£4.7m project aims to give manufacturers more 5G choices
25 March 2024 A consortium of UK organisations has embarked on a year-long £4.7m project to explore ways that manufacturers could benefit from a 5G mobile network architecture… Read More
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Magnetic powder could be used to 3D-print motor parts
29 January 2024 A European project has developed an iron silicon powder which can be used to 3D-print components for electric motors. This could increase their efficiencies and… Read More
Project aims to offer a second life to motor components
4 January 2024 A consortium of German organisations, led by Schaeffler, is developing techniques that will allow electric motor components to be re-used at the end of the… Read More
Pumping station upgrade wins AEMT project of the year
18 December 2023 A project which solved frequent tripping problems at a water company pumping station has been chosen as project of the year in the annual AEMT… Read More
Factory monitoring platform works with any equipment
13 November 2023 The German sensor-maker Sick has launched a platform that collects data from any factory source – including sensors, machine controllers and IIoT devices from any… Read More
ICS cyber-threat numbers fall, but a third are unpatched
14 August 2023 The number of “advisories” about cyber-security vulnerabilities in ICSs (industrial control systems) dropped by 9.8% in the first half of 2023 compared to 2022, but… Read More
UK project uses robots to embed wiring in components
5 May 2023 British researchers have been working on a £1.7m project to accelerate automation in the aerospace industry by using a novel robotic system to embed wiring… Read More
UK-developed robot arm works inside aircraft wings
31 March 2023 A Dorset automation specialist has developed a robot arm that can perform sealing, inspection and other operations inside aircraft wings and other confined spaces. Loop… Read More
£950,000 project aims to slash new product costs
8 February 2023 The UK’s High Value Manufacturing (HVM) Catapult is launching a £950,000 project to cut development costs and times to market for new products, by using… Read More
£6m project aims for world-beating motor production processes
7 December 2022 A group of UK engineering companies have embarked on a £6m Government-backed project to develop a process for manufacturing electric motors that, they say, will… Read More
