Enhancing factory foundations for reduced downtime, more efficient production Over the last 200 years of industrialisation, the global boom in manufacturing has led to a growth from 10,000 factories worldwide to over 10,000,000. Despite the substantial increase in production capacity, demand continues to outpace supply, necessitating the expansion of facilities. As facilities aim to expand […]
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Phoenix Contact is extending the portfolio of Axioline F and Axioline P remote I/O systems with three new resistance temperature measuring modules (RTD modules) that support resistive temperature measuring devices. With the new Axioline input modules AXL P RTD8 1F, AXL P EX IS RTD8 1F, and AXL F EX IS RTD8 XC 1F, the highly available […]
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Two business development heavyweights have been welcomed at Grantham-based global engineering firm, BGB, helping to cement a pivotal first quarter of growth for the business. The appointments of Tony Conroy and Leigh Smith come hot off the heels of two previous appointments, made earlier in 2025, which saw Dr. Ben Murphy join as head of product […]
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The government has set out new ten-year funding for research and development (R&D) to help boost efficiency, attract greater private investment and grow the UK economy. The plan aims to promote long-term funding for infrastructure and innovative technologies such as quantum computing by giving greater certainty to leading research organisations who are tackling critical barriers to UK […]
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British Engines Group has signed a ten-year sponsorship agreement with a pioneering new youth and community hub in Newcastle. The global engineering group has given its long-term backing to the Lighthouse Project at St Michael’s Church in Byker, a state-of-the-art facility which will offer a broad range of activities and services centred around young people. As […]
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Prism SKR and Prism Supervisor provide target recognition and AI-based autonomous flight control for Dragoon. Goleta, CA – Teledyne FLIR OEM, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE: TDY), today announced Dragoon is using the Prism™ Supervisor and Prism SKR software for its AI-driven object detection, tracking, real-time autonomy flight control, and mission planning capabilities within […]
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A research collaboration between Renewable Parts Limited (RPL), SSE Renewables, and the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) has demonstrated the potential to remanufacture critical onshore wind turbine components – restoring worn or damaged parts to their original specification or better – to drastically cut waste, reduce carbon emissions and extend part life. Using advanced additive […]
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Sharp installed Kelio’s X4 and X7 terminals at its manufacturing site in Wrexham. All 150 on-site staff use the clocking-in fobs with Kelio’s combined Time and Attendance, and HR systems. Having previously installed separate systems for both, Sharp was delighted with a solution to combine them. Choosing software options with the HR Portal, absence management, […]
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Steve Fletcher, Joint Head of Corporate at Gallagher’s UK Retail Birmingham Office, shares how the manufacturing industry is adapting to a more complex risk environment—and why insurance has a bigger role to play than ever before. Q: How would you describe the current state of the manufacturing sector? It’s a sector that’s shown incredible resilience, […]
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Phoenix Contact is extending its product portfolio with colour patch cables from the RJ45 Building series, which have been specially developed for applications in control cabinets. The new cables are available in eight colours: white, orange, yellow, red, violet, green, blue, and black. High-speed data transmission at up to 10 Gbps (CAT6A) makes the RJ45 […]
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