Conservatory Outlet has been praised by the Mayor of West Yorkshire for its commitment to boosting industry and offering tens of job opportunities for young people in the local area. The comments were made after a site visit by Tracy Brabin, which formed part of a wider fact-finding mission into manufacturing and how investment into […]
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Back to basics on miniature bearings Valued at around $389 billion, according to the eighth edition of The Global Market for Medical Devices, the global medical device market’s rapid growth is driven by new technologies and innovations. However, an important factor is often overlooked — choosing the right bearings for medical devices. Here, Chris Johnson, […]
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The automotive industry is in the middle of a shift towards conventional vehicles with internal combustion engines. The move towards hybrid vehicles has rapidly picked up pace over the last few years and plug-in hybrids are becoming even more popular. The future is battery electric or fuel-cell electric vehicles, referred to as NEV – New […]
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Toyota (GB) is supporting International Women’s Day (IWD) today – 8 March – with a call for companies to do more to ensure women can build successful careers in the automotive industry. The theme of this year’s IWD is ‘embracing equity’, reflected in a short film released today which features Toyota (GB) President and Managing […]
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Outsourcing from offshore is not a new notion for the manufacturing industry. In fact, many countries such as China – also referred to as ‘the world’s factory’ – are renowned for their levels of production and ability to mass manufacture for increasing worldwide consumption. Despite offshore manufacturing being the ‘go-to’ option for many businesses, UK […]
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Powering systems to test wind technologies WEG, a leading global motor manufacturer, will supply two drive motors for the world’s most powerful test rig. This test rig is being developed by Danish wind turbine test specialist, R&D Test Systems, a company that develops projects and validates new technology with turnkey test systems. With two 30 […]
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To enable designers of electric vehicle (EV) traction inverters to optimise the size, weight and efficiency ratios of their products so that vehicles can travel further distances between charges, electrical measurement technology specialist LEM has introduced a current sensor that is the smallest of its kind on the market. Distance and speed of charging are […]
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Creams, tablets or tobacco: the list of products that are packaged and filled with the help of machines from Merz goes on and on. The company focuses on high quality packaging machines and special machines for stick packs. The drive solutions required for this need to provide high dynamics, high reliability and high efficiency. The […]
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28th & 29th March 2023, NEC Birmingham The largest intralogistics show of this year is almost here. Now in its ninth year, IntraLogisteX is not only UK’s biggest and best factory and warehouse logistics event, but it also features the most advanced industry innovations and solutions – everything you need to create the factory or […]
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Pentagon produces plastic products for a diverse customer base, the varied array of production components manufactured at the facility here in the UK brings many benefits to both the business and our customers. Having the technical skills and ability to manufacture a varied range of plastic injection moulded products delivers huge business benefits, the main […]
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