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01/05/2015 UK manufacturing growth slows in April April saw a marked slowdown in the rate of expansion of the UK manufacturing sector. Output rose at the weakest pace since November last year, while the base of the upturn narrowed and became further skewed towards the consumer goods ... » Read More

01/05/2015 Rockwell Automation introduces tool to boost safety performance Rockwell Automation has launched the Safety Maturity Index (SMI) tool, a self-guided assessment designed to give manufacturers visibility into the effectiveness of their safety programmes and the ability to optimize plant performance. » Read More

30/04/2015 Ukraine Poltava mine awaits ABB ring-geared mill drive The Poltava mine expansion project in Komsomolsk, Ukraine, is awaiting delivery of a low-speed, dual pinion ring-geared mill drive system (RMD), from power and automation giant ABB. » Read More

30/04/2015 Sellafield scoops eight RoSPA safety awards Sellafield has won eight awards in the RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Awards 2015, following its best ever safety performances. » Read More

30/04/2015 EN ISO 14119 machine safety standard comes into force The EN ISO 14119:2013 machinery safety standard came into force today (30 April 2015). » Read More

29/04/2015 BFA-winner Coca-Cola, Sidcup stars on BBC Breakfast Best Factory Award-winner Coca-Cola, Sidcup hit TV screens yesterday with the site hosting live lineside reports from BBC Breakfast presenter, Steph McGovern. » Read More

28/04/2015 Animal feed firm fined £600,000 over lorry driver's death An animal feed company has been fined £600,000 and ordered to pay costs of £20095.10 following the death of a lorry driver who was buried under a mound of soya meal. » Read More

27/04/2015 North East becomes focus of UK manufacturing and engineering The Manufacturing & Engineering North East exhibition and conference is launching in Newcastle in July. This new event will bring together first class speakers and innovative local engineering and manufacturing companies in one location ... » Read More

27/04/2015 BAE Systems opens doors to employees' kids More than 300 young people have experienced a behind-the-scenes look at working life at engineering and technology company, BAE Systems. » Read More

24/04/2015 Retaining UK production more significant than reshoring, says Catapult The High Value Manufacturing (HVM) Catapult, which supports the growth of high value manufacturing in the UK, has said that a complex mix of positive factors is keeping manufacturing in the UK, and these need to be assessed alongside ... » Read More

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