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Modern mandrels create faster factory flow
Added: 14 Sep 2018
Manual coil changes can be time consuming, not least when a plant is alternating production between…

Food sector's waste management proves its adaptability
Added: 12 Sep 2018
The Food and drink industry has reason to view the immediate economic future with trepidation.

When you invest in pumps, you invest in industry's future
Added: 12 Sep 2018
Beyond the sectors in which they operate, pumps have a profile so low that they might as well be no…

Manufacturer survey shows concern mounting over Brexit no-deal
Added: 11 Sep 2018
More than four out of five UK industrial product manufacturers surveyed want Britain to continue re…

Aim later to recruit more female engineers, says report
Added: 11 Sep 2018
New Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) research suggests the key to recruiting more young…

Winning apprentice seeks a double
Added: 11 Sep 2018
An award-winning apprentice who saved nearly £140,000 from his company’s production costs has been …

UK firms dominate IChemE process safety shortlist
Added: 10 Sep 2018
The UK offices of AstraZeneca, Esso, Fluor and Sellafield, together with trade organisation the Che…

Dyson winners’ invention revolutionises urban wind power
Added: 5 Sep 2018
Two Lancaster University students have won the 2018 UK James Dyson Award for their revolutionary tu…

New role to spearhead OPITO’s global expansion
Added: 4 Sep 2018
Energy industry skills organisation OPITO has appointed its first director of strategic development…

Pioneering Levenmouth wins decade extension
Added: 4 Sep 2018
Levenmouth Offshore Wind Demonstration Turbine operator, the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapu…

ABB expands cyber security advice team
Added: 4 Sep 2018
ABB has announced the expansion of its cyber security task force to help tackle the threat to UK in…

Like football, pumps expertise requires thinking outside the box...
Added: 3 Sep 2018
“A competent pump supplier is somewhat like a competent coach, they should be able to offer more th…

Industry strategy can't wait for Westminster
Added: 3 Sep 2018
Government and industry appear to occupy two parallel universes when it comes to the subject of 29 …

Health and safety training needs to support innovation
Added: 22 Aug 2018
To develop a proactive health and safety culture that encourages innovation and better performance,…

Landia helps transform Jordan’s port city
Added: 22 Aug 2018
Landia’s flowmaker technology is to help transform wastewater treatment and reclamation at one of t…

Food and drink powers output growth
Added: 21 Aug 2018
The food and drink sector enabled output growth to perform strongly for the last quarter to August,…

Global leader acquires UK fire safety company
Added: 21 Aug 2018
Jensen Hughes, the international security and risk-based engineering company, has acquired the UK a…

Firm demands stricter protective equipment checks
Added: 21 Aug 2018
Safety company Arco is calling for government and industry regulators to increase pressure on suppl…

Servitisation is the key to industry’s future
Added: 14 Aug 2018
Far from being just another trendy phrase, servitisation describes most accurately how industry is …

Multi-million investment to establish Scotlands’ role in global hot forging
Added: 13 Aug 2018
The University of Strathclyde’s Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC) has secured £16.5 million t…