Category: Company News

The boss of a leading metal pressings and tooling specialist has hailed the power of apprenticeships after reducing the average age of his workforce to just 44. Rowan Crozier, CEO of Brandauer, has steered the company to invest more than £400,000 into vocational learning since 2016 and this has seen the firm create toolmakers, engineers, […]

An expert from leading sustainable waste management company Biffa is advising manufacturers to review their hazardous waste disposal processes to avoid costly fines and legal repercussions from the Environment Agency. Mishandling hazardous waste—even unintentionally—can result in significant penalties, with some businesses facing fines exceeding £1 million. The risk of non-compliance Under the Environmental Protection Act […]

ABB has turned to its own technology to understand and optimize energy consumption at its Stonehouse manufacturing and calibration centre in the UK. The result has been a 20% reduction in electricity usage plus wider sustainability benefits. The drive towards greater operational efficiency and sustainability is a boardroom conversation in every industrial organization. Reducing energy […]

An innovative robot system that is capable of repairing rails and points is set to change the way European rail networks are maintained. Using industrial robots from FANUC, the system has been designed and manufactured by Robel Rail Automation, German specialists in the maintenance of rail infrastructure. The system features a rail-traversing wagon mounted by […]

Camira, a leading textile designer and manufacturer, has innovated Lucia T2T, a new recycled polyester made entirely from 100% textile-to-textile (T2T) waste. This innovation aims to address the growing, global textile waste crisis and promote a circular approach to textile design. On the United Nations’ International Day of Zero Waste, March 30, 2025, Camira will […]

The new M12 distributor boxes with push-pull fast-locking from Phoenix Contact set a new standard in automation technology. They feature consistent, tool-free, and intuitive installation. Master cables and M12 connectors are connected securely and conveniently by directly plugging them in. This saves a considerable amount of time and ensures simple, secure cabling. Limited space and […]

Teledyne FLIR OEM, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated(NYSE:TDY), announced today that Sentera Sensors and Drones, a leading provider of advanced sensors and data, has joined the Thermal by FLIR program. Integrating FLIR Boson® thermal camera modules into the Sentera 6X Thermal Series adds new high-precision thermal mapping capabilities to their integrated multispectral and RGB drone […]

One of the 3D printing world’s rising stars has claimed two major business awards in recognition for the way he has grown his company against international rivals. RYSE 3D’s Mitchell Barnes was the double winner at Business Desk’s West Midlands Leadership Awards recently, beating off competition from some of the region’s brightest stars to claim […]

Fagor Arrasate has supplied Ternium with five fully automated lines for processing steel coils of different thicknesses for a value of almost 40 million euros. Specifically, four slitting lines have been delivered for coils between 0.4 and 16 mm thick and one cut-to length line for processing coils up to 25 mm thick. The five […]