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Well-Safe has expanded its major North Sea decommissioning programme again. The Beryl Field award takes the combined Apache scope across Forties and Beryl to more than 260 wells, creating one of the basin’s largest well abandonment programmes.
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Sheffield Forgemasters has advanced another major UK machining investment milestone. The 30,000m² machine shop forms part of the Ministry of Defence-owned company’s £1.3bn recapitalisation programme and will expand heavy engineering capacity for defence, nuclear, energy, and industrial markets.
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EPS says manufacturers are accelerating automation in direct-to-object printing systems. Skills shortages, labour costs, and integration demands are reshaping decoration technology.
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Amcor is advising beverage producers to rethink closure choices now. PPWR reuse targets and deposit return schemes are increasing scrutiny on PET and glass bottle performance.
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SYSGO has strengthened industrial Linux security with its ELinOS 8 release. The platform adds SBOM generation, ANSSI hardening validation, reproducible builds, Linux 6.12 LTS, and broader board support for long-lifecycle embedded systems.
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PEMTRON is connecting inspection data across SMT production line workflows. Its SMTA Querétaro showcase will focus on line-wide process control across solder paste inspection, automated optical inspection, X-ray, and defect reduction systems.
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CalcuQuote has added component change alerts for EMS companies worldwide. The product change notification capability is designed to improve BOM monitoring, quoting accuracy, sourcing decisions, and lifecycle risk management before component changes become production problems.
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OGP has launched a compact video measurement system for inspection. StarLite S1 is a semi-automatic 3-axis system aimed at manufacturers needing accessible dimensional inspection for smaller parts, production verification, and quality control workflows.
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Poland is moving deeper into missile manufacturing through Anduril partnership. The planned Barracuda-500M production line in Bydgoszcz would strengthen local defence capacity, support NATO deep strike requirements, and test Europe’s ability to scale lower-cost autonomous weapons manufacturing.
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PSI Software will supply ERP technology to Austrian manufacturer Frühauf. The deployment will cover service, stock, shipping, industrial apps, and Kardex integration, supporting more adaptable process control across a complex electrical engineering and automation business.
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