The IHS Markit/CIPS Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) value for May 2021 demonstrated that UK manufacturing is growing at its fastest rate in almost 30 years. Manufacturers must increase production to capitalise on the record growth in new orders. However, scaling up production quickly without additional floor s…

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The World Economic Forum (WEF) has set up the Global Lighthouse Network — a group of 69 factories that form a shining example of superior technology integration and optimised processes.  With the fourth industrial revolution well underway, facilities other than Lighthouse factories must also invest in equipment that c…

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Leading supplier of small and medium sized motors, Electro Mechanical Systems (EMS), has a selection of sample stock of the DMN brushed motor range available in the UK to accelerate product prototype development. The range is renowned for its high quality and long life, while remaining a cost effective solution.Launched by Nidec…

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It’s recently been reported that the sequencing infrastructure developed to tackle COVID-19 will be repurposed post-pandemic to combat antibiotic resistance. The fight against the coronavirus has given rise to a number of technology advancements that will benefit the medical sector as a whole. Here Stewart Goulding, managi…

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Sole UK supplier of FAULHABER motors, Electro Mechanical Systems (EMS), is supplying the new FAULHABER MC3001 motion controllers — MC3001B and MC3001P. Designed for control and positioning tasks, the controllers exhibit a miniaturised size and high power. The new additions complete FAULHABER’s MC V3.0 generation of c…

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