UK Power Networks has commissioned ABB to supply the world’s first 36kV medium-voltage double busbar AirPlus Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS).It features AirPlus gas, which acts as an insulator between the electrical contacts with almost zero global warming impact. As part of its Environmental Action Plan to pass on a sustainable planet for future generations, the…
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…
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…
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…
Bed and mattress manufacturer Dreams has ramped up production and distribution across its four Black Country sites thanks to its partnership with one of the West Midlands’ leading recruitment agencies.MET Recruitment has overcome the national shortage of staff to recruit more than 100 employees for the UK’s leading bed specialist in the last few months,…
One of the UK’s largest dedicated hydrogen fuel cell testing facilities has been completed in the city that played a pivotal role in the development of the transport industry.Coventry University’s Centre for Advanced Low-Carbon Propulsion Systems (C-ALPS) has spent over £2m in creating a dedicated 100 sq. m. lab and hydrogen compound that will allow…
iBASEt and ATS Global have announced a partnership that will help the former scale its roll-out of manufacturing operations solutions.iBASEt, the company that simplifies how complex products are built and maintained, today announced an expanded global partnership with ATS Global, the independent solution provider for smart digital transformation. The partnership will leverage ATS Global’s network…
A Scottish manufacturer of world-leading thermal storage technologies has announced an extension to one of its professional partnerships as it looks to scale production of its thermal battery storage systems.Sunamp will deepen its collaboration with Blyth-based Universal Wolf, a leader in complex metal fabrication, to accelerate the distribution of its heat batteries across the UK…
Marine robotics company Ocean Infinity has announced it has acquired Red Rock, a technology company with solutions that will enable autonomous port operations; a key enabler for future uncrewed shipping.Red Rock is spearheading the development of digital and autonomous solutions to revolutionise lifting and handling both onshore and offshore. The acquisition will combine Ocean Infinity’s…
Megger Group and IPS Group have announced that they have reached a definitive agreement to work together as strategic partners, combining both their experience and product lines to create new value for the electrical supply industry. The agreement includes Megger taking an equity stake in IPS.IPS is one of the leading providers of Enterprise Asset…