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Japan’s lithium battery pioneer nominated for award by European Patent Office

Added: 8 May 2019

Lithium-ion battery inventor Dr Akira Yoshino has been nominated as a finalist for the European Inv…

BVAA builds links with trade envoy to boost export insights

Added: 30 Apr 2019

British Valve and Actuator Association (BVAA) CEO Rob Bartlett said the organisation is strengtheni…

Yorkshire Water’s record-breaking ‘ears’ seek to cut leaks by nearly half

Added: 30 Apr 2019

Yorkshire Water is aiming to cut leaks by 40% in just six years, thanks to a record breaking invest…

Bearings firm nearly doubles stockpile capacity over customers’ Brexit fears

Added: 30 Apr 2019

A leading UK bearing manufacturer and European exporter admits it has nearly doubled its storage ca…

‘Enough done’ for women engineers but female numbers barely top 12% in UK

Added: 30 Apr 2019

The number of UK engineering firms who think enough has been done to encourage women into the secto…

Virtual training sidelines downtime

Added: 24 Apr 2019

What’s the answer when you install a state of the art process system but can’t train staff on it wi…

Buhler’s revolutionary food safety camera earns Queen’s Award

Added: 23 Apr 2019

Buhler UK has won a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the innovation category for its work on the use…

Hydro says business on course after cyber-attack

Added: 23 Apr 2019

Aluminium and renewable energy company Norsk Hydro says its extrusion arm has nearly returned to no…

Make UK urges government to focus on upskilling for AI era

Added: 23 Apr 2019

Manufacturers’ association Make UK has called for more help to be made available for firms wishing …

Nominations open for IET Achievement Awards 2019

Added: 23 Apr 2019

Nominations have opened for the Institution of Engineering and Technology’s (IET) annual Achievemen…

Six ingredients for better additive manufacturing

Added: 17 Apr 2019

Additive Manufacturing (AM) of metal parts and components is gaining prominence for its potential t…

Hexagon lends an arm to boost AFRC’s measurement capacity

Added: 17 Apr 2019

The University of Strathclyde’s Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC) is being provided with stat…

Bibby scientific give school children an experimental experience at british science week

Increase incentives to retain STEM teachers urges IMechE

Added: 17 Apr 2019

Financial incentives and better career development are essential to stem the loss of STEM subject t…

European manufacturers join lobby against no-deal Brexit  

Added: 16 Apr 2019

European-wide industrial employers organisation Ceemet has swung its weight behind Make UK’s effort…

Designing cable assemblies with practical manufacturing in mind

Added: 10 Apr 2019

When you design cable assemblies, you need to know the end result is practical for manufacturing. T…

Dyson Awards and RAE leaders programme invite applications for 2019

Added: 8 Apr 2019

Inventor James Dyson announced the launch of the 2019 version of his annual global award scheme for…

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Bank says better finance would help generate £180 billion-plus for SME manufacturers

Added: 8 Apr 2019

Small to medium-sized manufacturing firms in the UK would boost revenue by an extra £183 billion if…

Honeywell celebrates a hat trick of design wins

Added: 8 Apr 2019

Honeywell has scored wins in three separate design awards for products created for industrial safet…

RAE unveils Seven Wonders of the engineering world to spur recruits

Added: 2 Apr 2019

Clean Water, Gore-Tex fabric and 3D printed bone implants have been listed by a poll of young UK pr…

Renishaw co-founder hailed as one of Ireland’s great inventors

Added: 29 Mar 2019

Renishaw co-founder Sir David McMurtry might be associated with his company’s Gloucestershire home …