Multigas monitor solution for increasing pollution threats 21st May 2018

It has been confirmed that Bosch Rexroth will be partnering the event Maintect, the UK’s only exhibition dedicated to maintenance, plant and asset management which will be held at the NEC, Birmingham 6-7th November 2018. Bosch Rexroth will be exhibiting at the event for the first time and join many other maintenance technology, asset management and plant equipment manufacturers and suppliers who have confirmed they will be returning to the show including; RMS, Megger, Fluke, Cordex, Shire Systems, Radwell, Pruftechnik and UE Systems.

TDK-Lambda UK’s involvement with the Year in Industry (YINI) scheme is proving a success for the company it has been announced. YINI schemes coordinate paid career development work placements for students completing A-levels/Scottish Highers/equivalent qualifications or as part of a university sandwich year.  

Atlas Copco has recognised Control Gear, based in Pontypridd, South Wales, as its 2017 Distributor of the Year. Winning the award is a particularly significant achievement because, in keeping with many service businesses in South Wales, Control Gear faced uncertainty over the future of the Port Talbot Steel works. It has nonetheless achieved significant results within the region by growing its non-steel business and working very closely with Atlas Copco’s Compressor Technique Service division to ensure it is poised to grasp future business opportunities.

  At this year's ICE North East annual dinner, Seymour Civil Engineering’s passion for inspiring and nurturing future generations of civil engineers was formally recognised as the company was presented with the Mike Gardiner Cup, for the second year running.  

SPIE UK has been awarded a contract with Tameside Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust, at Tameside General Hospital. The work involves the strip out and refurbishment of the Pathology laboratory in New Fountain House and incorporates all new flooring, ceilings, decoration, joinery,fixed furniture, sanitary fittings and mechanical and electrical installations. The contract is worth £534,000, and will take place over a 10-week period that began mid-March.

Maplesoft has announced it has been named an Encompass Product Partner in the Rockwell Automation PartnerNetwork Program. Through the partnership, joint customers of Rockwell automation and Maplesoft will benefit from technology that provides model-based tools for virtual commissioning. Using Maplesoft technology, customers are able to reduce costly integration problems through the development of high-fidelity, high-performance Digital Twins of their machines.

The business landscape changes daily and with that comes new ‘buzzwords.’ You know those ones that really bug you – those where you kind of know what they mean, but they can mean lots of things and different things to different people. Well here is one for you: ‘servitisation.’ This term captures so many of the other current industry terms and buzzwords around Industry 4.0, digitisation, IoT, mobility and much more.

EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation has strengthened the partnership agreement with its American counterpart as part of its focus on boosting cross-Atlantic trade. The talks with the National Association for Manufacturers (NAM) were part of a wider visit to Washington DC by EEF CEO, Stephen Phipson, who held talks on trade with a number of senior figures in the US Capitol including Trade Adviser to Paul Ryan, Speaker to the US Congress.