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24/04/2015 Made Here Now website launched A website project to showcase success stories of UK manufacturing – Made Here Now – has been unveiled in London. » Read More

24/04/2015 Output boost for commercial vehicle market Demand for UK-built commercial vehicles (CV) has increased, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Britain produced 9,648 vans and trucks in March, representing an uplift of 43.3% over last year. In the first ... » Read More

23/04/2015 Nissan engine plant sees efficiency improvements with Bürkert By installing electronic controls to replace manually operated flow valves at Nissan Sunderland’s engine casting plant, Bürkert has achieved a “significant improvement” in process efficiency and reliability, as well as even tighter quality ... » Read More

23/04/2015 Atlas Copco VSD compressors promise 35% energy savings Atlas Copco’s latest oil-injected rotary screw compressor – the GA 110-160 VSD – promises to cut energy costs by up to 35%. » Read More

22/04/2015 Hot steel work proves 32t Hyster Tier 4 Final truck for La Cisa Logistics specialist La Cisa has taken delivery of a new 32 tonne Tier 4 Final Hyster forklift for a tough, hot metal handling application in northern Italy. » Read More

22/04/2015 300th MRO vending machine installed at Atlantic Air MRO (maintenance, repair and operations) specialists Brammer and Buck & Hickman have notched up their 300th installation of the Invend industrial vending system for consumables and tools. » Read More

21/04/2015 Eriks offers top ten rules for condition monitoring Plant and machinery condition monitoring is increasing used to prevent unplanned downtime through failure of critical equipment, but many engineers and technicians are making basic, yet costly, mistakes. » Read More

21/04/2015 Lifting operation failure puts two firms in court Costain has been fined £19,000 and Southbay Civil Engineering £19,000 plus costs totalling £23,500 following an incident involving a four-tonne piling hammer, which broke free while being lifted into position and badly injured the man ... » Read More

20/04/2015 Wireless flow transmitter for remote turbine meters Emerson Process Management has introduced a wireless totalising flow transmitter to monitor turbine meters in remote applications. » Read More

20/04/2015 IET launches Wiring Regulations in digital format Today (Monday 20 April 2015), the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has launched Electrical Standards Plus, a digital suite of publications covering the Wiring Regulations, enhanced with expert IET guidance. » Read More

20/04/2015 Steel firm sentenced over North Yorkshire worker's death A Sheffield steel company has been fined £62,000 and ordered to pay £38,000 in costs after a catalogue of safety failings led to a 42-year-old worker being killed when he was knocked off his lorry and then crushed by a three tonne load of ... » Read More

17/04/2015 Teenager's horrific arm injuries lead to court for Nottinghamshire firm A Nottinghamshire company has been fined £40,000 with £1,314 in costs after a 19-year-old employee severed most of his forearm in an unguarded machine. » Read More

16/04/2015 Brammer backs next generation of engineers Brammer, the distributor of industrial maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) products and services, plans to formally recognise the importance of apprentices to the future of British industry by rewarding top students around the country ... » Read More

16/04/2015 GKN and Babcock chairman named Industrialist of the Year Mike Turner CBE, chairman of GKN and Babcock International Group, has been named Industrialist of the Year by the EEF. The title was awarded at the EEF/Aldermore Future Manufacturing Awards. » Read More

16/04/2015 University in multi-million pound engineering investment The University of Wolverhampton plans to invest £12 million in new facilities and courses to help create the next generation of skilled engineers. » Read More

14/04/2015 Skills development centre signs up to 5% Club The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) in Coventry has pledged its commitment to developing engineers, and giving apprentices and graduates the skills and opportunities to further their careers by signing up to 'The 5% Club'. » Read More

13/04/2015 Manufacturing policy portal launched The Centre for Science, Technology & Innovation Policy (CSTI) at the Institute for Manufacturing has launched a portal focused on manufacturing policies. » Read More

13/04/2015 EEF publishes top 10 priorities for new government Britain's manufacturers are urging the leaders of the main political parties to tone down the current narrow-minded bickering and blame-driven politics and, instead, demonstrate to the electorate they have real vision and ambition for the ... » Read More

10/04/2015 Packaging firm prosecuted after worker's shattered arm requires metal plates A Hertfordshire packaging company has been fined £10,000 for safety failings after a worker broke his arm so badly in a poorly guarded mailing machine that he's had to have metal plates and screws inserted into the damaged limb. » Read More

10/04/2015 BSI installs AIRnet pipework for new test labs BSI (the British Standards Institution) has installed Atlas Copco’s AIRnet piping system as part of a £4 million upgrade of its test facility in Hemel Hempstead. » Read More

10/04/2015 Carbon Trust drives change in bread baking plant Results from industry trials, released by the Carbon Trust, demonstrate that improved ventilation in ovens, through the use of variable speed drives (VSDs) and sensors can lead to significant energy efficiency improvements. » Read More

09/04/2015 Energy cost hikes causing food manufacturers to lose their appetite for growth ... Spiralling energy costs are stunting the growth plans of UK food and drink manufacturers according to research from npower. » Read More

08/04/2015 Halcyon Drives slashes energy with ABB solar inverter Variable speed drives (VSDs) soppier Halcyon Drives says it is making savings estimated at more than £12,000 per annum since installing an ABB Trio solar inverter as part of a photovoltaic power plant. » Read More

08/04/2015 SKF launches taconite seal for wet and contaminated applications Bearings giant SKF has unveiled a taconite seal design aimed at split block bearing housings requiring protection in extremely contaminated and/or wet environments. » Read More

07/04/2015 Castrol report shows power of predictive maintenance Predictive maintenance technologies, which use asset condition data to predict failures and only schedule maintenance when necessary, can significantly improve production uptime and manufacturing efficiency. » Read More