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Volvo Penta and Wajax are supporting MacLean’s underground mining fleet. The collaboration combines off-road engines, distributor support, and application engineering as MacLean integrates Volvo Penta power across its equipment line-up.
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Xaar will demonstrate digital battery coating at The Battery Show. The company says inkjet deposition can improve precision, flexibility, and reliability for next-generation EV and energy storage cell manufacturing.
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UK manufacturers expanded output despite a wider private sector contraction. S&P Global’s May flash PMI points to weaker services demand, rising cost pressure, supply disruption, and a more complex operating environment for goods producers.
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Brightly Software will showcase Asset Essentials at Maintec in Birmingham. The Siemens-owned business will demonstrate how connected asset data can move maintenance teams from reactive repair towards predictive planning and automated work order generation.
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Unity has secured new decommissioning contracts and expanded international capacity. The Aberdeen business is investing £1.8 million in technology and adding senior staff as North Sea well integrity work opens routes into APAC.
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Westley Engineering has appointed Christopher Greenough as managing director today. The Birmingham manufacturer is targeting growth across presswork, tooling, CNC machining, aerospace, defence, and wider UK manufacturing markets.
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AVEVA has expanded AI capabilities across its industrial software portfolio. The updates cover CONNECT, Unified Engineering, Operations Control, PI Data Infrastructure, and new data governance capabilities announced at AVEVA World 2026.
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Made Smarter has refreshed leadership for North West technology adoption. The strengthened steering group will help guide a £2.5m programme supporting SME manufacturers with digital skills, automation, AI, and match-funded technology investment.
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CCT has opened a larger Pennsylvania site for pharma customers. The Bethlehem facility expands refurbishment, assembly, kitting, and distribution capacity for passive cold chain packaging across the Northeast United States.
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Manufacturing topped Orange Cyberdefense’s cyber extortion victim rankings last year. The sector recorded 1,228 confirmed victims between October 2024 and September 2025, with incident recovery times also lagging behind the cross-industry average.
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