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Siemens and Capgemini deepen partnership to empower industries for the next era of manufacturing

Siemens and Capgemini expand their strategic partnership to co-develop AI-native digital solutions for product engineering, manufacturing and operations. Such solutions fundamentally embed artificial intelligence at their core from inception, rather than merely adding it as a feature. The partners are focused on 16 high-impact capability areas that can deliver measurable outcomes in production efficiency, time-to-market, […]

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binder expands M8 portfolio with 360° shielded cable connectors

In modern automation systems, the demand for compact, interference-resistant connection solutions continues to grow. binder is expanding its existing M8 portfolio with molded, 360° shielded signal connectors. The new M8 male and female cable connector are the ideal solution for transmitting signals reliably and interference-free from sensors to control units – even in EMC-critical environments. […]

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Glass in Semiconductors: The Next Inflection in Semiconductors

Glass in semiconductors is not a moon-shot concept; it already sits quietly inside modern fab. Ultra-flat borosilicate carriers hold silicon wafers during backside thinning, sodium-free sheets form hermetic MEMS caps, and low-coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) glass is the baseplate for many wafer-level fan-out processes. Dr Xiaoxi He, Research Analyst, IDTechEx, Based on research from […]

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A Milestone on the Move: Final Deliveries Depart Saarbrücken for the World’s Largest Ceramic MBR

This week marks a proud milestone at CERAFILTEC: the final shipment of our advanced ceramic membrane modules is leaving Saarbrücken, Germany, on its way to Memphis, Tennessee, where xAI is building the world’s largest ceramic membrane bioreactor (MBR). Once complete, this record-breaking installation will reuse 49.2 million liters (13.0 million gallons) of municipal wastewater every […]

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Shaping the Future: Five Manufacturing Trends to Watch in 2026

With 2026 looming, now’s the time for UK manufacturers to take stock of their internal operations and external trends to identify how and where they can gain a competitive advantage and drive growth in the new year. 2025 saw the growth of a number of emerging technologies, including the further growth of integrated technologies like […]

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FANUC RELIABILITY UNDERPINS AUTONOMOUS LASER CUTTING CELL FOR SELLAFIELD

The first COTS-based robotic installation in the UK nuclear industry has been successfully completed, proving FANUC’s technology in this challenging field. FANUC’s ARC Mate 120iC and M-900iB/360 robots have played a starring role in a pioneering waste size reduction project as part of Sellafield’s ongoing decommissioning process. In a first-of-its-kind autonomous application designed and delivered […]

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BBC star Patrick Grant to lead Made in Britain’s Impact Awards to celebrate manufacturing excellence

Founder of Community Clothing and Great British Sewing Bee judge will highlight the “transformative role of manufacturing”   Leading manufacturing trade body Made in Britain will celebrate the outstanding achievements and innovations made within the UK manufacturing sector at next week’s Impact Awards. Made in Britain is delighted to announce that Patrick Grant, star judge of […]

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Water innovation potential mapped at summit 

The scale of the challenges for innovation has never been greater in the UK water sector – that was the message from the Innovation Summit jointly hosted by British Water and Bentley Systems in the City of London on 30 September 2025.   The event was conceived by Bob Taylor, convenor of the newly launched Innovation […]

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