Features
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Interpack 2026 offers an insightful read on today’s factory priorities. IN Food’s new preview tracks the pressures converging across packaging, coding, inspection, automation, and materials.
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Cyber Essentials now makes cloud MFA a formal pass requirement. The April 2026 update also puts critical patching, cloud scoping, remote devices, and supplier assurance under closer assessment, leaving less room for cyber hygiene to be treated as annual paperwork.
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AI filled Hannover, but only some applications cut through clearly. The strongest industrial examples at Hannover Messe 2026 were not broad promises of transformation, but tools aimed at engineering time, robot training, commissioning, production data, quality, logistics, and the stubborn realities of factory deployment.
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Industrial News launches 2026 with a magazine about operational control. The issue ranges from cyber risk and Vietnam’s industrial opportunity to predictive maintenance, asset monitoring, food safety, power costs, and automation for future grids.
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IN Defence launches as defence manufacturing pressure moves firmly upstream. The first issue tracks the industrial arguments behind current security tempo, from drones and batteries to cyber resilience.
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Engineering has shifted, but women continue to face narrow gates. Representation in engineering and manufacturing has improved over the past decade, yet frontline technical roles remain stubbornly male. As International Women’s Day approaches, the sector faces a practical question: how to turn gradual progress into a genuinely broader industrial workforce.
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CISA has published fresh guidance on securing OT communications today. Richard Groome at e2e-assure says many sites cannot retrofit crypto safely, so operators will need stronger assurance, monitoring, and layered controls while secure-by-design comms remain a procurement decision
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NCSC has urged UK CNI operators to plan for escalation. The warning follows coordinated attacks on Polish energy infrastructure, and comes as the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill progresses through Parliament.
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UK MPs are tightening cyber rules for critical digital suppliers. The Cyber Security and Resilience Bill would expand the NIS regime to include managed service providers and data centres, while shortening incident reporting timelines. Industry voices warn that many providers still lack the monitoring and customer-impact visibility needed to comply.
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AvantiGas has strengthened breathing air compliance at Suffolk refurbishment site. The LPG vessel refurbishment facility installed an Atlas Copco BAP+ purifier to stabilise air quality in its shot blast booth, delivering repeatable compliance with BS EN 12021 and improving assurance for operators wearing air-fed helmets.
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