UK manufacturers see energy prices as threat to existence
5 September 2022 Nearly six out of ten UK manufacturers (58%) now fear that soaring energy prices are threatening their businesses – up from 8% just four months… Read More
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Spot the robot dog joins MTC delegation to the Drives Show
21 February 2022 Visitors to next month’s Drives & Controls Show will be able to see Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot “dog” in action. The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC)… Read More
UK manufacturing output hit a 32-month high in July
3 August 2020 Output from the UK manufacturing sector hit a 32-month high during July, supported by the sharpest rise in new order volumes since the end of… Read More
UK manufacturers say six-month furlough extension is vital
20 July 2020 Britain’s manufacturers are calling on the Government to extend the Job Retention Scheme for strategic industry sectors by six months to avoid losing highly skilled… Read More
Manufacturers welcome PM’s back-to-work message
11 May 2020 Make UK, the body that represents UK manufacturers, has “cautiously” welcomed Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s announcement that the government wants manufacturers which stopped production during… Read More
Integrating conveyors with smart transport is ‘a game-changer’
9 May 2018 Just months after B&R Automation unveiled its AcoposTrak flexible production line transport technology at the SPS IPC Drives show, it has unveiled an enhancement that… Read More
Robot sales soar by a record 35% in North America
28 October 2014 Robot orders and shipments in North America set new records in the first nine months of 2014, according to the industry’s trade group, the Robotic… Read More
Modular blocks will slash software development ‘by 67%’
15 October 2014 At next month’s SPS IPC Drives trade show in Germany, the Austrian automation manufacturer B&R will unveil a modular engineering software system that, it claims,… Read More
Manufacturing growth slows slightly in the UK
1 April 2014 The seasonally adjusted Markit/CIPS Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI) for UK manufacturing eased to an eight-month low of 55.3 in March, signalling a further cooling of… Read More
US industry scores biggest gains for almost four years
3 March 2014 During February, the US manufacturing sector achieved its biggest improvement in business conditions for 45 months, according to the latest Purchasing Managers’ Index. The February… Read More
