Industrial features
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Issue 1 2026 examines industrial operational risk
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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Digitalisation shifts from speed to discipline in 2026
Industrial digitalisation enters 2026 with harder expectations for discipline. As automation, AI, and connected infrastructure embed themselves across factories, warehouses, and utilities, the question is no longer how fast businesses…
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Copper’s crossroads: tech, scarcity, and the energy transition
Copper prices are testing record highs as the world races to electrify. The metal that underpins renewable power, grids, and electric vehicles is also the one in shortest supply —…
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Trends in Modern Building and Heating
Building design is being reshaped by stricter energy rules and shifting client priorities. Professionals are now expected to deliver spaces that are efficient, low-carbon, and future-ready. From renewable heating to…
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When progress stalls: why industrial safety remains uneven
Industrial safety progress is stalling unevenly across UK sectors. Fatality data now reveals a widening gap between industries that have embedded data-driven, preventative safety cultures and those still reliant on…
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Government skills reforms leave UK industry short-changed
UK manufacturing faces a structural skills crisis undermining competitiveness. A 42% collapse in apprenticeships and delayed government reforms risk leaving companies unable to meet net zero deadlines or adopt critical…
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Securing production against digital shockwaves
Jaguar Land Rover’s prolonged shutdown after a cyber incident highlights the fragility of modern manufacturing. With IT and OT systems converging, legacy control networks are now prime targets. Experts warn…
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Huawei unveils chip and compute roadmap through 2028
Huawei has published its first detailed roadmap for AI chipmaking. The plan covers successive Ascend processors and Atlas supernodes through 2028, signalling China’s drive to cut dependence on U.S. technology…
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Small Builders, big wins: Practical Artificial Intelligence that speeds up UK Construction Operations
I still remember the first time we swapped a hammer for a nail gun. The noise dropped, productivity shot up, and nobody wanted to go back. Artificial intelligence feels like…
