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Doomsday alert: engineers are here to stay
Added: 29 Nov 2023
New technology has been replacing manual labour for millennia but even AI’s not going to be sidelin…

Industry applauds Autumn Statement support but seeks coherent plan
Added: 28 Nov 2023
Manufacturing and process industry chiefs have welcomed in principle the commitments made by Chance…

HSE issues stern warning against falsifying NDT records
Added: 15 Nov 2023
The Health & Safety Executive has issued a warning against attempting to falsify records for non-de…

Element makes a bid for dominant role in European clean energy market
Added: 15 Nov 2023
Global testing, inspection, and certification services company Element Materials Technology signall…

Manufacturing’s big guns urge pre-Election stand on industry future
Added: 15 Nov 2023
Leaders of the UK’s five most dominant manufacturing sectors are demanding UK political parties ple…

NMITE relaunches 30 bursary offer for engineering students in local region
Added: 15 Nov 2023
The New Model Institute for Technology & Engineering is offering up to 30 non-means tested cash bur…

AI Expert Katragadda Appointed 142nd President of IET
Added: 13 Oct 2023
Artificial Intelligence specialist Dr. Gopichand Katragadda has been appointed the 142nd President …

Poll reveals shift in public attitudes towards manufacturing careers
Added: 13 Oct 2023
A recent UK poll suggests public perception of careers in manufacturing has become markedly more po…

King Charles Presents 2022 and 2023 Queen Elizabeth Prizes for Engineering
Added: 13 Oct 2023
King Charles III has presented the 2022 and 2023 Queen Elizabeth Prizes for Engineering (QEPrize) r…

Case Study: ABB drive provides the vital ingredient for food mixing plant
Added: 7 Oct 2023
Condiments and soups mixed at Baxters Food Group’s Colchester mixing plant are all now back on the …

White Paper: AODD pump choice drives sustainable manufacturing
Added: 7 Oct 2023
Choosing the right AODD Pump helps cut energy consumption, optimise air usage and promote sustainab…

Two handed touchy-feely robot can pick a peck of pickled Pringles
Added: 10 Sep 2023
Scientists at the University of Bristol say their AI enhanced, bi-manual robot has achieved ‘near-h…

Airswift acquisition hints at O&G jobs’ growth in popularity
Added: 5 Sep 2023
Airswift has announced its purchase of Worley’s global recruitment and contractor management busine…

Wood secures SSEN preferred bidder status
Added: 6 Sep 2023
Global consulting and engineering company Wood has been selected as a preferred bidder on Scottish …

Industrial sector continues to be prime cyber target
Added: 6 Sep 2023
Cyber security leader NCC Group’s latest data confirms that the industrial sector continues to be t…

Latest PMI results produce a chorus of industry warnings
Added: 4 Sep 2023
Manufacturers have reacted with gloom to the latest CIPS UK manufacturing purchasing managers’ inde…

Case study: Combating outages helps protect scientific institution’s research reputation
Added: 13 Sep 2023
World-renowned biomedical research centre The Francis Crick Institute called in the electrical expe…

Case study: Aeration investment in wastewater treatment reaps cereal returns
Added: 24 Aug 2023
Investment in new wastewater treatment equipment has enabled a leading producer of cereals and cere…

Process industries’ relief as Government shelves CE replacement plans ‘indefinitely’
Added: 15 Aug 2023
Process industry firms and organisations have reacted with relief to the announcement that the UK w…

Chemical industry ‘must be seen as crucial to net zero or struggle to attract talent’
Added: 15 Aug 2023
Public belief that the chemicals industry is not key to achieving net zero is undermining its recru…