UK manufacturing hits a 28-month high in July
1 August 2013 The upturn in UK manufacturing continued to build momentum at the start of the third quarter, with growth rates for production and new orders at… Read More
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1 August 2013 One third of manufacturing SMEs make pay rises
26 July 2013 About a third of UK manufacturing businesses have given their staff pay rises over the past 12 months, according to a survey of SME owner-managers… Read More
EtherCat semiconductor profile ‘could lead to dramatic developments’
10 July 2013 The EtherCat Technology Group (ETG) has released a new profile for semiconductor manufacturing applications which, it says, provides a starting point for a new generation… Read More
US bearings-maker acquires German ceramics specialist
9 July 2013 The American bearings supplier New Hampshire Ball Bearings (NHBB) has acquired the German firm Cerobear, which specialises in producing bearings incorporating advanced ceramics. Cerobear designs,… Read More
UK manufacturing hit a 25-month high in June
1 July 2013 UK manufacturing had its strongest month for more than two years in June, as recorded by the monthly Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI) which gauges the… Read More
Report calls for 55% boost of UK electronics sector to £120bn
27 June 2013 The British Government has joined forces with a group of trade bodies in a bid to boost to the size of the UK’s electronic systems… Read More
Software bridge links robots and machine tools
25 June 2013 Researchers in the US have demonstrated an open-source software technology that collects and communicates real-time information from manufacturing processes and factory-floor equipment supplied by a… Read More
Northern manufacturing show will debut in October
21 June 2013 The organisers of the UK’s long-running Southern Manufacturing & Electronics Show have launched a similar event for the North of England. The two-day Northern Manufacturing… Read More
Young people ‘lack the work ethic for manufacturing’
24 May 2013 Almost 40% of British manufacturing firms say that apprentices, graduates and new recruits don’t have the work ethic to succeed in industry, according to a… Read More
Smart manufacturing project could halve energy intensity in the US
29 March 2013 A group of US organisations including Rockwell, Honeywell, Invensys and Emerson has won $7.8m of Government funding for a $10m project to develop an “open… Read More
