MA Hydraulics recently held a customer and partner Open Day to celebrate the expansion of its premises, having acquired an additional industrial unit next door to its existing one on the Ashley Estate in Scunthorpe.
Hydroscand UK has opened its new branch in Bristol after several months of planning and searching for what it considered to be the perfect location.
Gardner Denver ran a well-attended High Pressure Open Day and Distributor Open Day in June at its Redditch site, during which the company introduced its new, energy efficient L30e – L45e air compressor range.
Flowtechnology UK (FTUK) has invested £500,000 in three additional Kardex lift systems and increased pallet locations at its distribution centre in Skelmersdale.
Output among the UK’s small and medium-sized (SME) manufacturers grew at the fastest pace in seven years, according to the latest quarterly SME trends survey, though optimism about the current business situation was broadly flat.
Honeywell Process Solutions and SKF have launched a joint pilot project aimed at developing Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) solutions. The pilot project, at a copper mine in Latin America, aims to create a digital standard for improved machine efficiency, reliability and competitiveness for industrial customers.
Edinburgh-based compressor company, Vert Rotors, lifted Inventor of the Year trophy at the prestigious Made in Scotland awards in Glasgow recently. The company was recognised for the innovation and advances it has made with the production of its micro, near silent and highly efficient range of compressors; all designed and manufactured in Scotland.
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) is calling for promising future engineers to apply for its Engineering Horizons Bursary scheme, which offers support to students and apprentices who have faced obstacles or personal challenges and need financial assistance to help them during their studies or apprenticeships. This year’s scheme is opening with initial 10 grants supported by the National Grid.
Peterborough-based Hydraulic and Pneumatic Supplies Ltd. (HPS) has moved into new premises due to company expansion.
Drive and control solutions provider, Bosch Rexroth, has reported two years of maintenance-free production at its plant in Schweinfurt, Germany, following the installation of its own Integrated Measuring Systems (IMS), a move that has saved the company tens of thousands of Euros in maintenance and running costs.
Thorite – the UK supplier of air compressors, air tools, pneumatics and process products – has opened a new Sales Centre in Bristol, bringing the total number of Thorite Sales Centres to 11.
Following its successful inaugural outing in 2016, the Motion Control Industry Awards again proved to be a major attraction this year.
Manufacturers must focus on integrating electronic components and leveraging sealing technologies, according to Frost & Sullivan’s Industrial Automation and Process Control team.
A CBI survey of 160 businesses in association with IBM reveals that almost half of firms believe the current wave of artificial intelligence (AI) will be transformational and widespread; fundamentally transforming the industry and markets they work in. However, according to the survey, only a third feel their business has the skills to adopt data-driven technologies, so the UK must act quickly to bridge the knowledge gap as international competition heats up.
EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation recently signed a partnership agreement with its US counterpart, the National Association for Manufacturers (NAM), at a ceremony in Washington DC.
