The adoption of robotics and automation is increasing in UK manufacturing, but still lags behind the global average. Made Smarter is helping SMEs to leverage these machines to solve the productivity puzzle and unlock people-potential, explains Will Kinghorn
To provide proper access control, SICHERT and EMKA have combined their know-how – resulting from many years of good cooperation between the two partners.
UK-based Portal Devices’ business ethos is: ‘If the solution doesn’t produce a beautiful outcome, it’s not the right solution’. After searching for the right machine component provider, the design display company has found a perfect partner in Elesa UK, explains Daniel Hodson
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.
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
Machine automation is no longer the future of manufacturing; it’s already here, says Mike Melzer
More efficient approaches to power generation can help UK manufacturers reduce both their overheads and their carbon footprint, says Chris Rason
The smart factory. After the steam engine, electricity, and electronics, the fourth revolution to modernise manufacturing is here. And more companies are joining. But in maintenance, what benefits drive this change and the adoption of innovative technologies, asks Tom Reames
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.
ION SCIENCE has won the Queen’s Award for Enterprise, in the category of Innovation, for its pioneering MiniPID sensors.
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