Around the Industry

The public stands firmly behind the UK manufacturing sector to support the UK and protect the NHS through coronavirus and into the future. Almost three in four (74%) of the UK public believe that the manufacturing sector stepped up to meet the challenge of supporting the UK as coronavirus took a grip on the nation in March 2020.

  Atlas Copco Compressors has announced the appointment of Paul Clark as Business Line Manager, Sales and Marketing, of its Compressor Technique Service division in the UK.

Manufacturers have long reaped the benefits of acquiring data from operational equipment, allowing machinery to communicate and improve the manufacturing process. Today, a study Gartner suggests that manufacturers are keener than ever to begin vertically integrating enterprise and IT technologies into the smart factory, with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, sensors and the cloud, with traditional operational machinery.

Make UK, the manufacturers’ organisation, has developed a new online suite of services to help manufacturers with the challenges of preparing to bring their workforce back to work post COVID-19. It provides the essential support needed for businesses to take fast, effective action and make the right decisions around government initiatives such as the job retention scheme.

The company which is leading the space manufacturing revolution, Space Forge has secured a £600k of funding package from the Development Bank of Wales, alongside Bristol Private Equity Club and Innovate UK.

  Quarry boss, Marcus Paine said he’s already looking at life after lockdown - but fears uncertainty over cashflow could leave many SMEs like his family business between a rock and a hard place.

To achieve a cleaner, safer and quieter working environment, many industries have begun to upgrade their heating technologies, replacing their gas furnaces with electric alternatives. Unlikely as it sounds, this has led to an engineering business breaking the record for the fastest pizza in the world - which cooks in just 37 seconds. 

It’s fair to say that the last few months have shown us all in the starkest of terms how precarious life can be. Bizarre as it seems, the most sophisticated species on the planet has been put well and truly on the back foot by a micro-organism. Written by Alan Lusty, CEO and Founder of adi Group.

Made Smarter and engineering skills organisation, Enginuity, have worked together to launch a new digital platform which delivers digital engineering skills in one place to Britain’s engineers and manufacturers at a time when they are needed more than ever. 

Rolls-Royce business unit Power Systems, has selected Iotics’ technology to enable digital solutions with asset-focused digital twin technology. Iotics’ technology delivers Rolls-Royce the capability to unlock over 200 data sources, brokering interactions to create digital twins of their in-field assets, and receive real time event insights across customer, supplier and partner boundaries.