UK manufacturers call for equipment scrappage scheme
8 June 2020 Make UK, the body that represents UK manufacturers, is calling on the government to introduce a scrappage scheme for old plant, machinery and IT equipment… Read More
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Just 16% of UK’s SME manufacturers are using robots
6 January 2020 Just 16% of the UK’s SME (small and medium enterprise) manufacturers are using robots, with another 13% saying they are planning to start using them,… Read More
‘Ground-breaking’ programme will help UK businesses to adopt industry 4.0
13 August 2019 Siemens Digital Industries has joined forces with the analytics specialist Atos and the Science and Technology Facilities Council’s Hartree Centre, to launch a “ground-breaking” Industrial… Read More
ABB ties up with Dassault and unveils new structure
4 March 2019 ABB has formed a global software partnership with Dassault Systèmes and revealed details of its global reorganisation following its recent decision to sell its Power… Read More
Troubleshooting team helps manufacturers to solve problems
29 January 2019 The Coventry-based Manufacturing Technology Centre has launched a team of manufacturing experts and research engineers to help UK businesses of all sizes to improve productivity,… Read More
Regal Beloit sells its drives businesses to Sun Capital
6 December 2018 Regal Beloit is selling its engineered drives and control systems businesses to Sun Capital Partners, a private investment firm specialising in leveraged buyouts and investments. Read More
Altra adds Portescap and Kollmorgen in $3bn deal
8 March 2018 The electromechanical power transmission and motion control products manufacturer Altra Industrial Motion is buying four businesses from Fortive’s Automation and Specialty (A&S) platform – including… Read More
Jones leads drive to boost CT and Leroy-Somer in the UK
18 October 2017 Gareth Jones, previously global vice-president of strategic marketing for Control Techniques, has been appointed UK and Ireland country leader of the ACIM (appliance, commercial and… Read More
Reconfigurable cell will allow SMEs to test technologies
31 August 2017 Smaller British manufacturers will soon have access to a “reconfigurable factory” research cell where they can test machining and assembly technologies before building their own… Read More
Nidec completes $1.2bn takeover of Emerson units
1 February 2017 UPDATED: The Japanese motor manufacturer Nidec has completed its $1.2bn purchase of Emerson Electric’s motors, drives and power generation businesses – principally, the Welsh drives-maker… Read More
