Engineering
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WEC’s workforce growth signals stronger demand for specialist engineering capacity.
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Collins Aerospace has opened expanded landing gear production in Poland. The $69 million Tajęcina facility expansion will increase landing gear system capacity by nearly 25% and create around 190 jobs across commercial and defence aircraft programmes.
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UK manufacturers face another tariff test as export costs rise. The Manufacturing Technologies Association has warned that newly announced US tariffs risk compounding energy, tax, and skills pressures already affecting UK manufacturers and equipment suppliers.
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MGI Engineering is creating an Italian advanced engineering operation base. The Oxfordshire company has partnered with Vigilar Group to establish MGI Italy in Modena, targeting dual-use technologies, aerospace, defence, security, and high-value manufacturing.
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Baker Hughes has secured marine approval for its hydrogen-capable turbine. RINA certification for the NovaLT™16 gives vessel designers another propulsion option as fuel rules tighten and alternative fuel architectures move into practical ship design.
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Vertiv has advanced SmartRun digital twins for AI factory infrastructure. The model-based capability links power, cooling, controls, and deployment planning before physical build-out begins.
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UK materials activity is spread across every constituency, Royce says. The Henry Royce Institute’s Materials Map identifies £49bn in annual GVA and 635,000 jobs across the sector.
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John Crane has cut sealing water demand on tailings pumping. A mechanical seal retrofit on a copper mine slurry pump is saving around 288,000 litres of clean sealing water per day.
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Leeds Manufacturing Festival Awards have attracted a record entry field. The 2026 awards received 45 nominations from 19 companies, recognising apprenticeships, graduates, mentoring, and early-career progression across regional manufacturing.
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Thomson is supplying actuation technology for Elara’s reusable Methalox rocket. The system will support active engine gimbaling as the TUM-founded team develops a liquid-propelled launch vehicle designed to exceed 100 km and carry scientific payloads.
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