A Black Country testing specialist is celebrating its 5th birthday in style by committing to reaching £1m+ sales over the next twelve months. Staht, which was created by former 3M Global Product Manager Rob Hirst, is revolutionising the way construction and safety sectors complete pull-testing and proof loading testing for fixings and safety eye bolts. […]
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Leading precision aerospace subcontract specialist ASG Arrowsmith, part of the Manchester based ASG Group, has significantly enhanced its machining capabilities with a recent investment in two new multi-spindle CNC machines. A new Doosan DNM4500 – 4th generation multi axis machining centre and a state-of-the-art Doosan DVF 5000 vertical 5-axis machining centre have now arrived and […]
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Danfoss today announced that Torben Christensen has been named Chief Financial Officer of Danfoss Power Solutions, effective immediately. Previously Chief Sustainability Officer and Head of Global Services, Danfoss Group, Christensen will join the Power Solutions Leadership Team (PSLT) and report directly to Daniel Winter, President of Danfoss Power Solutions. Winter previously served as CFO before […]
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InterAct-backed academics have developed a digital servitization toolkit to boost growth for SME manufacturers by empowering them to explore and adopt innovative business models. Developed by leading academics at the University of East Anglia (UEA), InterAct DigiServe is an interactive website and toolkit designed to educate and support SME manufacturing leaders in evaluating and implementing […]
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Komatsu UK, a global leader in construction and mining equipment, has partnered with solar installation company AR Power to install a 1.76 MWp solar photovoltaic (PV) system at its North East manufacturing facility. The installation of the advanced solar system is part of Komatsu’s ongoing strategy to improve energy efficiency, reduce operational costs and meet […]
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Devices designed for capturing rapidly changing analog signals must respond quickly while consuming minimal power, especially in battery-operated applications. To address these demands, Microchip Technology (Nasdaq: MCHP) has released the PIC16F17576 microcontroller (MCU) product family with integrated low-power peripherals and the ability to precisely measure volatile analog signals. PIC16F17576 MCUs feature a new low-power comparator […]
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The new innovation in uninterruptible power supplies is the Trio DC UPS from Phoenix Contact for machine building. The combined switched-mode power supply unit incorporates the functions of a UPS and a power supply in one compact housing, thus saving space in the control cabinet. The device enables direct diagnostics with multicolor LEDs and signal […]
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One of the UK’s leading fenestration manufacturers has hailed the importance of ‘First Aiders’ in the workplace and having access to a defibrillator after three of its staff joined forces to save the life of a colleague who had collapsed. Craig Jarvis, Andrew Wildsmith and Glyn Beaumont, who all work on the shop floor at […]
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Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) remain a key priority for UK lower mid-market manufacturing businesses, with 29% identifying it as one of their top three core growth strategies over the next three years, according to new research from business advisory group Dow Schofield Watts. As firms navigate an increasingly competitive landscape, M&A is seen as a […]
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Government-funded adoption programme will back dozens of companies to invest in technologies like automation, 3D printing and AI Made Smarter, the Government-backed digital adoption programme, has launched a new £1M funding round to support technology projects among SME manufacturers in the North West. The initiative, which has been driving digital transformation in the region’s manufacturing […]
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