Insight from Chris Burns, Global Marketing Communications Director at HTL Group Entering 2026, manufacturers are contending with disruption that comes from several directions at once, and that combination is what makes planning harder than it was a decade ago. Longer, more fragile logistics routes remain exposed to geopolitics, climate events are affecting transport corridors and […]
Continue Reading
SME manufacturers are bringing AI, automation and digital twins onto the factory floor by teaming up with students and graduates through Made Smarter’s Digital Internship Programme. The paid placements give businesses a fast, low-risk way to test and apply new technologies, modernise processes and build confidence in digital transformation, while giving students real, hands-on experience […]
Continue Reading
STIEBEL ELTRON UK has marked 50 years of heat pump manufacturing with the expansion of its current product range to cater to a growing demand for sustainable heating solutions. As part of the milestone anniversary, MCS approved renewable heating products which increase choice and accessibility for consumers will be added to STIEBEL ELTRON’s portfolio. The move […]
Continue Reading
Lantek, a global leader in software solutions for the sheet metal industry, has released its latest V45 software, marking a transformative step toward smarter manufacturing. V45 brings a new generation of AI-based services designed to help sheet metal workshops achieve higher efficiency, tighter process control and better connectivity. A key part of this software […]
Continue Reading
Tenney Environmental, a division of Thermal Product Solutions, announced the shipment of a custom-designed top-loading Vacuum Oven to the defense industry. The oven will be used for vacuum processing applications to dry products under controlled temperature and pressure conditions. The vacuum oven provides a total workspace of 135 cubic feet, with interior dimensions of 180” W […]
Continue Reading
The industrial truck industry is characterized by high safety and performance requirements. With increasing electrification, electric drive systems and their safety components are becoming more important. Compact spring-applied brakes from Kendrion contribute significantly to the operational safety of industrial trucks and impress with their stable braking torque over their service life, robust design for industrial […]
Continue Reading
A precision relationship that has spanned more than 60 years is celebrating a new milestone after the latest turnkey project delivered major performance wins on a male grooming component supply contract. Brandauer, one of the world’s leading metal stamping and tooling specialists, worked with Bruderer UK to specify and install a new BSTA510-150B2 press […]
Continue Reading
Flexxbotics, the autonomous manufacturing platform leader, today announced the release of an enhanced MQTT connector driver within the Flexxbotics open-source project on GitHub. The updated MQTT connector driver expands real-time industrial messaging capabilities to support scalable, event-driven data pipelines and normalized interoperability across heterogeneous factory environments. Released under the permissive Apache 2.0 license, the Flexxbotics […]
Continue Reading
The International Group today announces the launch of International Aerospace & Defence Alloys (IADA) – a dedicated business focused on high-integrity alloys for aerospace and defence programmes. IADA separates the group’s defence and aerospace capabilities from its energy products division, giving primes, Tier 1s and specialist suppliers a distinct commercial front, approvals pathway and customer interface […]
Continue Reading
With a diameter of 4.8 to 15.8 mm, miniature ball transfer units from Rodriguez are tiny in size but deliver top performance. They are the ideal choice for use in measuring instruments, lightweight construction, and compact motion tasks, for example in the automated production of mechatronic components. The miniature ball transfer units also prove their […]
Continue Reading