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Britain’s manufacturers have become increasingly pessimistic about a return to normal trading conditions, with the number believing that it will take more than twelve months to return doubling in the last two weeks.

In unpredictable times like these, many manufacturers may find themselves with unintentional 'build-ahead' programmes on their hands. Sadly, much stock that has been produced to meet normal order demands may suddenly be sitting unshipped or unused, waiting for assembly to start up again.

element14 has launched the 'Fighting Germs' Project14 design challenge. The challenge is engaging element14’s problem-solving designers and engineers to find innovative solutions to fighting germs, one of the most efficient ways to slow the spread of COVID-19.

Liverpool-based, Mobile GIS Services (MGISS) is helping maintain critical infrastructure during the coronavirus lockdown with new technology that helps improve field operations with intelligence on hidden assets.

The consequences of the coronavirus pandemic have had serious implications on individuals and industries across the world for which no one was prepared for. Particularly in the case of supply chains, the crisis has clearly demonstrated that they are the backbone of our daily lives and any breakdown in the chain can have disastrous consequences for product fulfilment.

Yokogawa Electric says that its control system development organisation has obtained ISASecure Security Development Lifecycle Assurance (SDLA) certification from the ISA Security Compliance Institute (ISCI).

Stark statistics from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) warn that Britain’s manufacturing sector will take one of the biggest COVID-19 hits financially across UK industry with output expected to fall by 55% in the second quarter of this year.

Britain’s manufacturers have experienced a collapse in demand as the impact of the global lockdown due to coronavirus hammers home with a warning that conditions are unlikely to return to anywhere near normal for some time, according a new survey published by Make UK, the manufacturers’ organisation.

3D Hubs has launched the Online Engineering Summit Series. Over the course of six weeks, starting from 29th April industry experts will discuss a broad range of disciplines in manufacturing.

The Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA) have launched the 2020 edition of the Technology, Design and Innovation (TDI) Challenge. The flagship schools’ competition, which has been running for 17 years, will return in 2020 with a twist. Due to the current coronavirus situation in the UK, a new format for 2020 edition of TDI is being launched online.