Category: Features & Interviews

One of the West Midlands leading charities for supporting children with physical disabilities is celebrating a major funding milestone thanks to the generosity of a local wire manufacturer. The Chris Westwood Charity, which helps fund the purchase of mobility, sensory and vision equipment for children living within a 50-mile radius of Stourbridge, has become the […]

In medieval times, medical diagnoses largely relied on the use of urine wheels — charts that corresponded urine colour with different diseases. While urology remains an important area of study, doctors now rely on a multitude of tests to diagnose patients. Slow and incorrect diagnosis delays treatment, so how can doctors deliver accurate test results […]

~ How to manage a complex network of new and legacy equipment ~ Legacy equipment is vital to the functioning of many manufacturing facilities. Nevertheless, with rapid advancement in automated and connected technologies, managing both new and old equipment simultaneously can be a challenging balancing act. Here Johan Jonzon, CMO and Co-Founder of pioneer in […]

SMEs in high-tech manufacturing face all the usual supply chain challenges, plus some that are particular to the sector. Affordable, cloud-based, user-friendly MRP/ERP systems can provide the capability they need, writes Sara Duff, UK Business Development Manager at MRPeasy.com. The general public often thinks of ‘high-tech’ in terms of Silicon Valley tech giants churning out […]

Robot technologies – once unattainable for SME’s – are now becoming a commodity: Standardised, affordable and easier to implement  A huge range of robot technologies that were considered experimental a few years ago, are now commercially viable for small and medium sized enterprises (SME’s) in the manufacturing sector, according to a recent analysis from global robot hub HowToRobot.com.  The study estimates that robots will be a feasible option for more than 50% of SMEs within the next three years1 due to a global […]

RTITB has launched a new eLearning course for those ‘Managing and Supervising’ Material Handling Equipment Operations’, highlighting that it’s not only lift truck operators at fault when an incident occurs and that many who are currently managing, or supervising lift truck operations are unaware of what their role entails, and that legislation requires them to […]

One of the UK’s leading utility management specialists for industry is celebrating its 40th birthday in style by committing to helping tens of manufacturers become Net Zero. Control Energy Costs (CEC), which has its Headquarters in Surrey and a strong presence in the Midlands and Yorkshire, is helping SMEs become more sustainable by launching a […]

Automation offers a route forward for hard-pressed e-fulfilment operations – particularly, when it comes to packaging processes. But how do you build in operational resilience? What are the secrets to maximising uptime? By Will Carder, Automation Sales Engineer at Quadient The pandemic has turned the retail sector on its head. Online order volumes rocketed by […]

While current emissions legislation has little impact on generator servicing companies at present, as new, low emission engines saturate the market, the way maintenance is managed could drastically change. Here Pete Trueman, Service Delivery Manager at DiPerk, the UK and Ireland’s Perkins engines expert, explains how new partnerships will form in light of changing emissions […]