WESTERN BUSINESS Media is excited to announce the launch of the Protection and Asset Management Series of digital conferences, which includes IPE Live on Wednesday 20 October 2021. [Read More]

AFTER A challenging 18 months, growth for the UK manufacturing sector is set to double this year [1]. Despite production lines gathering speed, challenges such as a widening skills gap, increasing demand and unplanned downtime risk are still prevalent. Optimised operations depend on reliable equipment, which in turn depends on an effective maintenance programme: [Read More]

GETTING TO grips with robotic automation is now even easier with the launch of ABB’s Virtual Assistance support service. [Read More]

LORIEN ENGINEERING Solutions has appointed two new directors to its UK board following the retirement of director Bill Treddenick and a series of project wins to support its continued expansion. [Read More]

To keep pace with ongoing expansion and increasingly large orders in the burgeoning Irish medical and pharmaceutical sectors, mould-maker and moulder, Avenue, invested in three FANUC ROBOSHOT electric injection moulding machines [Read More]

With the need to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions becoming ever more vital, recovering the waste heat from air compressors offers manufacturers a significant opportunity to do just this [Read More]

Industry 4.0 is a hot topic for society, politics and the economy. But what about digitisation in metal-working companies? What does it mean for joining technology with its various welding processes and how do companies stand to benefit? The focus here is on cost effectiveness and competitiveness [Read More]

ONE OF the key learnings from COVID-19 is the importance of industrial expertise. UK manufacturers who worked together to produce over 14,000 ventilators during the pandemic [1], is just one example of how collaboration and knowledge-sharing has helped drive recovery. [Read More]