Industrial features
Read the latest feature articles on topics from across the engineering and manufacturing sectors. For more specific industry stories, visit our sector pages.
-
Featured story
Managing Tachograph Records for Builders Running Ten Vans Across the Midlands
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.
-
Interpack 2026 shows where factories are heading
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.
-
Cyber Essentials raises bar on cyber basics
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…
-
Lifting the AI fog from Hannover Messe 2026
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,…
-
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…
-
IN Defence issue 1 launches amid industrial strain
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.
-
Engineering is hiring, but half the talent stays sidelined
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…
-
CISA flags OT comms barriers for operators
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…
-
NCSC urges CNI to plan cyber response
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…
