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Schaeffler supplies its largest-ever spherical plain bearing
Added: 10 Sep 2019
Schaeffler has produced the largest spherical plain bearing in the company’s history – a monster w…

Financial jargon a ‘brake on manufacturing growth’
Added: 10 Sep 2019
Small to medium sized manufacturing enterprises are missing out on access to better finance because…

'Interesting times' beckon for pharma and biotech
Added: 4 Sep 2019
The scale of pharmaceutical counterfeiting can be staggering to behold – whether in terms of the nu…

Patent sense for pumps and pharmaceuticals
Added: 4 Sep 2019
The area where pumps intersects with pharma and biotech is thriving and growing. Patent application…

Company claims another first for automated gas filling plants
Added: 3 Sep 2019
The company that created the first full automated gas filling plant has launched a rival site now b…

Manufacturing unprepared for supply chain legal changes, warns consultancy
Added: 2 Sep 2019
Nearly two thirds of engineering, manufacturing and tech business responding to a survey say they a…
Nominations launch for IChemE 2020 medals including new Clean Energy award
Added: 2 Sep 2019
The Institution of Chemical Engineers has added a Clean Energy category to its annual array of meda…

Nearly 40 key bodies back new engineering manifesto demands
Added: 28 Aug 2019
The body representing key professional organisations and almost half a million UK engineers, has pu…

Manufacturers report turnover fall and recruitment squeeze, claims survey
Added: 27 Aug 2019
UK manufacturers are developing their own workforces to counter a chronic shortage of suitable recr…

First UK training course for fast-growing industrial drones market
Added: 19 Aug 2019
The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) has launched the UK’s first training c…

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…

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…

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…
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…

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 …

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 …