Half of UK industry feels opportunities outweigh risks
11 January 2021 Fears over the impact of the UK’s new trading relationship with the EU and the attractiveness of the UK for investment and talent are clouding… Read More
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AUTOMATION FOR MANUFACTURING
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11 January 2021 
Brexit-buying pushes UK manufacturing PMI to 37-month high
4 January 2021 The seasonally adjusted IHS Markit/CIPS Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for the UK manufacturing sector hit a three-year high of 57.5 in December 2020 – up… Read More
Made Smarter manufacturers expect to create 750 jobs
22 December 2020 Manufacturers in North West England that have been supported by Made Smarter, the initiative that is helping UK SMEs to adopt Industry 4.0 principles, are… Read More
UK manufacturers predict rapid recovery after vaccine rolls out
4 December 2020 The vast majority of UK manufacturers (95%) expect their businesses to recover fully from the effects of the Coviod-19 pandemic within a year of a… Read More
37% of manufacturers think recovery will take at least a year
9 November 2020 A survey of almost 200 UK manufacturers has revealed that more than a third (36.8%) believe it will take then longer than 12 months to… Read More
Digital skills helped UK manufacturers to survive Covid
2 November 2020 When the Coronavirus pandemic struck, British manufacturers adopted digital technologies rapidly, with nearly half switching to digital working practices within two weeks of lockdown, according… Read More
UK industry cuts spending with no sign of V-shaped recovery
21 September 2020 Britain’s manufacturers have slashed investment in a battle to stay afloat, despite improvements in output and orders, according to a survey by the manufacturers’ organisation,… Read More
UK’s SME manufacturers report record falls in output
4 August 2020 In the three months to July, output volumes from SME manufacturers in the UK fell at the fastest rate on record, according to the Confederation… Read More
Strategy aims to put manufacturing at heart of UK economy
30 June 2020 The first detailed analysis of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on UK manufacturing estimates that it could cost up to £35.7bn in GVA (Gross… Read More
IEC approves push-pull standard for M12 circular connectors
29 June 2020 Eight connector manufacturers have joined forces to establish a standardised push-pull locking mechanism for M12 round connectors. The resulting IEC 61076-2-010 standard describes both external… Read More
