All Industry 4.0

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…

Rule changes create double headache for R&D claimants
Added: 15 Aug 2023
Reforms to the system of tax relief for research and development projects could increase the admini…

Adding up sustainably
Added: 1 Aug 2023
Manufacturers may see the need for sustainability improvements but they don’t always know how to ha…

UK Manufacturers embrace digital technologies to achieve Net Zero
Added: 23 Jul 2023
UK manufacturers are making significant strides in their digital transformation journey to achieve …

PE ROUNDUP 24 July – Post-Brexit trading, extending AI, innovation, collaboration and appointments
Added: 23 Jul 2023
A potential structural shift in the UK's trade patterns is emerging as English regions and Wales wi…

Clean energy leader wins top UK engineering award
Added: 16 Jul 2023
Ceres Power, a leader in clean energy technology, has been awarded the 2023 MacRobert Award, hosted…

PE Roundup 6 July – Challenging stats, major investment, mixed family firm fortunes and more...
Added: 5 Jul 2023
UK manufacturing jobs experienced growth in multiple regions and nations. Make UK's Annual Manufact…

PE Roundup 1 July – Steel warning, sustainable progress, young winners, new contracts, appointments
Added: 29 Jun 2023
DG of UK Steel Gareth Stace warned that almost 23 million tonnes of non-EU steel could flood the UK…

Geothermal: our ultimate energy source
Added: 21 Jun 2023
While we cast around for alternatives to fossil fuels that satisfy ethical principles and industria…

Process Engineering magazine relaunches in new ‘agile’ format
Added: 20 Jun 2023
Process Engineering magazine has relaunched this week in a new and more modern digital-friendly for…

UK dependence on European hazardous waste disposal ‘could hamper growth’
Added: 13 Jun 2023
Industrial growth in the UK could be threatened by over-dependence on other countries to deal with …

Science department fires £2 million award for Digital and HVM Catapults
Added: 13 Jun 2023
The new Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has awarded £2 million jointly to …

Make engineering more visible in school, demand academics
Added: 13 Jun 2023
Academics say more visibility for engineering in schools is needed to tackle labour shortfalls and …

Green engineering roles increased 55% in five years says report
Added: 24 May 2023
Demand for engineers is likely to grow faster than for most professions, thanks to the UK’s increas…

PE Roundup 24 May: Is falling manufacturing employment a benefit?
Added: 24 May 2023
Falling manufacturing employment numbers could be a positive rather than a negative sign suggested …

EPO stats show UK patent filers reverse two year decline
Added: 18 Apr 2023
UK companies recorded a stronger than expected rise in the number of European patent filings after …

PE roundup 18 April: output, appointments, orders, certification, awards
Added: 18 Apr 2023
Lontra’s new 60,000sq ft smart factory manufacturing centre in Doncaster (see pic) has manufactured…

#CHEMUK 2023: CIA innovation chief to outline impact of 4.0 on the industrial lab
Added: 17 Apr 2023
Chemical Industries Association (CIA) Head of Events and Innovation Mike Lancaster has been reveale…

Drone pioneer flies a kite for targeted spend on commercialised R&D
Added: 29 Mar 2023
UK drone company chief Robert Garbett has accused Government funded organisations of wasting invest…