Micron Eagle a leading hydraulics company has announced a distributor agreement with multinational Danfoss.
Ecoplant, provider of industrial IoT solutions for optimising compressed air systems, has partnered with Atlas Machine & Supply Inc, a Kentucky-based distributor and service provider of industrial air compressors and related products, to bring Ecoplant’s advanced technology to US factories. Armed with US$8 million raised as part of a Series A funding round, Ecoplant aims to help companies become greener and produce more effectively.
PCL’s Partner+ performance programme has continued to flourish despite COVID19, with distributors signing up for wraparound support which will help them to recover and thrive.
Impulse Automation, a worldwide supplier of machine automation equipment, has officially launched its new website offering a wide range of timers, counters, solenoids, pneumatic components and process control equipment used within industrial, medical, automotive, marine, wind energy and agricultural sectors.
Reynolds Contamination Control has entered into a new partnership agreement with components and system supplier Argo-Hytos.
Ensuring that companies operating across the energy production arena have fast, flexible and cost-efficient access to tooling and equipment for infrastructure assembly and maintenance projects is the objective of an extended agreement between Atlas Copco and its bolting distributor, Torque Solutions.
Millions of skilled workers in the UK are currently prevented from working. Enginuity, a skills organisation backed by the UK’s biggest brands in engineering and advanced manufacturing, has partnered with Filtered to support the engagement of the sector’s labour force. Engage, a custom version of the magpie platform, takes seconds to suggest focus areas and builds a personalised plan from the industry’s best existing digital learning resources to grow knowledge and skills.
Construction and engineering noted the greatest increase in vacancies of all sectors across the UK in the second week of June, according to the latest real-time statistics from the world’s largest network of job boards, Broadbean Technology.
Scientists at the University of Huddersfield have been awarded millions of pounds for a five-year research project that will accelerate a new industrial revolution by developing techniques for ultra-accurate measurement on a nanoscale.
The British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA) – the organisation which represents the business interests of UK and Irish suppliers of liquid pumps and related pumping equipment - has further increased its membership to a record number of 98 companies.
From August 1st the Government will pay employers £2000 for every new apprentice aged 18-24 they take into their business to train in the latest skills and technologies available in manufacturing. And there is a £1500 bonus for companies which hire apprentices aged 25 and over.
Manufacturers, supported by Made Smarter, have embraced a new approach to leadership during the coronavirus crisis.
The Coventry-based Manufacturing Technology Centre has partnered with advanced robotics manufacturer Tharsus to support the roll-out of cutting-edge wearable technology which will help social distancing in the workplace.
Talking Industry, a series of digitally broadcast panel discussions, featuring leading experts from the automation and manufacturing industries, has been launched by DFA Media - the publisher of Hydraulics & Pneumatics, Plant & Works Engineering, Smart Machines and Factories and Drives & Controls, took place of July 14th. H&P takes a look at one of the key discussions during the inaugural event.
With the coronavirus pandemic still ongoing many parents became substitute science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) teachers without the training while they waited for the schools to re-open. However, there is still a lot that can be done to help children learn these key skills. These academic STEM disciplines are taught to children through school curriculums and are used in practice by adults who choose to go down one of the four routes for their career.
