42 Technology joins British Engines Group to accelerate growth and expand innovation capabilities

42 Technology, the Cambridge-based product development and manufacturing innovation consultancy, has been acquired by British Engines Group, an independent engineering group founded in 1922 and today with 1,600 people worldwide.  42 Technology (42T) is now one of nine businesses within the group. Under the new ownership, 42T will continue to operate as an independent consultancy, […]

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Flexxbotics Updates Beckhoff ADS TwinCAT Connector Driver in Open-Source GitHub Project

Flexxbotics, the autonomous manufacturing platform leader, has announced further enhancements to the Beckhoff ADS TwinCAT transformer connector driver within the Flexxbotics open-source project on GitHub. The updated ADS TwinCAT capabilities expand many-to-many interoperability and high-performance, bi-directional control from Beckhoff TwinCAT PLCs and IPC-based control systems to machines and production systems running non-Beckhoff controllers. The updated […]

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Stargate Hydrogen signs the first partnership in the UK with Seacht Group.

Stargate Hydrogen today announced a partnership with Seacht Group, marking its first partnership in the United Kingdom. The agreement is a key step in Stargate Hydrogen’s expansion into the UK and signals the start of its business development efforts in the region. The collaboration brings together Stargate Hydrogen, a European developer of ceramic-based electrolysis technology, […]

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New research from Xelix reveals how much manufacturing and packaging sector are losing due to ‘financial leakage’

Big businesses in the UK and US are losing as much as $53 billion (£39 billion) each year to “financial leakage”. This represents a massive opportunity to reclaim lost profits. This is the key finding from Xelix – a leading agentic AI software for Finance teams – new report ‘Financial leakage: The $53bn opportunity for Accounts Payable teams’. These losses stem from duplicate invoices, invoicing errors, missed […]

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Global infrastructure strengthens leadership team makes multiple key hires as it gears up to support delivery of c£500m of energy works

Global Infrastructure, a trusted civil engineering and construction partner to the energy and utilities sectors and part of the Global group, has announced the appointment of 25 new staff – including three new Directors. The bolstering of its 200-strong team comes as the Highland-based contractor gears up to support tier 1 operators engaged with SSEN […]

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Manufacturing solutions for turbine housings

In the aviation and energy sectors, turbine manufacturing companies rely on Starrag machines because they are among the most powerful and precise solutions the market has to offer. This applies not only to the manufacture of engine blades and blisks, but also to turbine housings. Decades of experience have gone into the wide range of […]

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