£6.5m boost for SME manufacturers looking to recover from Covid-19 impact Small to Medium-sized (SME) manufacturers across England have been given a £6.5m funding boost to help them recover from the Covid-19 pandemic and address key barriers to growth. The Manufacturing Growth Programme, which is funded by ERDF and delivered by Oxford Innovation Services, has […]
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Evonik is a global market leader in specialty chemicals. The company’s Oxeno site in Antwerp, Belgium is an onshore refinery that processes different C4 fractions. These raw materials are brought in either through pipelines or ships and processed into a final product. The site works with hydrocarbons – organic compounds made up of only hydrogen […]
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Friedheim has the exclusive distributorship for Young Shin Die Cutters in the UK & Ireland, it has been confirmed. From the province of Deagu, South Korea known for its precision electronics manufacturing, Young Shin Industries is an internationally recognized manufacturer of premier flatbed die cutting equipment specifically designed for the folding carton, corrugated and POS/display […]
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Innovative components for lightweight and collaborative robots For maximum load-carrying capacity and rigidity: XZU conical thrust cage needle roller bearing and RTWH gearbox from Schaeffler Schaeffler develops new market with major growth potential New XZU conical thrust cage needle roller bearing for robot and cobot joints: 20 per cent less friction and 30 per cent […]
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Sarah Black-Smith from the Siemens Congleton factory says engineering has opened a world of opportunities for women Manufacturing has been a male bastion for centuries. Over the years this has changed and although there is still a long way to go women are now represented in many manufacturing disciplines. Siemens is constantly striving to build […]
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Alan Lusty, Founder and CEO of multi-disciplinary engineering business, adi Group, says his industry must develop a laser sharp focus on inspiring a generation of female engineers, if it is to secure a sustainable workforce. As his company marks International Women in Engineering Day on June 23rd, Alan argues engineering needs to make a greater […]
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Like any socially responsible and conscious manufacturer, Yorkshire Precision Engineering Ltd (YPEL) was one of the many companies that offered to support the UK Government and its Ventilator Challenge UK consortium. When the call came from Rolls-Royce plc, YPEL turned the first batch of parts around in just one week. Founded in 2001 by Michael […]
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Putting people at the heart of logistics operations will be the focus of this year’s Talent in Logistics conference which will take place entirely online. “The success of the logistics sector relies heavily on its talented people during these challenging times,” says Ruth Edwards, Business Development Director for Talent in Logistics. “And when leaders […]
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RIA Robotics Week announced, as trade group moves fall conferences online The Association for Advancing Automation (A3) today announced an impressive lineup of five new virtual events taking place in the fall of 2020. As COVID-19 continues to make it difficult or impossible to hold large gatherings, A3 is transitioning the following 2020 in-person conferences […]
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If you are one of the thousands of business owners scaling down production during the current challenges of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, have you considered when and how you get back to full-scale production? An equally important question is whether you have considered the impact of idle time on your machine tools and how you […]
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