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Justin Worden speaks to Dalton Dodge from Brooks Automation at IPC Apex EXPO 2024 in Anaheim, USA. [embedded content] WNIE TV is kindly sponsored by Hanwha, Koh Young Technology, Essemtec, Kyzen, Nordson Test and Inspection, PVA, ROCKA Solutions, Adaptsys, Viscom, BTU and Scienscope.
Justin Worden speaks to Dalton Dodge from Brooks Automation at IPC Apex EXPO 2024 in Anaheim, USA.
WNIE TV is kindly sponsored by Hanwha, Koh Young Technology, Essemtec, Kyzen, Nordson Test and Inspection, PVA, ROCKA Solutions, Adaptsys, Viscom, BTU and Scienscope.
Cyber Essentials now makes cloud MFA a formal pass requirement. The April 2026 update also puts critical patching, cloud scoping, remote devices, and supplier assurance under closer assessment, leaving less room for cyber hygiene to be treated as annual paperwork.
UK manufacturers have lifted productivity despite a smaller factory workforce. FourJaw analysis for National Productivity Week points to real-terms output growth since 2020, with automation, data, and process efficiency helping offset labour contraction and cost pressure.
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