4 November 2025 Siemens has announced an electrical design package that it claims is the first in the IEC market to incorporate electrical knowledge and standards expertise,… Read More
22 March 2023 The German car-maker BMW has started to “operate” a new plant virtually, more than two years before the real factory begins production. In what it… Read More
13 September 2022 An ABB survey of business leaders in Europe and the US has revealed that most are planning to invest in automation and to re-shore their… Read More
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
5 November 2020 A report from the Nikkei news service suggests that the Japanese motor manufacturer Nidec is planning to build a $1.9bn factory in Serbia to produce… Read More
20 December 2017 Siemens, Rolls-Royce, and Airbus have formed a partnership to develop a partly electric powered passenger aircraft as a step towards a new generation of commercial… Read More
22 December 2015 Festo has opened a new factory in Germany that implements many Industry 4.0 concepts. The 66,000m2 plant, in Scharnhausen near Stuttgart, has cost around €70m… Read More
8 September 2014 A survey of 163 UK manufacturers has revealed that at least 95% of them have invested in plant and machinery over the past two years,… Read More
25 February 2014 A new survey has revealed that 86% of small-to-medium sized manufacturers in England are planning to invest in capital equipment over the coming 12 months,… Read More
5 February 2014 The UK’s smaller manufacturers are planning to boost investment in equipment over the coming year, according to a survey of 335 small and medium-sized manufacturers… Read More
