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Spain is funding clean energy manufacturing capacity across strategic technologies. More than €160m will support projects spanning solar PV, power electronics, batteries, storage, and related equipment as Europe pushes to localise clean technology supply chains.
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Codis is expanding its UK pharmaceutical manufacturing footprint in Nottingham. The acquisition of Catalent’s facility will add oral solid dose development and small-scale commercial manufacturing capability, strengthening Codis’ position in spray drying and complex formulation support.
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UK manufacturers face renewed pressure from rising industrial energy costs. New analysis from Make UK and Ecotricity warns that sustained price exposure could threaten factory viability, weaken investment cases, and leave production decisions increasingly exposed to policy uncertainty.
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AGR has won a Norwegian offshore workforce framework with Shell. The four-year agreement covers specialist personnel for drilling, wells, intervention, offshore management, and engineering support at Ormen Lange.
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Sony Semiconductor has joined MIPI’s board as sensor demands rise. The move gives Sony a voting role in interface standards used across embedded, automotive, IoT, imaging, and physical AI systems.
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PackworldUSA has introduced compact sealing equipment for constrained controlled environments. The PW4214 remote sealing system is designed for tissue banking, regenerative medicine, laboratories, and cleanroom workflows.
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Kimball Electronics has expanded medical manufacturing through its Helvoet acquisition. The €90m transaction adds Dutch and Indian CDMO capacity in micro-moulding, diagnostics, microfluidics, and drug delivery components.
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Advantech has extended edge AI hardware for industrial vision systems. The Qualcomm Dragonwing IQ9-based platforms target robotics, automation, multi-camera inspection, surveillance, and real-time image analysis at the industrial edge.
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PPMA Show has named Kevin Fong as its first keynote. The 2026 event returns to the NEC Birmingham with processing, packaging, robotics, machine vision, and automation technology at its centre.
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Mastercam 2027 shifts CAD/CAM updates toward production reliability and control. The release adds machining, deburring, multiaxis, Mill-Turn, tooling, and simulation improvements aimed at reducing programming time and improving process confidence.
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