11 September 2023 The UK has overtaken France to become the world’s eighth-largest manufacturer, according to the manufacturers’ organisation, Make UK. Its analysis of the latest official data… Read More
19 August 2022 Digi-Key Electronics, the US-based distributor which claims to offer the world’s largest selection of automation products and electronic components in stock for immediate shipment, has… Read More
3 February 2022 UPDATED: The average global price of low-voltage AC motors soared by 14% during 2021, compared to 2020 levels, and could rise by a further 8.5%… Read More
14 December 2021 The UK’s industrial robot density – the number of installed robots per 10,000 manufacturing workers – climbed from 71 in 2015 to 101 in 2020,… Read More
7 February 2018 The UK has fallen below the global average in its use of industrial robots – the only G7 country to be in this position. Figures… Read More
29 September 2016 Prices of medium-voltage motors are falling for the first time in more than a decade, according to the market analyst, IHS Markit, which expects average… Read More
29 February 2016 By 2018, around 1.3 million industrial robots will be entering service in factories around the world, according to the latest forecast from the International Federation… Read More
23 February 2015 By 2025, the widespread adoption of advanced industrial robots will boost manufacturing productivity by up to 30% in many industries, and cut labour costs by… Read More
8 September 2014 A survey of 163 UK manufacturers has revealed that at least 95% of them have invested in plant and machinery over the past two years,… Read More
26 August 2014 The average pay settlement in the UK manufacturing sector during the six months to July was 2.6%, according to figures released by EEF, the manufacturers’… Read More
