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North West hatches scheme for ‘smart’ eggs and a digital-led boom 

Added: 19 Aug 2019

A company planning to use Big Data and analytics to produce more efficient and happier egg-laying h…

ABB secures key Central Asian digital refinery project

Added: 12 Aug 2019

Global technology leader ABB is to play a strategic role in the transformation of Central Asia’s ma…

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Assystem’s Fouin becomes first female to chair Nuclear Institute in North East

Added: 12 Aug 2019

Global engineering organisation Assystem has announced that its senior mechanical engineer has been…

Understanding Arc Flash jargon can help you save lives

Added: 2 Aug 2019

Arc Flash is a daily risk for those working in the utilities sector. So it’s essential, says ProGAR…

Why packaging mustn’t become the weak link in your cold chain

Added: 31 Jul 2019

Cold chain technology is vital for efficient food production, says Advanta’s Miguel Campos. It’s ti…

Only one in 20 manufacturers surveyed are happy with apprenticeship levy

Added: 30 Jul 2019

A survey by manufacturers’ organisation Make UK has revealed that 95% of respondents who expressed …

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Labour’s anti-fracking stance will boost emissions, claims UKOOG

Added: 30 Jul 2019

UK Onshore Oil and Gas (UKOOG) chief executive Ken Cronin has accused the Labour Party of ‘wanting …

Schneider joins world cybersecurity watchdog

Added: 30 Jul 2019

Schneider Electric has become a founder member of the new Global Cybersecurity Alliance formed by t…

Quantum research on show

UCL joins list of universities offering degree apprenticeships

Added: 30 Jul 2019

University College London has joined the growing list of British universities offering degree appre…

Robot pulling power gives traditional brewer the edge on loading

Added: 29 Jul 2019

Sometimes, it’s the most traditional brands that are at the cutting edge of automation. Adnams was …

How process optimisation promotes workflow

Added: 24 Jul 2019

Bürkert’s Greg Wainhouse examines how the wastewater and brewing sectors employ process optimisatio…

Chemical sector urges Johnson to deliver on exports and manufacturing growth

Added: 24 Jul 2019

A leading chemical sector organisation has urged new prime minister Boris Johnson to start deliveri…

Racing ace Button says time to get women engineers in the fast lane

Added: 23 Jul 2019

Formula 1 driver Jenson Button has used his public profile to support Santander UK’s inaugural STEM…

Engineering applicants on the rise in second quarter

Added: 23 Jul 2019

Summer may be traditionally a bad time for hiring but independent jobs board CV-Library claims that…

Stasis or industry for the process sectors?

Added: 22 Jul 2019

A mighty, Brexit-sized freeze frame has sat around the process industries for the last three years.

Delivering a better SAP system without harming product line or the bottom line

Added: 22 Jul 2019

Installing a new SAP system at short notice to boost stock management was a tall order but CSB mana…

Pumps maintenance needs to combine DIY with good advice

Added: 22 Jul 2019

Do it Yourself is a motto best applied with caution within the increasingly refined pumps systems a…

Blockchain will release the energy industry's potential

Added: 17 Jul 2019

The energy industry is understandably cautious about blockchain technology, but we should heed the …

Shell’s AM centre wins Lloyd’s coveted ‘badge of excellence’

Added: 17 Jul 2019

Lloyd’s Register has awarded a prestigious best practice qualification to Shell’s groundbreaking 3D…

Assytem's ASCO acquisition heralds French expansion

Added: 12 Jul 2019

Blackburn-based Assystem, now the world’s third largest nuclear engineering organisation has acquir…