Sheffield engineering firm wins innovation award Sheffield specialist engineering group SCX has won a Lloyds Bank National Business Award for Innovation at a ceremony in London.
XYZ targets Poland for growth XYZ Machine Tools’ drive to increase sales across mainland Europe has taken its next step with the appointment of Marcin Drozd as a directly employed area sales manager for the…
UK manufacturing update: New data paints a mixed picture New industry data has painted a mixed picture across the UK manufacturing industry as it deals with ongoing economic uncertainty.
Advanced Engineering 2019 records increase in visitors Organisers of Advanced Engineering 2019 say there was a 5% increase in visitors this year with more than 15,000 attendees. The show, which was held on the 30th-31st October at…
Election 2019: 5 aerospace sector priorities for new Government Ahead of the UK general election in December, trade organisation ADS is calling on political parties to commit to investing in the defence and aerospace sectors' ambition for further growth.
Survey: UK manufacturing industry leads the way in automation A new survey of Britain’s chief financial officers (CFOs) and financial directors (FDs) has found the manufacturing industry has led the way in automation uptake.
German machine tool industry continues its decline Orders received by the German machine tool industry in the third quarter of 2019 were 25% down on the same period last year.
LK Metrology appoints new sales & marketing director Steve Shickell has been appointed sales & marketing director for UK & Ireland by LK Metrology, a CMM manufacturer based in Castle Donington.
Subcontractor invests in new technology amid increased demand A Northamptonshire-based subcontractor has invested over £350,000 in its shopfloor to help it cope with a 16% increase in demand.
Elon Musk says Brexit makes UK too risky for gigafactory site Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said uncertainty around Brexit has made it too risky to locate a new battery manufacturing plant in the UK.
Prince Charles welcomes new approach to fill engineering skills gap Prince Charles has met representatives from the NMiTE (New Model in Technology and Engineering) initiative, which aims to become a new kind of engineering university in Hereford.
Kloeckner introduces NobelClad’s bi-metallic plates Kloeckner Metals UK has recently formed a new partnership with NobelClad, a world leader in dissimilar metal bonding. It’s through these kinds of partnerships that Kloeckner has become one of…
Suffolk manufacturer flies the flag for British Manufacturing A Suffolk-based company is leading the way for British manufacturing in an ITV documentary. CMG Technologies, based in Rendlesham, was filmed for ‘Made in Britain’ to highlight the company’s innovative…
Election 2019: Industry publishes 15 priorities for next Government Britain’s manufacturers are urging the leaders of the main political parties to demonstrate to the electorate they have real vision and ambition for the UK economy in the next parliament…
Vision Engineering wins award for digital 3D display technology Vision Engineering, a leading manufacturer of high-quality visual inspection and measurement technologies, has been awarded the productronica Innovation Award, for its state-of-the-art 3D visualisation product: the DRV-Z1.
Sheffield forging firm targets growth with new business initiative A rapidly growing Sheffield forging firm has been selected to join Sharing in Growth (SiG), the award-winning business transformation programme.
UK agricultural manufacturer doubles turnover after factory changes A British manufacturer of agricultural crop sprayers has doubled its turnover, without increasing overheads, with the help of experts from the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC).
British Steel to be saved by Chinese firm Jingye in £70m deal Chinese company Jingye Group has entered into a sales contract to acquire British Steel, safeguarding 4,000 jobs and 20,000 in the supply chain.
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Data-driven Industry 4.0 technologies could breach GDPR rules Industry 4.0 technologies are providing huge opportunities for manufacturers to improve productivity and profitability through data-driven systems.
Walter Ewag strengthens UK service team Walter Ewag, a member of the United Grinding Group, is strengthening its UK service team with the appointment of Gareth Harper as a service.
Combat vehicles to be made in UK as part of £2.3bn deal Hundreds of Boxer military vehicles will be manufactured in the UK as part of a Ministry of Defence (MoD) order worth £2.3 billion.
TDT Machine Tools extends its range with CMZ partnership TDT Machine Tools has struck a new partnership deal with CMZ, a Spanish manufacturer of high-quality lathes and turning centres.
Inspiration through Innovation 2019 finds an international audience Seco Tools' Inspiration through Innovation manufacturing best-practice event, hosted at the company’s Technology Centre, had a total of 747 visitors attending over the two days.
