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Greyhound Box Adopts 3D Printing to Improve Operations

Greyhound Box, a Leeds-based manufacturer of sustainable corrugated packaging, has integrated 3D printing technology to enhance its production processes and reduce costs. Known for its innovative approach and commitment to recyclable, FSC-certified materials, the company continues to drive efficiency and sustainability across the packaging industry. Greyhound Box has implemented 3D printing technology into its production […]

Aurrigo granted licence to provide ground handling services at East Midlands Airport

March 9, 2026John

Aurrigo International plc, a leading international provider of autonomy software, fully autonomous vehicles and mobile robotics platforms, has been awarded a licence for the provision of Ground Handling Services at East Midlands Airport (EMA). The Coventry headquartered company has obtained this licence specifically to support its partners in the roll-out and implementation of its autonomous aviation […]

Fast Code Reader for Simple and Reliable Sample Identification

Meet the Micronic Rack Reader DR515, a compact, simple and high-performance 2D code scanning solution designed to enhance efficiency and accuracy in modern laboratory environments. The Rack Reader DR515 is engineered to read full racks of 2D Data-Matrix coded sample tubes in seconds, supporting laboratories that require fast, reliable, and error-free sample identification. With its small […]

Babcock’s Festival of Engineering Fires Up Bristol’s Young Innovators

More than 400 schoolchildren and teachers from across Bristol and the South West unleashed their inner engineer this week when they got stuck into robotics and virtual reality welding as part of a two day STEM-athon run by Babcock International Group (Babcock). Coinciding with World Engineering Day (4th March), the Bristol event is part of […]

Leading injection-moulding manufacturer increases capacity with £500k investment in modernisation

Leading injection-moulding manufacturer, Heyside Group, is set to increase its production capacity after investing £500k in a major shift from traditional manual processes to a fully modernised, automated factory. Heyside Group, a family-run firm which produces high-volume PVC injection-moulded products for the traffic management, utilities and infrastructure sectors from its Oldham manufacturing site, has secured […]

International Women’s Day: Three Women in UK Manufacturing Share Their Story

On 8 March 2026, we celebrated International Women’s Day – shining a spotlight on the impact women have on our society and discovering how our sectors can do better in terms of championing women at work. Nowhere are these lessons more important than in the manufacturing industry, which proves to be challenging for women to […]

Menlo Micro MM5627: First Fully Integrated, Highly Configurable 80 Gbps Differential DP3T Switch for Advanced AI Device Validation

Menlo Microsystems, Inc. (Menlo Micro), a leader in high-performance switches, has announced the MM5627, the first switch in its category to combine 80 Gbps performance with high configurability, integrated DP3T logic, and fully integrated on-chip components. Designed for high-speed test and validation of AI GPUs, CPUs, and advanced semiconductor ICs, the MM5627 enables customers to route, […]

BMW Group to deploy humanoid robots in production in Germany for the first time

March 5, 2026March 4, 2026John

The BMW Group is consistently advancing the digitalisation and use of artificial intelligence in production. A key element in this effort is “Physical AI”, which combines digital artificial intelligence (AI) with real machines and robots. This enables intelligent systems such as humanoid robots to be integrated into real-world production processes. For the first time, the […]

Innodisk Launches CXL Add-In Card for Scalable Edge AI Memory Expansion

The new CXL 2.0 Type 3 expansion card delivers flexible DDR5 memory scaling via PCIe Gen 5, addressing latency and space constraints in edge and micro data center environments. Innodisk, a leading provider of industrial-grade memory solutions, announced the CXL Add-in Card (AIC), a major addition to its CXL product portfolio. Innodisk developed this CXL-based […]

New Parting System complete the Walter Groov?tec™ program

Walter is completing its Groov?tec™ GD grooving tool range with a new offering that makes it universally applicable for all applications in grooving/parting-off, groove turning, and copy turning. Reinforced G5041 and neutral G5042 Parting blades are new to the range and both variants are available with or without integrated precision cooling. The G5111 axial grooving […]