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The manufacturing industry is in the grip of a well-documented skills crisis, with the government estimating that 186,000 new engineers will be needed each year until 2024. In a recent survey by EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, three-quarters of manufacturers say they are concerned about accessing the skills their businesses need. This challenge …

It is perhaps an understatement to suggest that 2018 has been marred by uncertainty – from the lingering unpredictability of Brexit to wider global geopolitical incidents – and 2019 looks to offer much of the same. Despite this, the pace of technological change in the UK has continued mostly unabated …

New research from Barclays Corporate Banking shows that only six per cent of Generation Z (16-23 year- olds) are considering a career in manufacturing. Almost half (47 per cent) state this is because the career path does not appeal to them, or they do not believe they have the skills required …

Manufacturing is one industry that has always been ahead of other industries when it comes to technology. Space is competitive when it comes to innovations. Hence, as soon as the concept of Big Data was introduced, manufacturing was one of the industries that started using it to boost profitability and …

The outlook for Britain’s manufacturers is deteriorating on the back of a cocktail of factors related to Brexit uncertainty, weaker global growth and the impact of protectionist policies according to a major survey published today by EEF and business advisory firm BDO LLP. According to the Q4 EEF/BDO Manufacturing Outlook survey, …

In this article, Joseph Zulick, a writer and manager at MRO Electric, addresses the labour shortage in manufacturing in the US and beyond… A ‘legacy industry’, manufacturing, has become one of the least sought after career choices by the newer generations. With the US, economy strengthening and markets shifting back …

In partnership with the Careers Enterprise Company, EEF has launched a new guide showing Britain’s manufacturers how to engage with schools effectively to boost the number of talented young people entering the sector as a career. Some of the UK’s largest companies are also helping schools improve their careers advice …

A new report from the IHS Markit/CIPS Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) revealed the biggest decline in the manufacturing sector in two years. The index showed that the manufacturing sector fell to 51.1 this October, down from 53.6 in September. According to Jason Chester, director of Channel Programs for InfinityQS: “The report is indicative …

Omron has opened a new Robotic Innovation Lab at the company’s UK headquarters in Milton Keynes. The lab, which represents an investment of £600,000 with a creation of five new jobs, is set to demonstrate how robots can be a boon to the UK manufacturing industry, as well as providing …

In this article, Oliver Rickett, solicitor, and Caroline Churchill, partner, at law firm Womble Bond Dickinson, discuss regulation, AI and Industry 4.0. “Everything is true… everything anybody has ever thought.” – Philip K. Dick – Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep It is impossible to escape from the fact that technology, and …