years since the company started gear production in Limburg, specialist gearing company Harmonic Drive AG has announced that the company has manufactured its one millionth gear. The milestone can be attributed to the growing need for precision in applications, following the increased adoption of industrial automation in recent years. Automation is advancing quickly and to keep […]

Inspiring the Female Future with Advanced Engineering 2019

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 […]

Small Businesses Confidence Hits Two-Year Low

Small Businesses Confidence Hits Two-Year Low

Small Businesses Confidence Hits Two-Year Low : The proportion of small businesses predicting growth for the next three-months has fallen to 34% – its lowest level for eight successive quarters and, for the first time, the proportion of businesses predicting significant expansion has fallen below 5%. The new research from Hitachi Capital Business Finance asked […]

I’Anson Brothers Invests in New Production Facility

Manufacturer Invests in New Production Facility

I’Anson Brothers Invests in New Production Facility : Plans to build a 23,000 sq ft production facility have been unveiled by animal feed manufacturer I’Anson Brothers, who is making the biggest single investment in the company’s history. The £12 million plant will be built at Dalton New Bridge, the next phase of the Dalton Industrial […]

Protect Your Labelling System

Protect Your Labelling System

Protect Your Labelling System : Ever woken up in the night in a cold sweat. Your worst nightmare is playing out. Your label printer has stopped working, your products can’t be shipped and your factory grinds to a halt. No – I can’t imagine you’re kept awake at night thinking about labels – but perhaps […]

Planning Application Submitted for Warehouse Extension

Planning Application Submitted for Warehouse Extension

A planning application has been submitted by real estate investors M&G Real Estate (M&G) to extend and remodel its distribution warehouse in Redditch that is let to Pilkington Automotive, part of the NSG Group. “Offering NSG Group the opportunity to grow their premises in Redditch is a great example of our proactive asset management approach […]

Showcase Innovation at the UK’s Largest Annual Engineering Event

Showcase Innovation at the UK’s Largest Annual Engineering Event

Advanced Engineering is on the lookout for start-ups to showcase their inventions as part of its innovation zone. As the UK’s largest annual exhibition for manufacturers and supply chain professionals, the Enabling Innovation Zone will support smaller enterprises that are eager to accelerate their innovations into the advanced manufacturing and technology industries. Supported by Innovate UK/KTN, […]

XYZ Machine Tools Posts Another Record Year

XYZ Machine Tools Posts Another Record Year

XYZ Machine Tools has continued its record breaking run of year-end results posting an 11 per cent increase in turnover for 2018/2019, taking it to a significant £33.9 million. This growth reflects what is continuing optimism within the UK manufacturing sector, along with increased sales within the education sector and mainland Europe. This optimism is […]

Manufacturers’ Sales Performance Needs Rapid Transformation

Manufacturers’ Sales Performance Needs Rapid Transformation

Miller Heiman Group, the world leader in improving sales performance through training, consulting, technology and research, reveals in a report  that manufacturing organisations must re-train sales teams to provide perspective and value, in addition to technical expertise, if they’re to survive the changing and volatile European landscape. The report includes a survey of 103 manufacturing sales […]

Business Support Boost to Unlock SME Manufacturing Potential

Business Support Boost to Unlock SME Potential

Small to medium-sized (SME) manufacturers across England have been awarded an £11.8 million business support boost, dedicated to helping them grow and address key skills issues. The Manufacturing Growth Programme, which is funded by ERDF and delivered by Economic Growth Solutions (part of Oxford Innovation), has been extended until September 2021 and will help a […]

Redditch Manufacturer One of the First for ISO 45001 Accreditation

Redditch One of the First for ISO 45001 Accreditation

Redditch-based presswork and metal contact specialist Samuel Taylor Limited (STL) are one of the first 100 companies in the UK to attain the conversion from BS18001 to ISO45001 standard accreditation for Health and Safety. The feat also makes STL one of the first manufacturers in the UK to achieve ISO 45001, demonstrating the company’s ongoing commitment […]

Inspekto and Cosmo EU Announce Partnership at Control 2019

Inspekto and Cosmo EU Announce Partnership at Control 2019

To offer the latest in quality management to its clients, Cosmo EU will showcase live the Autonomous Machine Vision INSPEKTO S70 system at Control 2019 in Stuttgart, Germany, from May 7 to 10. Cosmo EU is an international leading industrial testing company, with more than 40 years of experience in the sector. At Control, Cosmo […]

Covestro Expands Its Production Lines

Covestro Expands Its Production Lines

An expansion project has been launched by Covestro AG to add new production lines for high-quality polycarbonate films at its manufacturing site in Dormagen, Germany. Part of the company’s €100 million global capacity expansion plan, the investments aims to help meet growing demand in all regions. The project has been scheduled for completion by the […]

Why RFID Is the Future of Tool Tracking

Why RFID Is the Future of Tool Tracking

Radio Frequency ID (RFID) technology has transformed supply chain management over the past two decades; yet the limitations of fixed readers in both accuracy and range have constrained deployment, leaving many organisations reliant on the more accurate but resource draining manual handheld readers. As organisations in every sector wrestle with the challenges of customer expectation/ […]