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As 2024 ends, UK industrial facilities face CMMS challenges, from technology integration to workforce shortages. Overcoming these requires strategic upgrades, data management, and skilled training to unlock CMMS’s full potential. PWE reports

Chris Johnson* explores how precision bearings are enhancing the performance and reliability of cobots

ABB Electrification Service has teamed up with Steel Dynamics Heartland Division (SDI Heartland) to modernise aging substation equipment. PWE reports.

For November’s Talking Industry two specialists in smart maintenance gave their insight into how this approach can deliver measurable cost savings, enhance productivity, and drive smarter decision-making.Talking Industry Chair Andy Pye reports

The BCMPA has announced it is launching a new category of membership from the 1st January 2025, as it invites organisations who provide goods, services and advice to the manufacturing, packing, fulfilment, and logistics sectors to network and collaborate with the UK’s outsourcing industry.

Few stories in manufactuirng exemplify innovation and perseverance as effectively as that of Combilift. Martin McVicar, the co-founder and CEO, recently received the prestigious title of Irish Exporter of the Year, a reflection of the company's remarkable journey since its establishment in 1998. PWE reports