British engineers receive just five days training a year
4 March 2016 Bosch Rexroth, is calling on industry to invest more in maintenance training following the results of a recent study. The survey conducted amongst 300… Read More
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4 March 2016 Skills gap stifling SME manufacturing growth
30 September 2015 The growth plans of more than one in four of Britain’s small and medium sized manufacturers are being jeopardised by a shortage of skilled… Read More
Manufacturers forecast to increase productivity
22 July 2015 A new report by the International Festival for Business 2016 and Oxford Economics says that British manufacturers are forecast to increase their productivity by… Read More
Component machining
17 December 2014 SANDVIK says machine shops are constantly looking to minimise their machining time per component in order to increase productivity while combating increasing costs… Read More
IET warns Government to reform rather than remove GSCE engineering course
5 September 2014 The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) is warning that the Government proposal to remove GCSE engineering could make the skills crisis an even… Read More
Why does misalignment add to energy consumption in industrial fans?
7 August 2014 The root causes of misalignment in fans are bent or incorrectly installed shafts and worn bearings. These result in vibration, noise and heat, which effectively… Read More
£80,000 investment at lubricants blending plant
26 June 2014 To cater for increasing product demand and changes to its European manufacturing strategy, Q8Oils reports it has completed an £80,000 investment at its… Read More
Increased output and reduced costs
7 May 2014 Tribology expert Klüber Lubrication was approached by a globally active soft drink producer who wanted to increase machine reliability and the improvement of lubrication management… Read More
Condition monitoring beats planned maintenance
25 February 2014 Companies have never been more aware of the large costs and inconveniences created by downtime and urgent repair when equipment fails. However many are still… Read More