Press Release Category: Manufacturing

Securing the future of automation through education

Posted on 28 Feb 2023 by The Manufacturer UK manufacturing is in desperate need of current and future skills to remain globally competitive. Key to this is ensuring that automation and robotics are built in to education programmes, allowing for a digitally competent future workforce, according to Oliver Selby, Head of Sales at FANUC UK

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Can automotive manufacturers leverage real-time location systems and RFID applications?

When it comes to implementing new operational technology and information technology systems, I know the automotive industry has been a bit more conservative despite the complexity of processes required to meet customer demands. Any change can have end-to-end effects, and it may require involvement from partners both upstream and downstream – at least to be

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Helping to reduce packaging by 30%

Posted on 20 Dec 2022 by The Manufacturer Partner Content It is common knowledge that the price of just about everything is currently on the rise, and this is no different in the packaging industry. Inflation is almost at ten percent and prices are increasing at the fastest rate for more than 40 years. Here

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Honeywell and Environ intend to advance plastics circularity in Egypt through MOU

Posted on 30 Nov 2022 by The Manufacturer Honeywell has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Egypt’s Environ Adapt for Recycling Industries with the aim of advancing plastics recycling in the country.The two organizations will explore the development of the first chemical recycling facility in Egypt that would be equipped with Honeywell’s advanced technology

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An innovation scale-up journey made simple

As part of Digital Manufacturing Week, SME Growth Summit is the go-to event for anyone working as a manufacturing organisation with a turnover up to £100m. Over the two days, the conference will be covering key strategic, business and technical challenges across the manufacturing ecosystem – with maximum opportunity to network, debate and engage with

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Nineteen Group acquires Drives & Controls Show

Posted on 29 Sep 2022 by The Manufacturer The award winning Nineteen Group today announces that it has acquired the Drives and Controls Show and its co-located manufacturing events (Plant and Asset Management, Fluid Power systems and Airtech) www.drives-expo.comDrives and Controls has been the voice of the industry since 1991 when it launched at The

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The aerospace revolution being led from the heart of Cornwall

Posted on 1 Sep 2022 by The Manufacturer From production of PHASA-35’s aerostructure to highly innovative future technology, Piran Composites is revolutionising the Aerospace & Space industry, one pseudo-satellite at a time.Piran Composites is a Cornwall-based design engineer and manufacturing company, focused on producing high-quality and innovative advanced composite materials for the Aerospace and Defence

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Cutting emissions wins Western Power Distribution international recognition

Posted on 2 Aug 2022 by The Manufacturer Western Power Distribution (WPD) has been recognised as an “outstanding” international leader in tackling climate change.Cutting greenhouse gases produced by the business has resulted in the UK’s largest distribution network operator being listed as one of Europe’s Climate Leaders for 2022 by the Financial Times and independent

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Action this day: Manufacturers can’t wait for Government Net Zero assistance

Posted on 1 Jul 2022 by The Manufacturer New survey findings are painting a worrying picture of the manufacturing industry’s transition to net zero following a leading industry thinktank imploring the Government to provide more support to the sector to help reduce emissions.After modelling data from the Office for National Statistics, the Manufacturing Technology Centre

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How smart manufacturing and AI can benefit the environment

There is more than one way to approach reducing your Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG) in manufacturing.Use of digital data in manufacturing to cut carbon emissions Beginning in 1765, the first industrial revolution transformed our economy by using coal to change the way goods were produced and manufactured. Since then, the second industrial revolution was driven

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Using digital labour and skills as core ingredients of the future operating model

Posted on 24 Jun 2022 by The Manufacturer Recent events and their impact on manufacturers’ supply chains have highlighted the need for change in operating models. Just as manufacturers recognised before most other sectors that they could produce better goods faster and with less waste when they automated processes, so levels of understanding are growing

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The route to leaner, greener supply chains: Part three – Bringing it all to life

In the final instalment of this three part series looking at how to achieve connected supply chains, Gary Cassell, Industry Lead – Global Manufacturing and Automotive, Appian Corporation, looks at how to bring the journey to life.If job one of establishing a connected supply chain was to establish what you already have in place, and

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