News - Plant & Works Engineering

MACH 2024 is hailed a roaring success

MACH 2024, a national UK event for inspiring, innovating, and connecting manufacturing, has once again been hailed as a triumph, with thousands of visitors filling the five halls at the NEC in Birmingham over the weeklong show in April.

Food, beverage and automotive manufacturers drive Q1 productivity

68% of UK industry at risk of failing on-the-spot Health and Safety Executive inspection

Industry calls for extension of Devolution Deals across the whole of England to boost levelling up agenda

AI takes centre stage at Smart Manufacturing & Engineering Week

Manufacturers are investing in their workforce – keeping hold of good people is a critical priority

Experts urge for comprehensive skills strategy at National Manufacturing Summit

Revolutionary £37.6m UK Digital Twin Centre announced for Belfast

Education takes centre stage at SM&E Week

Report highlights challenges and opportunities for MRO procurement professionals

Engineers Without Borders UK celebrates 20 years of impact, driving systems change in engineering

Concerns for future workforce as girls turn off from engineering and science

Manufacturers find recruitment challenge easing

University seeks applications from AI innovators for world-leading business support programme

Manufacturers missing out on £10bn investment potential

63% of the logistics sector report shortage of digital skills

Full education programme announced for Smart Manufacturing & Engineering Week 2024

New AI-powered digital marketplace

A smart use of time for 2024

Study finds 80% of industrial companies unprepared for the use of AI

Over 700 million people to use AI tools by 2030

Digital Catapult and DAERA Launch Tenfold NetZero Accelerator Programme

MTC’s CTO urges robust governance to navigate AI challenges and risks

New statistics show UK’s race to net zero is only half completed

New report predicts sustained growth and continued demand for warehousing

Digital Catapult’s Digital Supply Chain Hub welcomes four new companies

Make UK publishes its first quarter manufacturing outlook

Made Smarter and tech institutes join forces to demystify digital transformation

AI takes centre stage at Smart Manufacturing & Engineering Week

Pump industry excellence is celebrated once again

Industry leader calls for comprehensive skills revolution following PM’s apprenticeship announcement

Experts urge for comprehensive skills strategy at National Manufacturing Summit

Manufacturers’ confidence remains robust despite weak economy

Digital factory hub to help Welsh manufacturers innovate

Spring UK Budget 2024: Future workforce concerns unaddressed

Made Smarter empowers 125 digital leaders

New Manifesto demands action to secure future of UK engineering and manufacturing

Make UK comment on Budget Statement

Engineering and technology offers graduates strong employment prospects

Industry increasing investment in wellbeing to reduce absence and retain staff

Extension to apprenticeship programme following Ministerial Approval

Schneider Electric UK has announced it has opened applications for its newly expanded 2024 apprenticeship programme. The company, a global leader in energy management and automation says it will see it’s cohort double in size for its 2024 apprenticeship programme, with opportunities spanning Levels 3 to 6 across a broad range of specialisms.

AMRC helps drive forward blueprint for production rates of SMEs electric motors

UK manufacturing M&A activity drops in 2023 but appetite for deals remains robust

Automate UK launched to champion the uptake of automation across manufacturing

Industry chief calls for 15% GDP target for manufacturing

Thales Alenia Space launches MARSBalloon

New Knowledge Hubs initiative at MACH 2024

Quantum computing solutions trialled to transform UK industry

2024 Pump Industry Awards finalists revealed

New scholarships to encourage graduates from under-represented groups to work in AI