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The Easy Way to Machine Rails and Cable Ducts @rittal_ltd

Manufacturing switchgear can be very labour intensive.  Despite the advances in automation, there is still a huge amount of…

NSF Accredited Flowmeters for Use with Food Products

Titan Enterprises has achieved certification under NSF/ANSI 169 as equipment for food products for their 800 Series turbine flowmeters…

Year of Engineering – routes into engineering @semtaskills @YoEgovuk

March is the month where the focus of the Year of Engineering is routes into the sector. Given that…

LEMO EXHIBITED ITS NEW INNOVATIVE BROADCAST PRODUCTS AT BVE 2018

LEMO exhibited two new innovative products at the Broadcast Video Expo 2018 which was held from 28th February to…

Vertical integration in the smart factory: Combating layers of communication

Manufacturers have long reaped the benefits of acquiring data from operational equipment, allowing machinery to communicate and improve the…

FANUC LAUNCHES LATEST 3D SIMULATION PROGRAM FOR ROBOT CONTROL

FANUC UK has launched the latest, upgraded version of its intelligent 3D simulation software for robot motion control.   

BG ENGINEERING TRIPLES SIZE OF ITS MANUFACTURING FACILITY IN 30TH ANNIVERSARY

Chesterfield based BG Engineering, a leading subcontractor for precision machined components, has marked 30 years in business by tripling…

Salaries rise across the engineering sector, as employers push to attract more candidates

With many of the nation’s key sectors witnessing above average salary growth last month

Danfoss Drives appoints Alan Baird as UK & IE country manager

Danfoss Drives has announced the appointment of Alan Baird as UK & Ireland Country Manager. In his new role,…

Assystem Combats Engineering Gender Inequality

Ahead of International Women’s Day Assystem Energy & Infrastructure the leading international engineering firm is calling for the engineering industry…

Brand-new Lone Worker Theatre to debut at The Health & Safety Event

The Health & Safety Event | 10th – 12th April 2018, The NEC, Birmingham www.healthandsafetyevents.co.uk Managing aggression, violence and stalking in the…

Cummins Supply Chain VP Peter Anderson returns to his former university

Peter Anderson, Cummins Vice President for Global Supply Chain and Manufacturing, returns to the University of Huddersfield having graduated…

Hear from land speed record holder Richard Noble OBE at student engineering competition

The Institution of Mechanical Engineers will be celebrating the tenth anniversary of its Design Challenge…

New Multifunctional Digital Laser Cutter and Router Means Quality Finishing for Wider Format Display Printing

Manchester Print Services have just installed a new Blackman and White VersaTech™ wide bed cutter/router to help cope with…

The most cost effective oil and diesel fuel cleanliness monitor on the market just got better! Introducing the new Particle Pal V2

Filtertechnik’s Particle Pal is a self-contained portable measuring system that gives ISO, NAS and SAE Cleanliness readings and the…

HBM LAUNCHES NEW ONLINE GUIDE TO STRAIN MEASUREMENT

HBM – a market leader in the field of test…

Venturer Driverless Cars Project Announced For Second Keynote UKIVA Machine Vision Conference And Exhibition @UKIVAconfex

Professor Tony Pipe, Deputy Director at Bristol Robotics Laboratory, UWE will get the morning session of the UKIVA Machine…

Engineering for all – UK must do more to attract best talent to engineering

Engineering sector remains key to the UK economy – employing over 5.6 million people and turning over £1.2…

Improved understanding of apprenticeships could unlock engineering talent

New research shows majority of young people know almost nothing about apprenticeships and popularity is in decline More…

XYZ unveils ROBO-TEND at MACH 2018

XYZ Machine Tools, in collaboration with automation specialists Adelphi Automation, has developed a robot-based automation cell with vision system…

Atlas Copco acquires British company Walker Filtration Ltd

Atlas Copco, a leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions, has acquired Walker Filtration…

SAFER SOCKET TESTING FROM MARTINDALE

To many, Martindale means socket testing, from the first ever…

Dr Jenifer Baxter, Head of Engineering at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers said in response to Network Rail’s announcement that traditional rail timetables will be abandoned in favour of London Underground-style count-down timers:

“In January this year the Institution recommended that Government should work with Network Rail to deliver the complete electrification…

New engineering network group launched in Oman

The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) and six UK professional engineering institutions has supported the launch of a new…

AE Aerospace MD joins board of Midlands Aerospace Alliance

Peter Bruch, managing director of Birmingham-based manufacturer AE Aerospace, has been awarded a directorship by the Midlands Aerospace Alliance…

From science fiction to science fact – the evolution of the modern Human Machine Interface

In this modern age of technological innovation, it doesn’t take long for tomorrow’s world to become today’s…