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The UK public stands firmly behind the manufacturing sector to support the UK and protect the NHS through coronavirus and into the future. Almost three in four (74%) of the UK public believe that the manufacturing sector stepped up to meet the challenge of supporting the UK as coronavirus took …

Cyber criminals are evolving their tradecraft with new innovations and increasingly automating their attacks, according to the 2020 Global Threat Intelligence Report (GTIR) launched today by NTT, a world-leading global technology services provider. In the UK and Ireland, Manufacturing became the most attacked sector representing almost a third of all …

Kyocera has entered into a share transfer agreement with NEC Corporation to acquire all of NEC’s shares in Showa Optronics Co (SOC), an optical components manufacturer. After the share transfer is completed, Kyocera will own 93.53 per cent of SOC’s shares; SOC will begin operating as a subsidiary of Kyocera on 1 June …

According to Oneserve, faulty machinery costs UK manufacturing three per cent of all working days, for an annual average of £31,000 per company. The report also states that three quarters of UK manufacturers outsource equipment maintenance, with each business spending £120,000 a year on average. Lost business and maintenance costs are …

Musashi AI, a robotics employment agency offering the services of customisable AI-robots for production floors, has reported a significant spike in enquiries from businesses around the world following the Coronavirus crisis. With an estimated 80 per cent of the global workforce potentially facing self-isolation in the coming weeks, an increasing …

Senseye, the industrial software company, today announced a new alliance with MCP Consulting Group, an asset management consultancy that advises many of the world’s largest manufacturing organisations. MCP has selected Senseye PdM, Senseye’s specialised predictive maintenance software, as a core component of its new Smart Asset Maintenance venture, which combines best-of-breed technologies …

The Manufacturing Technology Centre in Coventry has been named in a list of the top 75 companies to work for in the Midlands. In the second accolade of its kind in just a few weeks, the MTC is listed at number 57 in the prestigious “75 Best Companies to Work …

The digital transformation of manufacturing has the potential to kick start a golden age for women in the industry, according to industry trailblazers Andrea Thompson and Andrea Hough. They have both worked their way up from the shop floor to the top floor at BAE Systems and ATEC Engineering Solutions. …

The time has come for UK manufacturing to be ‘bold and brave’ in the way it targets international opportunities according to the boss of a strategic manufacturing outsourcing specialist. PP Control & Automation’s Tony Hague made the rallying call after GDP figures revealed that growth in the economy had stalled …

MPs and policymakers will be urged at a dinner at the Houses of Parliament to re-focus efforts to boost the UK’s manufacturing and technology sectors after a lengthy period of uncertainty caused by the prolonged discussions over Brexit. The jointly organised Bessemer Society and Foundation for Science & Technology dinner …