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The UK is falling behind global leaders in robotics and AI but solutions can be found from looking at other countries’ success, says a report from Make UK and Sage. The report, Making it Smarter: Global Lessons for Accelerating Automation and Digital Adoption in UK Manufacturing, explores how targeted innovation and digital investment, especially in…
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To address the rising need for specialised aseptic line expertise in the Americas, Sidel has established a dedicated training center in Atlanta, which opened on 28 August 2025, focused on boosting workforce skills, increasing productivity, and empowering customers to achieve their goals. The new training facility is designed to strengthen trainees’ skills in state-of-the-art aseptic…
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The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has launched a consultation seeking views on reforms to modernise the environmental permitting framework for the industry and energy sectors. The consultation which runs until 21 October 2025 sets out a number of regulatory reforms to support innovation in emerging technologies, streamline permitting and provide the…
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Fluke Corporation has launched a new addition to its 55XX multi-product calibrator series with the Fluke 5530A Basic Multi-Product Calibrator. The 5530A is designed for calibration and metrology technicians, targeting industrial calibration workloads at what is said to be a more affordable price point. A new Null Meter option has also been added to the…
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Spain’s electric network illuminated. Image courtesy 123rf Drawing on the current findings of MITECO and REE reports, PSC senior strategic advisory consultants Carlos Ferrandon-Cervantes and Abraham Alvarez-Bustos unpack the causes of the blackout that have been identified thus far, as well as solutions from a control room perspective that could prevent similar events from occurring…
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Image: Octupus Energy Greg Jackson, CEO of Octopus Energy Group, has been appointed as a non-executive member of the UK’s Cabinet Office Board for a period of three years. Appointed by UK prime minister Keir Starmer, Jackson’s term started on 21st July 2025, less than two weeks after the UK rejected zonal pricing, opting to…
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The government has set out proposals requiring offshore wind developers to contribute directly to skills training in local communities, in a move intended to strengthen the workforce needed for the UK’s transition to clean energy. Under the plans, developers will be expected either to pay into a central skills fund or invest directly in training…
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The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has opened a six-month public consultation to gather stakeholder views on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in firefighting foams. The HSE acts as the Agency for UK REACH, the regulation governing use of chemicals in the UK. REACH stands for registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals, and UK…
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Stefan Floeck, President of IEC Low Voltage Motors, ABB Motion, previews new research to be released shortly that highlights the importance of energy efficiency in electric motors to minimise electricity bills and carbon emissions. As every engineer knows, energy is never truly lost — only transformed. But in today’s industrial environment, where only three out of five electric…
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A chemical company has been fined £100,000 after one of its workers was permanently scarred from burns from a steam hose on a wash down system at a plant in Motherwell, Scotland. The company’s 23-year-old employee was burnt across his back and other areas of his body as he attempted to clean a process water…
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