Made Smarter to go UK-wide in £4.5bn manufacturing plan
20 November 2023 The UK Government has announced plans to expand the Made Smarter Adoption programme to the whole of the UK as part of its newly-announced £4.5bn… Read More
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Repair of 51-tonne compressor motors wins AEMT award
1 December 2022 A project that helped to safeguard the UK’s energy supplies by repairing two critical Ex-rated 16MW motors, each weighing 51 tonnes, has been chosen as… Read More
UK’s £22m National Robotarium launches with Tata tie-up
28 September 2022 The UK’s largest and most advanced r&d facility for robotics and artificial intelligence, the £22.4m National Robotarium, has opened its doors at Heriot-Watt University in… Read More
DFA is chosen as media partner for National Manufacturing Summit
17 January 2022 DFA Manufacturing Media, the publisher of Drives & Controls, Smart Futures, Plant and Works Engineering and Talking Industry, has been appointed an official media partner… 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
Project develops methods for testing wireless comms
15 August 2019 A multi-national group of researchers has developed a system for testing wireless industrial communications. They were aiming to overcome the lack of standardised methods and… Read More
Scheme offers £4m to help solve productivity problems
25 February 2019 Innovate UK has announced that £4m is available for UK companies that want to work with scientists and research organisations to help solve productivity problems… Read More
First Motion Control Awards attract 200 bookings
2 February 2016 ABB, Parker Hannifin and Gambica have become sponsors of the UK’s new Motion Control Industry Awards, which will be presented for the first time at… Read More
White House calls in the automation industry for cyber-security talks
15 February 2013 Last year, the US Department of Homeland Security reported nearly 200 attacks on the nation’s critical infrastructure – a 52% increase from 2011. At the… Read More
