Back to basics on miniature bearings Valued at around $389 billion, according to the eighth edition of The Global Market for Medical Devices, the global medical device market’s rapid growth is driven by new technologies and innovations. However, an important factor is often overlooked — choosing the right bearings for medical devices. Here, Chris Johnson, […]
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The automotive industry is in the middle of a shift towards conventional vehicles with internal combustion engines. The move towards hybrid vehicles has rapidly picked up pace over the last few years and plug-in hybrids are becoming even more popular. The future is battery electric or fuel-cell electric vehicles, referred to as NEV – New […]
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Ewellix, the leading global innovator and manufacturer of advanced linear motion technologies, has developed a package of modular lifting column platforms developed specifically for medical applications. In particular, they are designed for use with patient tables, ceiling stands and wall/floor units in X-ray suites and other medical imaging modalities. The new products include lifting columns and […]
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Toyota (GB) is supporting International Women’s Day (IWD) today – 8 March – with a call for companies to do more to ensure women can build successful careers in the automotive industry. The theme of this year’s IWD is ‘embracing equity’, reflected in a short film released today which features Toyota (GB) President and Managing […]
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Outsourcing from offshore is not a new notion for the manufacturing industry. In fact, many countries such as China – also referred to as ‘the world’s factory’ – are renowned for their levels of production and ability to mass manufacture for increasing worldwide consumption. Despite offshore manufacturing being the ‘go-to’ option for many businesses, UK […]
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To mark International Women’s Day, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has launched the call for entries for its 2023 Young Woman Engineer (YWE) of the Year Awards. The awards celebrate women working in modern engineering – and aim to help change the perception that engineering is predominantly a career for men by banishing […]
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50% of senior management team is female AS we celebrate International Women’s Day 2023, one organisation is acknowledging the valuable contribution that women make to the advanced manufacturing sector, noting that 50% of the Group’s senior management team is female. With the average figure for females within the workforce across the manufacturing sector sitting at […]
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Powering systems to test wind technologies WEG, a leading global motor manufacturer, will supply two drive motors for the world’s most powerful test rig. This test rig is being developed by Danish wind turbine test specialist, R&D Test Systems, a company that develops projects and validates new technology with turnkey test systems. With two 30 […]
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Made Smarter Adoption programme and Manchester Metropolitan University collaborate to accelerate SMEs for digital transformation Made Smarter has launched a new fast-track leadership programme to help SME manufacturers accelerate their digital transformation. In just three months, the ‘Leading Digital Transformation’ programme will turn participants into digitally-informed, empowered leaders, armed with a bespoke digitalisation strategy. The […]
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To enable designers of electric vehicle (EV) traction inverters to optimise the size, weight and efficiency ratios of their products so that vehicles can travel further distances between charges, electrical measurement technology specialist LEM has introduced a current sensor that is the smallest of its kind on the market. Distance and speed of charging are […]
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