Nike and Adidas are planning to increase the output of speed factories in the US and Germany, making sure that the data generated in its Far East sites also helps to further optimise future design and production processes. A report by Deutsche Bank has shown that the Adidas factory in Germany can produce a pair …
A new £7.5 million manufacturing technology centre has been opened by Queen’s University Belfast in collaboration with the government. The centre will benefit a number of manufacturing companies, with the aim of making them more competitive through increased productivity. The business partners include RLC Global Point; Moyola Precision Engineering; JW Kane Precision Engineering Ltd; Travan …
Crisps manufacturer Kettle Foods will be investing £2.7 million in its Norwich site and develop a new potato intake building. The development is being funded with £1.7 million by the company itself, while almost £1 million is grant-funded through the Growth Programme of the Rural Development Programme for England, provided by the European Agricultural Fund …
The world’s largest manufacturer of mouthguards, OPRO, has announced that starting with Thursday, the 21st of June, its UFC-branded products will be available for consumers to purchase. The UFC branded mouthguards will be available from the Custom Fit, Self-Fit and Snap Fit ranges opromouthguards.com and through a network of key global retail partners, such as …
A £15 million Outer Hebrides water improvement was dismantled into 12 modules before being carried 128 miles by road and sea from Ross-shire Engineering’s base in Muir of Ord to Lochmaddy, in North Uist, where it will be put back together. Assembling and testing the equipment under factory conditions offered huge advantages when compared to …
A small-scale clinical, presented by scientists from the University of Leeds at the annual meeting of the American Society for Clinical Oncology, revealed the potential of a virus to treat some advanced cancers. The specifically-engineered virus was able to infiltrate tumour cells, begin to destroy them and also boost the body’s immune system. The study …
Ahead of Women in Engineering Day on the 23rd of June, Lucy Speed, HR advisor at engineering solutions provider Boulting Ltd, looked into was employers in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) industries can do to attract more females into the sector. Role models and mentors Adopting a mentorship or simple ‘buddy’ system can help …
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HydraForce Hydraulics, an award winning Birmingham manufacturer, is expecting its turnover to be around £110 million by the end of its current financial year. The winner of an Insider Made in the Midlands award has reported a turnover of £78.7 million for the year to 31 December 2017, a rose from £58.7 million in 2016. …
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Bombardier sealed a new deal with Latvian carrier airBaltic to provide 60 Belfast-made C-Series aeroplanes. The deal is thought to be worth as much as £4.5 billion and Bombardier will produce 30 CS300 passenger jets, with an option for a further 30. The aerospace firm employs around 4,000 workers in Northern Ireland and it currently …
Global Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software revenue reached $39.5 billion at the end of 2017 and its market dominance is set to continue in 2018, with predictions that it will become the largest and fastest-growing software market, at a growth rate of 16%. As Industry 4.0 and the move to servitization are having a major …
