UK manufacturers most optimistic for nearly 50 years
23 April 2021 Optimism among UK manufacturers improved at its fastest rate since April 1973 during the three months to April, while investment intentions saw a strong, broad-based… Read More
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UK manufacturing output rises at fastest pace since 2014
1 September 2020 During August, UK manufacturing output expanded at its fastest rate for more than six years, as manufacturers and their customers restarted operations following Covid-19 lockdowns,… Read More
‘World’s fastest’ high-load ballscrews will cut cycle times
5 February 2018 The Japanese bearings and ballscrews manufacturer NSK claims to have developed the world’s fastest high-load ballscrews, capable of linear speeds of up to 3m/s – twice… Read More
Global PLC sales slump by 11.5%, but ‘will rebound’
6 October 2016 The global market for PLCs (programmable logic controllers) shrank by 11.5% in 2015, and is continuing to contract this year, according to analysis by IHS… Read More
US order and output growth rates hit a four-year high
1 July 2014 US manufacturers experienced a further rebound in business conditions at the end of the second quarter, driven by the fastest expansions of output and new… Read More
UK SME domestic orders grow at their fastest since 1995
11 November 2013 Optimism about the business environment among Britain’s small and medium-sized (SME) manufacturers has risen at the fastest pace since records began in 1988, on the… Read More
UK manufacturing grows at fastest rate for 20 years
2 September 2013 The UK manufacturing sector has maintained its strong start to the third quarter of 2013, with growth rates for output and new orders during August at their highest… Read More
