Female engineers transformed into eco-innovators through Lancaster University collaborations

Autentica Parts and Mole Group Utilities highlighted as trailblazers on International Women in Engineering Day #INWED22 Women-led engineering businesses are benefiting from a programme which enables academia-industry collaboration to create innovative low carbon goods, processes and services. Autentica Parts, based in Liverpool, is a platform which allows engineers to share designs for parts and components […]

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AMRs: the safe choice for the warehouse

Frazer Watson, UK–Ireland Country Manager at AMR designer and manufacturer iFollow, examines how AMRs can contribute to improving safety in increasingly busy warehouses. The good news is that the UK is one of the safest countries in Europe in which to work, with consistently one of the lowest rates of fatal injuries across all industries […]

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Top 3 safety hazards to avoid for PV solar installations

Safety levels during solar panel commissioning and installation have been strengthened substantially by the world’s first CAT III 1500 V true-RMS solar clamp meter Fluke, a global technology leader in the manufacturer of compact, professional electronic test and measurement tools and software, has today announced the top three electrical hazards to avoid when installing and maintaining […]

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Game-changing intralogistics technologies at IMHX 2022

Sales of autonomous mobile robots and driverless lift trucks are taking off but the game-changing intralogistics technologies we will see at IMHX 2022 go much further than the simple replacement of man by machine, says event director, Rob Fisher Across the intralogistics sector sales of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) are booming. Indeed, in a recent […]

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OXECO secures $10.5 million to advance surface treatment products in clean energy, transport sectors

Under leadership of new CEO, the chemistry technology company unveils strategic growth plan OXECO, a chemistry technology company transforming product design and manufacturing, today announced the closing of a $10.5 million funding round secured by new Chief Executive Officer, Vassilis Ragoussis. The funding round is led by Lansdowne Partners, with participation from Ora Capital Partners, […]

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MGP delivers business support plea after passing 10,000 jobs milestone

A business support programme that has created and safeguarded over 10,000 manufacturing jobs is urging local authorities to ensure assistance is still in place under the new funding landscape. Bosses at the Manufacturing Growth Programme (MGP), which provides grants and dedicated consultancy to SME manufacturers in 18 LEP regions, are warning that the potential gap […]

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Alok Sharma MP officially opens Tower Cold Chain’s global HQ

The global headquarters of pharmaceutical thermal protection specialist Tower Cold Chain has been officially opened by The Rt Hon Alok Sharma, Member of Parliament for Reading West. Tower Cold Chain manufactures robust, reliable and reusable supply chain containers, which are used worldwide to transport temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical, life-science and biotech products. A fast-growing business, Tower recently […]

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