As COVID-19 restrictions ease, companies are ready to rekindle the collaboration, productivity and creative spark that comes from working face-to-face. But employees aren’t so sure. Recent survey results published in HR Magazine reveal that more than half (57.9%) of UK staff are afraid to return to work due to COVID-19 safety concerns. As the economy …
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Andrew Millington and Tristan Pulford of Finch Consulting explore how the recent introduction of the “super-deduction” tax incentive has provided a much-needed stimulus to support the recovery in one of the UK’s key economic sectors. With the expected increase in investment in qualifying assets, consideration must be given to any purchased assets on their effectiveness …
The UK’s largest annual gathering of manufacturing, design, and test and production engineering professionals, Advanced Engineering, will return to the NEC, Birmingham on November 3 and 4, 2021. Here, the UK’s talented and vast engineering industry can meet again for the first time in almost two years to do business, make new connections and discover innovation. …
All processes have losses. Seeing them in real time is the best way to reduce them in Industry 4.0 or when referring to people’s work. Telework has changed our lives but the truth is that more than 40% of supervisors do not want teleworking due to a lack of confidence in the productivity of working …
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Smart Factory technology isn’t always straightforward. The market is saturated with sleek digital transformation gadgets, all packed with promises and guarantees. As a result, engineers have struggled to find exactly what they need for modernising legacy equipment, grappled with misaligned technology systems already in place, and experienced digital transformation fatigue. DCO Systems have pushed aside …
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123 Insight Ltd has published a new white paper on linking MRP systems to other standalone systems within manufacturing, detailing some of the benefits that can be achieved. Entitled ‘Integrating MRP/ERP with other data systems’, it outlines the various different areas that might benefit from exchanging data with MRP. These include CAD, CAM, PDM, machine …
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Guest Piece: Jeremy Bowley, Managing Director of Insider Pro There are two routes to growing the value of your business. You can use brute force – just keep cranking up production, run your sales force hot and hope the rest follows, or you can take steps to increase the multiple of profits the business will …
You could have up to 400 hours of free time, per year. Yes, that is the equivalent of up to 10 labor weeks or 2 and a half months, that you could use for whatever you wanted: family, hobbies, friends, or even, more work. How? If you can telework, the answer is by saving up …
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TCT 3Sixty has opened visitor registration for the 2021 edition of the event, complete with a programme of 50+ speakers, 70+ exhibitors, and the launch of a new event platform for attendees to manage their experience. The CPD-certified programme will feature speakers from Boeing, Rolls-Royce, Jabil, NHS Trust, and more. Duncan Wood, CEO, Rapid News …
Visitor registration for Interplas is open, supported by a new event platform for attendees, and an Interplas-branded news website to deliver the community with insights year-round. The triennial UK plastics event will return to the NEC Birmingham and has confirmed attendance from 400+ exhibitors, as well as speaker sessions from OPRL, British Plastics Federation, Steptoe …
Med-Tech Innovation Expo has opened visitor registration for the 2021 edition of the event, complete with a programme of 40+ speakers, 200+ exhibitors, and the launch of a new event platform for attendees to manage their experience. The CPD-certified programme will feature speakers from Cleveland Clinic, Department for International Trade, Med-S2T, and more. Darren Clark, …
Breezemount Group, a leading UK and IRE two-person Home Delivery Service Provider, has signed a major contract for 72 new vehicles with Hireco. The two companies have also announced they are to collaborate to deliver a major initiative to introduce an industry zero emission breakthrough by 1st January 2025. Explaining the new contract relationship, Aaron …
