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Axplora is consolidating UDCA manufacturing at its Vizag facility site. The move transfers production from Italy to India by end-2026 while repositioning Farmabios around high-potency API capabilities.
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LGM has certified manual board wiring for space applications today. The CNES approval strengthens its French electronics production capability under ESA ECSS standards, opening further access to high-reliability European space programmes.
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Amcor secures RecyClass certification across selected UK flexible packaging lines. The accreditation supports customers preparing for changes to Plastic Packaging Tax rules, where PCR content will become central to the 30% recycled-content threshold.
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Keysight will manage Leonardo UK test equipment for five years. The agreement covers calibration, repair, digital asset management, and lifecycle support across aerospace and defence engineering operations.
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ESCATEC has strengthened certified UK medtech manufacturing capacity in Lutterworth. ISO 13485 approval supports healthcare electronics production, regulatory alignment, and global manufacturing transfer for medical device OEMs.
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Bentley has started operations at its new Crewe paint facility. The plant will support current luxury vehicle production and the marque’s first battery electric vehicle as paint operations become part of its manufacturing transformation.
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UK manufacturers risk missing industrial AI gains at factory scale. A new advanced manufacturing adoption plan sets out a route from pilot projects to production deployment, with productivity, quality, energy use, and workforce capability at the centre of the challenge.
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imec has developed a narrowband receiver for next-generation UWB systems. The IEEE 802.15.4ab-compliant chip targets longer-range, lower-power, interference-resistant positioning in dense wireless environments.
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Cellares has added ARK Invest to its Series D financing. The funding supports automated Smart Factory infrastructure for commercial-scale cell therapy manufacturing in the US, Europe, and Japan.
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DermaSensor has secured CE mark approval for its detection device. The AI-powered spectroscopy system will support European commercialisation and a UK NHS feasibility study.
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