An iconic Northumberland venue that has hosted Harry Potter and The Transformers films was again in the spotlight this weekend when it held a major UK first. Aurrigo, a world leader in autonomous technology, started a four-day trial of its self-driving vehicles at Alnwick Castle and The Alnwick Gardens on Saturday, as part of a […]
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Siemens graduates help create collaborative artwork through innovation as part of a UK-wide celebration of the great outdoors Graduate engineers from Siemens have developed an innovative, geo-locating lighting system being used as part of the Green Space Dark Skies project to create artworks in National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The lights, named […]
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Rushlift, the specialist materials handling and airport ground support equipment and service provider, has proved that it’s a “great company to work for”, say staff, with a list of fourteen employees celebrating long-service achievement awards in 2022 – in all, totaling 340 years of continuous service. Carl Whyment, Managing Director at Rushlift says: “This is […]
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CDI120 is Toyota Material Handling UK’s first ever purpose-built automated pallet carrier It integrates with the company’s existing Autopilot vehicles and the T-ONE management system to form a fully integrated warehouse solution Toyota Material Handling UK has unveiled its latest frontier in warehouse automation: CDI120, an AGV designed specifically as a pallet carrier. CDI120 is […]
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