Category: Manufacturing

Reliable lead times due to investment in raw material stock will be a big selling point as Alloy Wire International returns to SpringWorld 2022 (CASMI) in Illinois, USA this week (October 12-14th). The UK’s leading manufacturer of round, flat and profile wire will return four years since the last show and is looking forward to […]

Physik Instrumente Group launching Infor CloudSuite Industrial Enterprise Infor®, the industry cloud company, today announced that Physik Instrumente Group has chosen to implement Infor CloudSuite Industrial Enterprise. The manufacturer, which specializes in producing precision instruments, is thus advancing its growth strategy fueled by unified, standardized data management harnessing the potential of AI/ML in a multi-tenant […]

PLANNING permission has been granted on a new manufacturing facility in Scotland – producing HVDC cables for what will be the world’s longest subsea infrastructure for the Morocco – UK power project. The infrastructure forms part of an ambitious initiative that will power seven million UK homes by 2030. Leading independent property, construction and infrastructure […]

Partnership delivers the “holy grail” of job costing by automating true machine costs for each job run with clear targets for margin improvement ProShop ERP, the leading supplier of digital manufacturing management systems and Datanomix, the leader in Automated Production Intelligence™, announced a partnership to help manufacturers deliver more insights from their operational data. The […]

A Black Country manufacturer has shaken off the Brexit blues to post a major increase in European sales. Alloy Wire International (AWI), which supplies round, flat and profile wire, has seen orders soar to nearly a third of its predicted £13m annual turnover, with the firm’s commitment to short lead times and security of supply […]

GenerationJuice transforms sales process with support from Made Smarter’s North West Adoption programme A manufacturer of juice dispensers is using augmented reality to transform its sales process, drive productivity and create new jobs. GenerationJuice, based in Bromborough, Liverpool City Region, makes app-driven drink dispensers, or drink hubs, designed to serve natural juice drinks from concentrate […]

Frazer Watson, VP-Sales UK/Ireland at AMR designer and manufacturer iFollow, runs through the key questions customers need to ask when considering an Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) solution. Interest in Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) is escalating at a rapid pace. The classic combination of camera and QR-code navigation robots is proliferating in logistics environments across the […]

Siemens has partnered with cybersecurity software company Awen Collective to develop a new, accessible and affordable, managed OT security solution for SME manufacturers. The collaboration will allow businesses to buy into a managed security solution, protecting any networked, internet-connected technology starting from £10,000. Ordinarily, setting up and maintaining a security operations centre can cost a […]

Many manufacturing companies are aiming to ensure their production processes are environmentally conscious and ultimately climate-neutral. With its latest sustainability strategy, the CHIRON Group and its UK partner, the Engineering Technology Group (ETG) are both playing a role in these efforts. The CHIRON Group will soon be CO2-neutral, it will expand its existing capacity for […]

One of the UK’s leading printed circuit board manufacturers has become the latest company to join the Manufacturing Assembly Network (MAN), as it pledges to record a £30m turnover by 2026. Stevenage-based electronics specialist Nemco posted an £11m turnover figure in the last financial year and believes its involvement in the unique collective of sub-contract […]