A Black Country specialist in precision press tool design and manufacture is targeting £3m turnover by 2025 after it completed a £1.1m investment drive that included the installation of a complete new press line. Phoenix Tooling & Development Ltd, which supports customers in the automotive, construction, white goods, EV and medical sectors, has extended its […]
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The Chancellor’s Spring Budget could help businesses looking to boost warehouse performance through automation. Craig Whitehouse, Managing Director at independent systems integrator, Invar Group, looks at what’s on offer from the Government. The business case for investment into warehouse automation is gathering pace. Poor labour availability is increasing risk at peak, costs are rising and […]
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Europe’s largest automated robotic parcel sorting system has been installed in Turkey by the leading Turkish-owned parcel distribution and postal services company, Kuryenet. The system was designed and fitted by LiBiao Robotics in conjunction with its Turkish distribution and after sales support partner, Lodamaster, at the Kuryenet facility in Tuzla, a small town on the […]
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Endress+Hauser is a global leader in measurement instrumentation for industrial process engineering and laboratory applications. As well as supplying best-in-class products for flow, level, pressure, temperature and analytical measurement, the company offers consultancy and maintenance services to help customers optimise their processes. The valuable knowledge gained from accurate and reliable measurement of different parameters not […]
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Rotherham-based manufacturer Casting Technology International (CTI) has bucked the trend with continued year-on-year growth two years on from its management buyout and its significant loan from NPIF – Mercia Debt Finance, which is managed by Mercia and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund. The investment was also backed by the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan […]
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Unlock the benefits of legacy equipment with an equipment-agnostic solution In many plants you will find cameras, lighting and other hardware that was once part of a visual inspection system but is no longer fit for purpose. Do you have to rip it up and build from scratch? Here, Zohar Kantor, vice president of sales […]
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A steel design and manufacturing company has joined forces with a Manchester galvanizing firm to complete a project out of this world. Jodrell Bank, a radio telescope site based in Cheshire worked with Pendle-based fabricator DP Structures, to create 17 galvanized frames to form the architecturally-stunning installation called ‘First Light Pavilion’, as part of a […]
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With the launch of a new de-palletization system, Körber Supply Chain becomes the first supplier of automated logistics solutions to offer a total turn-key solution for the separation of goods from pallet to tray. The goal is to fully automate and eliminate risks and sudden downtime in the sorting process. New research shows that sudden […]
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Sheffield engineering firm SCX has taken a major step to bringing a revolutionary new rail passenger lift to market with final testing underway. The AVA lift was developed as part of the AVA bridge consortium, commissioned by Network Rail to design a next-generation passenger footbridge. The aim is to deliver on Network Rail’s ‘Access For […]
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Rolls-Royce has formed a new partnership with STEM Returners to help engineers get back to work after a career break. As part of their continued drive to enhance inclusion, the organisation’s Defence Division will offer a STEM Returners programme at their site near Bristol where candidates will be involved in projects including Tempest, which is […]
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