Engineering
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The government has confirmed the hard line it will take against manufacturing companies and others that have to be investigated following events like the Grenfell tragedy, in which 72 people died in 2017. Seven organisations will be investigated over the Grenfell Tower disaster and all recommendations of a public inquiry will be met, the government…
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STEP programme. Photo by UK Industrial Fusion Solutions. UK Industrial Fusion Solutions (UKIFS) has started recruitment for senior engineering roles to take the project for creating the UK’s prototype fusion energy plant forward. Plant maintenance features strongly in the development plans. UKIFS is responsible for delivering the Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP)…
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Industrial companies are reportedly operating 30% blind owing to critical gaps and errors in their technical documentation, according to research from Samp, a developer of an AI-powered ‘shared reality’ solution for industrial sites. On average, industrial facilities modify approximately 2% of their assets every year, but according to research from Samp into hundreds of these…
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SICK has partnered with Universal Robots, combining SICK’s experience in sensor technology with Universal Robots’ robotics technology to bring to market a new End of Arm Safeguard (EOAS) for collaborative robots (cobots). Mounted directly onto its arm, the EOAS moves with the cobot for teamwork. It also enables added iterative risk reduction, potentially removing the…
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Processing data in real-time used to be the preserve of mission-critical applications because of the associated cost and lack of accessibility, but this is no longer the case, Ben Gamble, Field CTO of Ververica told IoT Insider in an exclusive interview, as the democratisation of technology can be credited to new and interesting use cases.…
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The move to remote access in industrial operations is more than a passing trend. It is a fundamental shift in how businesses function. Secure remote access solutions are improving efficiency, cutting costs, and strengthening collaboration. This shift is especially important for industries like healthcare, manufacturing, and aerospace, where secure connections to applications and data are…
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Stephen Phipson CBE Make UK CEO Britain’s manufacturers believe the introduction of an industrial strategy will help them increase investment, boost productivity, and secure the skills they need for the future, according to Make UK and PwC UK’s Executive Survey 2025. The report is based on the views of more than 150 senior executives on…
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Left to right: Amita Randhawa, Director of Advocacy and Engagement at CPI); Dave Tudor, Managing Director of Pharma at CPI; First Minister John Swinney; Maureen Wedderburn, Chair of CPI’s Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Centre’s Supervisory Board; Frank Millar, CEO of CPI; Adrian Gillespie CEO of Scottish Enterprise. Construction has started on a £20 million Oligonucleotide Manufacturing…
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Analysis of global manufacturing output shows that the value added by manufacturing employees in the UK increased by almost $14,000 per worker between 2018 and 2023, higher than that achieved in any other major manufacturing economy over the same period. The analysis was conducted by Four Jaw Manufacturing Analytics to mark National Productivity Week. The…
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A ‘Manufacturer’s Health Index’ report shows UK manufacturers ‘riding high on a wave of newfound confidence for 2025’, with figures revealing a dramatic uplift in sales revenue and purchasing. Profitability fell in almost all manufacturing sectors in 2024 however. Small and mid-sized firms saw their average sales revenue jump 88% in 2024, while the number of…
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