Public transport company The Go-Ahead Group has agreed a 15-year hydrogen supply deal with Air Products, a world leading industrial gas company, to power a fleet of fuel cell buses for deployment in the Gatwick Airport, Crawley and Horley area.The single-decker GB Kite Hydroliner buses, manufactured by Wrightbus in Northern Ireland, will be delivered in…
The Manufacturer is pleased to announce that Capgemini will be sponsoring and judging the category of Young Manufacturer of the Year at the TMMX Awards 2022, which will be held as part of Digital Manufacturing Week in Liverpool from 14-18 November.The current ageing workforce, and lack of young people entering the sector, has been well…
A UK Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) solutions provider is celebrating a record 12 months in style after it completed a successful £2.1m investment raise.Konektio, the new name for InVMA, is taking advantage of the sector’s desire for digital transformation by rolling out its AssetMinder SaaS platform to help clients improve processes, runtime, safety and…
The Manufacturer’s Digital Manufacturing Week in Liverpool succeeded in highlighting the role digitalisation in manufacturing must play in the net zero agenda. Simon Edmonds, Innovate UK’s Deputy Executive Chair and Chief Business Officer reports.The events highlighted the best manufacturing case studies, collaborations and stories of tech developers supporting manufacturers on the road to digital transformation.…
Digital Catapult’s 12-month Made Smarter Technology Accelerator has concluded and has undoubtedly contributed to helping manufacturing giants recognise the benefits of working with start-up technology specialists to help them with innovation.The programme resulted in four start-up-led minimum viable products (MVPs) developed in record time for industry giants BAE Systems, Babcock International Group, Northumbrian Water Group and Safran Landing…
A Huddersfield-based electron beam (eBeam) additive manufacturing (AM) specialist has announced it has secured a new distribution partner in the Far East.Wayland Additive says it has signed a partnership agreement with HTL Co Japan Ltd, which will see the latter operate as a distribution partner of Wayland Additive in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. HTL…
A new strategic deal – born in the heart of the West Midlands – is set to create one of the UK’s leading laser marking authorities.Needham Group, which employs 70 people at its Whitchurch base, has selected PP Control & Automation (PP C&A) as its new manufacturing partner responsible for the assembly of its N-Lase…
The future of the UK drone industry, one of Britain’s prime opportunities for growth, and many other UK-based manufacturing exporters, will be severely threatened once the UK’s eligibility for the EU’s CE accreditation regime expires at the end of December 2022. Robert Garbett, one of the world’s leading advisors on drone technology and Founder and Chief Executive of Drone Major Group Limited, yesterday warned the UK Government of the need…
Electrical measurement company Megger yesterday announced it has acquired the entire share capital of Metrycom, a provider of grid network sensors and analytics to the electrical supply industry.Metrycom supplies unique grid sensor and analytics solutions for online measurements, condition monitoring and fault location using extensive detection and prediction algorithms for medium and high voltage grid…
A young engineer who helped support the NHS during the early stages of the pandemic is looking to inspire the next generation to choose a career in industry.Luke Thomas, who is looking to study a Chartered Management Degree alongside his role with the Needham Group in Whitchurch, was a recipient of the prestigious Arkwright Engineering…
Zoe Jackson, Vice President Manufacturing and Automotive, and Graham Upton, Chief Architect, Intelligent Industry, explore some of the common themes from the digital transformation in manufacturing roundtable discussion at The Manufacturer magazine’s recent Leaders’ Summit.When it comes to digital transformation in manufacturing, the challenges along the journey are multifaceted and complex, and many businesses are…