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AI technology Made Smarter manufacturing sector

UK manufacturers look to bridge the gap between AI potential and practical application

Artificial intelligence is moving rapidly from an emerging technology to a practical business tool, with 35% of UK…

aluminium sector British manufacturing

Long-term investment in British manufacturing capability is needed now to ‘shape our future’

Industry leaders have called for long-term investment…

Automate UK Week co-location PPMA Show 2026

The PPMA Show 2026 hailed a hit

The PPMA Show 2026 has closed to superb feedback from visitors, with organisers Automate UK reporting an enthusiastic…

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SMEs Trigger Stagflation Fears

Fears of stagflation, where economic inertia interlocks with higher inflation, will set economic warning bells ringing, when a…

factory floors partnership South East SMEs

Toyota teams up with Made Smarter to support South East manufacturers

Manufacturing giant Toyota is sharing decades of…

shanghai Team UK WorldSkills Finals

Team UK’s Gold and Glory

An aircraft maintenance engineer, a lab technician and a refrigeration expert are among 21 UK medallists that have…

Maintenance Matters more Maintenance Matters →
AI BUILD AI programme paperwork

AI entrepreneurs target paperwork and payment problems

Two entrepreneurs are harnessing AI to tackle the persistent…

electrical industry manage electrical assets merger

A new chapter in electrical asset management

Doble Engineering and Megger have confirmed the completion of their merger under ESCO Technologies, bringing together two respected…

CMMS data integrity and asset hierarchy

Turning your CMMS into a reliability and profit driver

Terry Alexander, CMRP, REC, Senior Reliability Engineer at Life Cycle Engineering, explains why a CMMS is only as…

engineered solution maintenance demands

Engineered solution improves propylene compressor reliability

Faced with reliability issues and rising maintenance demands on a critical propylene compressor, an Indian oil company turned…

engineering OEE productive capacity

OEE and the value of time

Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) has traditionally helped manufacturers quantify where productive capacity is being lost, but the growing…

refillable spray system

Helping a rail depot reduce waste and cut costs by £26,000

Engineering components distributor HAYLEY DEXIS, working in partnership with LOCTITE, has helped a UK bogie service centre achieve…

Process Controls & Plant more Process Controls & Plant →
global space industry oxygen-compatible

New sensor helps space companies improve safety

Druck, a Crane Company business and a leader in pressure measurement, has announced it has launched…

bcas compressed air PSSR 2000

Understanding the Pressure Systems Safety Regulations (PSSR) 2000

The Pressure Systems Safety Regulations (PSSR) 2000 have been in force for nearly 25 years. Yet the British…

additive manufacturing AI credible production tools

Building the data foundation for credible AI in additive manufacturing

As artificial intelligence gains traction in additive manufacturing, Tim Wischeropp, CEO of amsight, explains why connected, contextualised quality…

AI manufacturers proof of concept (PoC)

Taking AI from pilot to production

Bodo Philipp, CEO of MHP Consulting UK shares a step-by-step approach that all manufacturers, especially those within the…

bearings growing operational demands

Engineering reliability in port operations

Global shipping is under pressure, with growing cargo demands, longer and less predictable routes and tighter turnarounds meaning…

packaging and automation technologies

Keeping pace with processing and packaging innovation

PPMA Show 2026 will bring together the latest processing, packaging and automation technologies as manufacturers respond to changing…

Energy the Environment & Water more Energy the Environment & Water →
emissions net zero sustainability

How can manufacturers navigate new ESG Regulations to achieve Net Zero?

Sustainability has crossed from a voluntary reputational concern into a hard regulatory obligation backed by real penalties, and…

building automation energy optimise facilities

How building automation can help improve efficiency and performance

When we think of industrial automation, it’s easy to jump to machine performance. Whether it’s reducing asset downtime…

flow control system reduce energy costs steam flow

Control upgrade delivers 25% energy savings

At a specialist aerospace equipment manufacturer in Portsmouth, an initiative to reduce energy costs identified steam energy usage…

energy challenges grid infrastructure wind farms

The £10 billion question: Are we building Britain’s wind farms in the wrong places?

As Britain races towards a clean electricity system by 2030, one of the country’s biggest energy challenges may…

energy efficiency LED lighting upgrade

Lighting the way to sustainability through responsible investment

Rowan Precision says it is putting responsible investment into practice on its Birmingham manufacturing shop floor, with a…

conference theme energy future

Conference theme and call for papers announced for SPE Offshore Europe 2027

SPE Offshore Europe 2027 (OE27) has announced its conference theme, ‘(Em)Powering Europe: Securing Our Energy Future’, ahead of…

Handling & Safety Matters more →
high-hazard environments PPE protecting workers

ECITB develops training on inclusive PPE in industry

hydrogen logistics decarbonisation shortsea shipping hub

ReachStacker supports sustainable ports project at Rotterdam Short Sea Terminals

Conference to address hidden hazards in the workplace

occupational health respiratory disease workplace exposures

Preventing tomorrow’s occupational lung disease

forklift design. logistics operations warehouse

The anatomy of innovative forklift design

fire and rescue sector firefighters thermal imaging camera

HIKMICRO strengthens firefighting portfolio

Events more →

Advanced Engineering 2026

04/11/2026 - 05/11/2026
Location: NEC, Birmingham

What makes Advanced Engineering an unmissable event? Advanced Engineering sits at the heart of the UK’s high-value engineering…

SPS 2026

24/11/2026 - 26/11/2026
Location: Nuremberg, Germany

More than 1,000 exhibitors and 50,000 visitors from Germany and around the world are expected to take part…