Manufacturing


  • LOCTITE to show EV repair solutions

    LOCTITE will showcase EV repair products at Birmingham event. The range covers battery repair, thermal management, e-Drive systems, sealing, threadlocking, and wider workshop repair applications.


  • Hexagon adds probing to HYPERSCAN inspections

    Hexagon has added contact probing to its HYPERSCAN inspection workflow. The HYPERPROBE wireless probe extends large-volume laser scanning by allowing hidden features and alignment points to be measured in the same coordinate system.


  • Volvo Penta supports MacLean mining rollout

    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.


  • Xaar moves battery coating to digital inkjet

    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.


  • Manufacturing resilience masks wider UK PMI slump

    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.


  • Brightly takes Asset Essentials to Maintec

    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.


  • Westley Engineering appoints Christopher Greenough as MD

    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.


  • Made Smarter refreshes North West steering group

    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.


  • CCT expands cold chain capacity in Pennsylvania

    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.


  • Manufacturing tops cyber extortion victim rankings

    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.