Features
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Energy efficiency investment faces obstacles extending well beyond upfront costs. Mike Umiker, managing director of the Energy Efficiency Movement, examines the skills gaps, workforce resistance, and limited specialist capacity that prevent industrial organisations from delivering planned efficiency projects.
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European refrigeration attacks have exposed weaknesses in industrial control security. With food losses mounting across several countries, specialists examine remote access vulnerabilities, ageing equipment, and the case for verifying instructions at the controller itself.
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Disconnected factory systems undermine planning, inventory accuracy and production output. Enterprise resource planning brings finance, purchasing, stock records and production information together, while integrated warehouse management tools can streamline picking and packing.
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Industrial IoT delivers value when operators can trust connected data. Harpreet Gulati, SVP – Head of PI System Business at AVEVA, explains how interoperable digital twins and AI reduce manual data reconciliation and enable faster operational decisions.
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Cutting manufacturing waste can deliver substantial energy and financial savings. Agnes Ragondet, group sustainability director at Hewland Engineering, outlines how the company reduced energy use by 16%, cut packaging waste, and found new engineering opportunities.
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Vehicle lighting compliance begins with both approval and installation checks. Design teams must also account for mounting positions, working configurations, wiring, and replacement parts before finalising commercial vehicle bodywork.
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Drone surveys help solar operators identify faults across sprawling assets. This guide compares seven approaches to thermal inspection, autonomous drone operations, analysis and maintenance workflows, examining how each solution turns imagery into actionable findings.
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Industrial decarbonisation depends on emissions beyond companies’ direct operational control. Daniel Usifoh, co-founder of Axiom Sustainability Software, explains why Scope 3 data, supplier engagement, and digital reporting are central to reducing value-chain emissions.
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Tachograph compliance becomes harder when construction fleets rarely return together. For builders running vehicles across the Midlands, remote downloads can reduce depot dependency while supporting routine record collection, oversight, and retention.
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UK manufacturing enters National Manufacturing Day with cautious momentum returning. Output is rising, but costs, skills shortages and the practical challenge of deploying AI continue to define the sector in 2026.
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