Manufacturing


  • High shear mixing for food applications

    For over 75 years, Silverson Machines has been supplying customers large and small across the world with high-shear mixing equipment. In our cover story this month, we explore some of the mixing tasks Silverson mixers can be used for and how this can be advantageous to manufacturers in the food industry. With its extensive knowledge…


  • Tata establishes global digital infrastructure for Jaguar Land Rover

    Tata Communications is linking 128 global sites of the British car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) with a Cloud-first, software-defined network capability. Tata will implement a digital architecture that allows JLR to improve vehicle build quality through real-time data diagnosis from production lines. This network capability will facilitate AI adoption, providing predictive risk management to…


  • How standardisation for data centres can reduce costs

    The worldwide data centre market is experiencing explosive year-on-year growth as our reliance on remote working, computer apps, and the Internet of Things increases at a staggering rate.  Join experts from the HARTING Technology Group, Delta Energy Systems and ZVK GmbH on Wednesday, 17 January 2024, for an informative live webinar looking at how standardisation…


  • MAPAL Group mourns Dr Dieter Kress

    Dr Dieter Kress passed away on December 27, 2023 at the age of 81 after a long illness. He was a passionate entrepreneur and an impressive personality. Dr Dieter Kress was at the helm of the MAPAL Group for almost five decades. He shaped the once small company into an international company group. He retired…


  • Innovative Machine Modifications for Avondale

    Avondale Foods (Craigavon) Ltd. was founded in 1965 by Harry and Derek Geddis. The brothers started in business growing vegetables at their family farm for distribution to local markets and retail outlets. As Avondale Foods expanded, produce was outsourced to local growers while the company focused on product development. In the late 1970s, Avondale Foods…


  • Nurturing a Food Safety Culture: A top-down approach for BRCGS audit readiness

    In the realm of food manufacturing, maintaining stringent food safety standards is paramount to ensuring a quality end product and upholding brand reputation. As BRCGS audits loom in 2024, food manufacturers must prioritise fostering a strong food safety culture within their organisations.  The essence of food safety culture A food safety culture encapsulates the shared…


  • Elevat and Microsoft partner to ‘revolutionise’ IoT within heavy machinery industries

    Elevat has announced a technical partnership with Microsoft aimed at the IoT sector within heavy machinery industries. This collaboration integrates Elevat’s Machine Connect and Microsoft’s Azure IoT Edge, aiming to drive digital transformation and offer enhanced connectivity and insights for businesses. Elevat Machine Connect, a IoT platform, facilitates seamless connections between devices, sensors, and machines,…


  • Smartoptics and IENTC join to build one of Mexico’s most powerful networks

    Smartoptics announced that IENTC Telecomunicaciones has chosen Smartoptics as its preferred WDM provider. The communication service provider (CSP) is creating one of the highest capacity long-haul networks in Latin America with Smartoptics open line systems, ROADMs and 400G muxponders. Founded in 2011 and based in Querétaro, IENTC has over 12,000 km of fibre optic routes…


  • Are open IoT standards the future? SpaceX is betting on it

    SpaceX is shifting its focus in the IoT market, moving from proprietary solutions to standards-based approaches in the direct-to-device (D2D) sector. This strategic pivot, initiated with the acquisition of Swarm Technologies in August 2021, aligns with industry trends and forecasts a surge in IoT units using standard-based protocols, as outlined in NSR’s recent report. Swarm’s…


  • In-Comm Training celebrates record year by launching new blueprint for growth

    One of the UK’s leading training providers is celebrating a record year after it completed several strategic projects and saw demand for engineering and manufacturing apprenticeships and upskilling courses soar.  In-Comm Training, which operates two state-of-the-art Technical Academies in Aldridge and Telford, has seen revenue increase by 25% over the last twelve months.  This has…