PLUG AND play IoT sensors that send monitoring data for all your equipment directly to your maintenance software – automatically creating work orders for your chosen triggers – are in development by MaintMaster [Read More]

The COVID-19 pandemic, a tense socio-political global climate, and an increasingly demanding customer base have all contributed to a growing need for flexibility in manufacturing. As a result, manufacturers need equipment that can be quickly and easily reconfigured, rather than fixed production lines where every change may require weeks of downtime. Neil Ballinger explains the role of automation cells in transitioning to a more agile business model [Read More]

To provide proper access control, SICHERT and EMKA have combined their know-how - resulting from many years of good cooperation between the two partners. [Read More]

After lagging behind their international counterparts for many years, UK manufacturers are finally waking up to the benefits of automation, prompted in part by labour shortages as a result of Brexit and the pandemic. With the vacancy rate reaching a record high of 4.1 at the start of 2022, increasing numbers of firms are now looking to automate their more repetitive or mundane tasks, freeing up employees for more value-added roles. However, in the face of this shift towards automation, UK manufacturers to avoid falling into the trap of prioritising purchase price over total cost of ownership, says Shinichi Tanzawa [Read More]

Founded in 1992, P&T Precision Engineering has an established reputation as a subcontract manufacturer that specialises in the production of jigs, fixtures and machined components for the food, medical and pharmaceutical sector. [Read More]

Dialight Group, the global leader in industrial LED lighting solutions, has launched two new lighting products specifically for hazardous area applications in the EMEA and APAC markets. [Read More]

ION SCIENCE has won the Queen’s Award for Enterprise, in the category of Innovation, for its pioneering MiniPID sensors. [Read More]

The entire team at Tom Parker, including the Preston Northwest HQ, those based in the Basingstoke branch and the network of Area Sales Managers covering the UK, are "immensely proud" to be celebrating the company's 50th anniversary. [Read More]