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Universities fear government reforms will stifle manufacturing sector demand for higher and degree apprenticeships
The government’s forthcoming apprenticeship reforms will deter many manufacturing employers from upskilling their workforce via higher and degree apprenticeships, according to 69% of the nation’s universities. Research by the University Vocational Awards Council (UVAC) of its university members across the UK, examines what impact future changes, such as the government’s new Growth and Skills Levy, […]
Manufacturing
Manufacturers hit out at NIC and minimum wage increases as report reveals nearly half fear going out of business
Nearly half of manufacturers (49%) have concerns about their business surviving in the next five years thanks to the impact of increases in the minimum wage and employers’ National Insurance Contributions. A new report of 114 business leaders by personalised workwear specialist MyWorkwear reveals the bleak outlook facing companies across the UK in the wake […]
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Sentera Joins Thermal by FLIR Program, Elevates 6X Thermal Sensor Series for Precision UAS Applications
Teledyne FLIR OEM, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated(NYSE:TDY), announced today that Sentera Sensors and Drones, a leading provider of advanced sensors and data, has joined the Thermal by FLIR program. Integrating FLIR Boson® thermal camera modules into the Sentera 6X Thermal Series adds new high-precision thermal mapping capabilities to their integrated multispectral and RGB drone […]
Young 3D printing expert is named as the West Midlands ‘Leader of the Year’
One of the 3D printing world’s rising stars has claimed two major business awards in recognition for the way he has grown his company against international rivals. RYSE 3D’s Mitchell Barnes was the double winner at Business Desk’s West Midlands Leadership Awards recently, beating off competition from some of the region’s brightest stars to claim […]
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Keeping the White Isle pristine
Sulzer’s expertise delivers high-head pumping station in Ibiza Managing wastewater is best kept out of sight and away from local populations, but this is not always possible. In Ibiza, where huge numbers of visitors arrive in the summer, handling all extra wastewater poses a significant challenge. Sulzer was contracted to support the recent construction of […]
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Customer Productivity as a Challenge: Pooling knowledge for higher productivity
By harnessing all the data created during machining, companies make their processes around ten percent more productive. This was the result of a project where MAPAL together with industry partners pooled previously distributed knowledge and made it available as a digital value-added service. Within the framework of the major research project X-Forge (Everything as a […]
