Latest News
Made Smarter gets £6 mill-plus grant for SME digitalisation
Added: 12 Oct 2022
Made Smarter, the digital roll out scheme for small to medium enterprises, has secured a further £6…
Pharma leads on radical plans to save on energy and boost R&D
Added: 29 Sep 2022
The world energy crisis has ramped up cost cutting in the pharmaceutical industry while increasing …
New right to work checks loom for British manufacturing and engineering workers
Added: 20 Sep 2022
Lockdown-inspired rules designed to make right to work checks easier will cease on 1 October.
IET launches unsung heroes engineering awards open to all
Added: 20 Sep 2022
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has issued a worldwide call for applications fr…
‘Manufacturing accounts for two thirds of UK R&D, but a quarter of tax claim value’ claim
Added: 20 Sep 2022
UK manufacturing firms are investing heavily in research and development yet failing to make full u…
PSM safety standards celebrate 20,000 signups
Added: 20 Sep 2022
The UK Process Safety Management Competence Programme has celebrated reaching 20,000 participants s…
Petition demands better sanitary disposal provision for women engineers onsite
Added: 10 Sep 2022
The engineering profession is being challenged to support a petition that calls for better sanitary…
Scientists find scalable solution for industrial use of platinum
Added: 30 Aug 2022
An industrial catalyst that uses liquid instead of solid state platinum could offer a cheaper and m…
Lab Awards: Get your nominations in before the deadline
Added: 29 Aug 2022
Time is running out to enter the Lab Awards 2022 – featuring 10 categories to highlight the best wo…
Tech spin-out targets thin film market potential
Added: 24 Aug 2022
A new Scottish university-inspired venture is combining academic and commercial know how to target …
ONS figures spell problems for manufacturing pay
Added: 22 Aug 2022
Latest Office of National Statistics (ONS) employment details suggest manufacturing is performing a…
Siemens hits carbon deadline eight years early
Added: 22 Aug 2022
Siemens has beaten its target to achieve carbon neutrality for its Congleton factory by nearly a de…
Biopharma struggles to keep up with process industry digitalisation
Added: 22 Aug 2022
Biopharmaceutical companies in the UK reveal wide variety in their adoption of digitalisation accor…
Schaeffler purchase heralds drive for growth in linear tech
Added: 10 Aug 2022
Schaeffler has signed an agreement to acquire global manufacturer and supplier of linear technology…
Businesses urged to enter Innovate UK competition as deadline looms
Added: 10 Aug 2022
Process companies are being invited to take part in an Innovate UK programme designed to boost comp…
Award-winning NMITE chief to quit next month
Added: 10 Aug 2022
The high-profile president and chief executive of NMITE, the New Model Institute for Technology and…
Lorien confirms new MD
Added: 10 Aug 2022
Phil Colquhoun has been appointed as the new managing director at Lorien Engineering Solutions.
Antipodean collaboration to kick cybercrime off shop floor
Added: 26 Jul 2022
Technology and manufacturing innovators from the UK and Australia are creating a map of security ri…
Made Smarter highlights need for manufacturers’ digital drive
Added: 26 Jul 2022
The organisation set up to boost manufacturers’ take up of digital tools is urging small to medium …
Supply chain issues ‘fuelling multiple pressure-points for manufacturers’
Added: 26 Jul 2022
Nearly four in 10 medium sized UK firms suffered supply chain problems in the last year, states a r…
