Industry news & events
Daily news updates relating to the manufacturing process industries including industry news, company announcements, appointments, legislation updates and related events
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Feb- 2021 -11 February
Union and business join forces to call for PM to place UK manufacturing at heart of roadmap for much-needed jobs
UK manufacturing's leaders have joined forces to urge Boris Johnson to put rebuilding the sector at the heart of his roadmap,…
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11 February
Concern over future of the brewing industry as Heineken axes 8,000 jobs worldwide
Heineken’s announcement that it is cutting its global workforce by 8,000 jobs as the pandemic continues to hit the hospitality…
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Jan- 2021 -15 January
Manufacturers urged to have their say on life after Brexit
Small to medium-sized (SME) manufacturers are being encouraged to have their say on trading beyond Brexit as part of the…
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7 January
Industrial Networks, IIoT and Communications – panel discussion Jan 12th.
PI UK is taking an active part in Talking Industry’s six-part series focusing on Industrial Networks, IIOT and Communications, with…
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4 January
Application of industry 4.0 control and “digital twinning” to pneumatic conveying
3 year paid studentship available Improving the efficiencies of manufacturing through the implementation of digital systems in pneumatic conveying pipelines…
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4 January
Let powder handling problems be a thing of the past
Powders and particulate materials used in the processing industry can often cause major disruptions to production whether through build-up in…
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Dec- 2020 -15 December
Wave power pioneers raise £850k to bring green power to subsea oil and gas
Wave power specialists Mocean Energy have secured major new investment to accelerate the commercialisation of their ground-breaking wave energy technology.…
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15 December
Tracking chemicals of concern in products – SCIP database ready for use
Industry can now submit information on substances of very high concern in their articles to ECHA’s SCIP database. The aim is to make recycling…
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15 December
Data reveals extent of gender imbalance in STEM jobs, but science is leading the way
Representation of women in engineering and IT remain the lowest of the STEM professions, whilst the imbalance in genders is…
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15 December
SME manufacturers must take a strategic approach to capitalise on technology adoption
Made Smarter survey finds 55% don’t include technology in their vision and growth strategy Manufacturers are risking wasted time, money…
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