Engineering
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Digital safety technologies are reshaping risk management across manufacturing operations. AI analytics, augmented reality training, and faster access to PPE are reducing incidents, limiting downtime, and turning workforce safety into an operational and commercial priority.
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Amcor and Greenback commission UK’s first Enval advanced recycling module. The installation at Amcor’s Heanor site marks the first European deployment of Greenback’s modular advanced recycling technology within a global packaging manufacturer, targeting food-grade circular plastics from post-consumer flexible waste.
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Made Smarter is hosting a regional event focused on additive manufacturing adoption. The January showcase aims to give manufacturers hands-on insight into how 3D printing is being applied across North West industry.
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Leuze has launched a compact code reader for high-speed industrial traceability. The DCR 100i targets fast production lines requiring flexible, reliable 1D, 2D, and DPM code detection across varying distances.
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AvantiGas has strengthened breathing air compliance at Suffolk refurbishment site. The LPG vessel refurbishment facility installed an Atlas Copco BAP+ purifier to stabilise air quality in its shot blast booth, delivering repeatable compliance with BS EN 12021 and improving assurance for operators wearing air-fed helmets.
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Westermo’s Viper-3000 and WeOS 5 gain SL2 certification for rail. The Ethernet switch family is now certified to IEC 62443-4-2, targeting faster system certification and stronger protection for rolling stock and mission-critical networks.
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The Caracas blackout has intensified attention on cyber-physical threats globally. In the wake of the US operation that seized Venezuela’s president, e2e-assure’s Rob Demain argues CNI defenders should shift from alert triage to hunting for the long lead-in — identity drift, configuration abuse, and routing anomalies.
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Corvus Energy has secured a record battery contract for Scotland. Remontowa Shipbuilding has ordered Corvus systems for seven fully electric CMAL ferries, each fitted with a 5.7 MWh Dolphin NxtGen ESS, with deliveries staged from 2026 to 2028.
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FANUC is partnering with NVIDIA to push industrial robotics. The deal brings NVIDIA Jetson compute, Isaac Sim digital-twin simulation, and FANUC support for ROS 2 and Python, positioning “physical AI” — perception, reasoning, and adaptive control — as a production-ready tool.
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Control Freaks says UK demand is filling its new headquarters. The Lincolnshire automation specialist has moved to Holbeach Technology Park to expand manufacturing, testing, and systems integration, but says orders now run into summer 2026, leaving limited near-term project capacity.
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