All Industry 4.0

Tata backing helps revolutionary pumps device break US market
Added: 3 Apr 2018
A Scottish firm which pioneered an intelligent device for preventing wastewater pipe blockages has …

Gas engineer awards aim to address recruitment dilemma
Added: 3 Apr 2018
Leading engineering body the Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers (IGEM) has launched a raft o…
New sustainable food MOOC pinpoints jobs of the future
Added: 3 Apr 2018
The first ever MOOC – massive open online course – on the use of sustainable food systems in the Me…

Javid refusal for open cast mining bid prompts angry response
Added: 27 Mar 2018
Communities secretary Sajid Javid’s decision to overturn a ruling by the government planning inspec…

FDF welcomes Brexit deal on EU workers
Added: 27 Mar 2018
Food and Drink Federation director general Ian Wright has welcomed guarantees provided in the Brexi…

Brand new age for STEM recruitment
Added: 22 Mar 2018
Words such as branding and marketing are, one suspects, anathema to the average engineer.

Mixed report for UK oil and gas ‘shows need for transformative change’
Added: 21 Mar 2018
Average unit operating costs in the UK continental shelf have halved since 2014, while the average …

Nuclear industry lauds ‘outstanding quality’ apprentices
Added: 19 Mar 2018
Urenco UK’s multi-award winning Benjamin Crane has scooped the heavily contested UK Nuclear Apprent…

Euro trio calls for Brexit chemical industry guarantees
Added: 19 Mar 2018
Two of the leading chemical industries bodies in Europe and a leading continental trade union have …

Small Modular Reactors: into the energy mix?
Added: 13 Mar 2018
A common denominator among UK nuclear projects at Hinkley Point, Wylfa, Sizewell and Moorside has b…

UK pharma and biotech patent applications soar
Added: 13 Mar 2018
UK applications for pharmaceutical and biotech patents recorded the second highest rise in percenta…

Engineering UK says 56k with core skills needed annually
Added: 5 Mar 2018
The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) has called for government to act on new research t…

SABIC and ABB seal global agreement
Added: 5 Mar 2018
SABIC, the Saudi chemicals giant, and technology leader ABB have signed a cooperation agreement to …
Gove prepares overhaul to farm manufacture subsidy
Added: 27 Feb 2018
The £3 billion subsidy for British farmers will be continued for several years after EU withdrawal …

Labour’s customs and Euratom stances receive industry welcome
Added: 26 Feb 2018
Labour has won plaudits from industry following party leader Jeremy Corbyn’s call for the UK to com…

Trade secretary warns EU against post-Brexit manufacturing tariff barriers
Added: 21 Feb 2018
The European Union will suffer if it chooses to create new tariff barriers with the United Kingdom,…

How Big Data can boost small firms
Added: 20 Feb 2018
SMEs often think they’ll get left behind in the era of Industry 4.0 but, argues Access Group’s Andy…

Boom in demand for engineering courses from international students
Added: 14 Feb 2018
More than one in five international students in the United States is studying engineering reveals r…

Deadline approaches for nuclear bursary scheme
Added: 13 Feb 2018
Applicants seeking to develop a career in the sector have until 9 March to apply for this year’s Nu…

Bilfinger streamlines UK businesses to target new markets
Added: 6 Feb 2018
Global engineering company Bilfinger has merged two of its core UK businesses, saying it would make…