First Minister opens new R&D hub in Renfrewshire; with innovation at its heart, the facility is set to be a catalyst for economic growth The National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS), operated by the University of Strathclyde, has today (21 June 2023) opened its new world-class, flagship facility at the heart of the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation […]
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The distance is equivalent to 37 return journeys to the moon and underlines the power of warehouse robotics in reducing strain on employees. Official data published by Exotec has revealed that since the company’s first delivered site in 2017, its warehouse robots have covered a distance of 28,791,005 kilometres (17,889,901 miles) – equivalent to 37 […]
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A North Staffordshire manufacturer of household and vehicle cleaning products is pressing the button on an ambitious investment drive. Future Developments (Manufacturing), which has blended and made chemicals that go into more than 1500 different products, is spending over £500,000 on creating an additional 15,000 sq ft production facility at its Davenport Street home in […]
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The move toward greener energy solutions continues apace and the current development of electrically powered vehicles is a big part of today’s alternative sustainable energy revolution. Whilst most attention is focussed on the ‘here-and-now’ and the future it’s interesting to look back at some important milestones and highlights as we move inexorably toward greener, more […]
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Altus Group, a leading supplier and service provider of capital equipment for the electronics industry, has revealed that since partnering with Heller Industries, they have seen unprecedented installations throughout the UK particularly following the launch of the new MK7 convection reflow system thanks to its ground-breaking design and features. The new MK7 line of reflow […]
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With today’s increasingly connected culture, technology is playing a bigger role in our lives than ever before and has completely revolutionised the world of industry. Many businesses face the challenge of increasing productivity while simultaneously reducing costs. For manufacturers, this challenge is even more pressing, as manufacturing processes must become faster and more efficient to […]
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Food and beverage brands are under constant pressure to reduce waste and improve the recyclability of their product packaging. Today, many global brands have taken steps to switch packaging to easily recycled mono materials, remove colours and additives, and reduce the number of parts in a piece of packaging – all in a bid to […]
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Within the industry, there is often an assumption made when individuals say they work in engineering. People automatically assume this is on a building site or within construction. However, evidentially this isn’t always the case. With misconceptions around the sector still present and young girls often unaware of the available career routes, it’s clear the […]
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Cambridge-based BiologIC Technologies is helping pharmaceutical manufacturers support from Analysis for Innovators (A4I) programme R&D partnership with National Measurement Laboratory (NML) accelerates product development by several years An Innovate UK-backed biotech company has achieved a pioneering biocomputer breakthrough which is accelerating the development and manufacture of cheaper drugs and vaccines. BiologIC Technologies, inventor of the […]
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Ahead of International Women in Engineering Day on 23 June, Ovarro’s new technology leader for leakage solutions, Barbara Hathaway, discusses her career and gives words of advice for aspiring engineers What led you to engineering? My father was a physics teacher, who encouraged me and my two older brothers to consider how things worked. We […]
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