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Pioneer Pump in Hadleigh Suffolk, and Franklin Electric Group strengthen UK water market position with Geoquip acquisition

Pioneer Pump in Hadleigh, Suffolk, part of the Franklin Electric Group, has welcomed the acquisition of Geoquip Water Solutions and Hydrodif Products, completed on 17 December 2025, marking an important step in the Group’s continued growth strategy in the UK water and groundwater markets. The acquisition brings together Franklin Electric’s global scale, engineering capability and […]

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How Industrial IoT Is Reshaping Manufacturing Operations in the Industry 4.0 Era

By Abhisheck Bugadi from Rejig Digital Manufacturing is at a critical inflection point. Global competition, rising operational costs, supply chain disruptions, and increasing expectations for quality and sustainability have exposed the limitations of traditional manufacturing models. While automation has long been a cornerstone of industrial productivity, isolated machines and siloed systems are no longer sufficient in […]

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Impulse Embedded Introduces Neousys POC-915: Compact, Fanless System for Vision and Industrial Automation

Impulse Embedded, supplier of industrial computing and networking platforms for demanding applications, has announced availability of the Neousys POC-915: an ultra-compact, fanless embedded computer designed for machine vision, industrial automation, and edge AI deployments. The POC-915 combines rugged mechanical design with modern processing and AI acceleration in a form factor that integrates cleanly into industrial […]

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PP C&A signals £100m global expansion with new acquisition push

Global expansion is on the agenda for one of the UK’s leading manufacturing outsourcing specialists after it announced a major acquisition drive.   PP Control & Automation, which works with over 20 of the world’s leading machinery builders, is heading towards a record £40m sales in 2026, with the longer-term aim of hitting £100m within […]

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ByteSnap Design releases interactive BOM Health Assessment tool to help manufacturers combat component obsolescence

Free online calculator allows technical directors to evaluate their vulnerability to component lifecycle disruptions and decide if outsourced BOM monitoring is needed ByteSnap Design, one of the UK’s leading embedded software and electronic design consultancies, has released a free interactive BOM Health Self-Assessment tool, helping engineering managers and technical directors understand their organisation’s exposure to […]

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Real-world manufacturing solutions takes Rapid Fusion past £2m sales as it looks to accelerate Cerberus roll-out

The ability to deliver engineered solutions for real world moulds and tooling is helping an Exeter-based technology specialist record another year of growth.   Rapid Fusion, which is based in a £750,000 state-of-the-art demo facility on Sky Park, has seen demand for its large format additive manufacturing solutions increase again, with domestic and international sales […]

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