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Kendrion in the industrial truck market – Holding brakes for electric counterbalance forklifts

The industrial truck industry is characterized by high safety and performance requirements. With increasing electrification, electric drive systems and their safety components are becoming more important. Compact spring-applied brakes from Kendrion contribute significantly to the operational safety of industrial trucks and impress with their stable braking torque over their service life, robust design for industrial […]

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Flexxbotics Releases Updated MQTT Connector Driver on Open-Source GitHub Project to Accelerate Real-Time Industrial Interoperability

Flexxbotics, the autonomous manufacturing platform leader, today announced the release of an enhanced MQTT connector driver within the Flexxbotics open-source project on GitHub. The updated MQTT connector driver expands real-time industrial messaging capabilities to support scalable, event-driven data pipelines and normalized interoperability across heterogeneous factory environments. Released under the permissive Apache 2.0 license, the Flexxbotics […]

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AMufacture unveils latest investment in industrial 3D printing technology

One of the UK’s fastest growing additive manufacturers has unveiled its latest investment in 3D printing technology, developed in response to growing demand for its industrial scale production capabilities. AMufacture opened the doors at its contract manufacturing facility in Portsmouth to demonstrate its innovative 3D design and print services, including new automation which is driving […]

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Economical drilling done smart

The secret to the success of the machining company Zerspanungstechnik Mangner GmbH in Bad Laasphe, Germany, is targeted investment in optimisation. Drilling has been made more efficient thanks to a large tool package from MAPAL. The package is made up of 110 TTD replaceable head drills along with a big stock of solid carbide heads.  When Mike Mangner started his company in a small […]

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Industry leader reveals 5 key challenges for construction in 2026 – and how to avoid them

The UK construction industry faces a turbulent start to the year, with housing at its weakest since 2020, despite a 29% surge in industrial orders towards the end of last year. Looking ahead, the Construction Products Association estimates output growth accelerating to 3.7% in 2026 as delays in commercial, residential and public sector projects begin to ease. James Coughlan, CMO at Astrak, a global supplier of aftermarket equipment parts and components […]

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Europlaz casts aside global uncertainty by setting its sights on new opportunities

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A leading medtech specialist believes the UK can push aside global uncertainty and take advantage of several new sector opportunities in 2026. Europlaz, which provides contract manufacturing for medical devices, is predicting that growing demand from the NHS for more sustainable supply chains could lead to increased domestic production, whilst the business is benefitting in […]

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ECITB appoints eight new Innov8 members to bring fresh views on engineering construction careers

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The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) has appointed eight new members to form the second generation of its Innov8 Group for early and mid-career professionals. Facilitated by the ECITB, members of the multi-generational, cross-sector leadership network provide key strategic insight from their unique perspective as professionals within the engineering construction industry (ECI). As well […]

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