RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc (LSE: ECM), a global multi-channel provider of industrial and electronic products and solutions, has announced a global distribution ... more

Thrust SSC Supersonic Car receives Engineering Heritage Award
	The first land vehicle to break the speed of sound, which is housed in Coventry Transport Museum, has been honoured with an award that puts it alongside engineering greats such as Concorde and The ... more

Broanmain Plastics moves into larger component production
	Following unprecedented demand from customers seeking a polymer contract manufacturer to handle the production of micro precision components alongside larger parts, Broanmain Plastics recently ... more

Pearson Hydraulics acquires P & R Hydraulics
	BFPDA member Pearson Hydraulics was established in Lincoln in 1964 and has since become a well-established and respected player in the hydraulics industry. Current Directors Rick Dring (Managing ... more

Industry pessimism could delay digital transformation and restrict growth across the manufacturing sector

Latest CBI Survey reveals spending on plant & machinery, training and innovation all expected to be lower in the year ahead.

A decline in business optimism caused by economic uncertainty and ... more

Liverpool start-up secures £2m 3D printing contract through LCR 4.0	Transforming manufacturing with the Internet of Things
Liverpool software start-up Connect 4.0 has secured a £2-million (€2.2-million) contract for its augmented reality (AR) and integrated 3D printingplatform Co-Fabrico one year after launching, with ... more	Brian Foster, Head of Industry Finance at Siemens Financial Services in the UK, considers how digitalised technology will transform the UK’s manufacturing industry and how new financing methods are ... more

HARTING and Heilind Electronics enter into global distribution partnership
	The HARTING Technology Group and US company Heilind Electronics have entered into a global distribution partnership. The agreement follows a successful partnership in North America and in other ... more

Subcontract market up 31% in 2018 and remaining steady in Q4
	Despite uncertainty for the UK manufacturing industry as a whole, the subcontract and contract manufacturing sector remained strong in 2018 and was up 31% on the previous year, according to the ... more

Making a business case for artificial intelligence
	On Wednesday, December 5, around 100 professionals gathered in Malmö to attend an Omron conference about the use of artificial intelligence in the manufacturing industry. The conference emphasised ... more

The importance of protective clothing in the workplace
	Whether it be from heat, confined spaces, unstable structures, biohazards, chemical exposure or airborne matter, there’s a lot that can make a workplace dangerous. Using the right safety clothing to ... more

Rittal’s new laser machining centre to revolutionise control panel production at engineering firm
	In a “UK first”, Hawarden-based electrical engineering firm, LCA Group, has switched its control panel operations from manual production to end-to-end automation, including laser-machining (www.... more

Siemens enhances system simulation capabilities through partnership with Modelon
	Siemens PLM Software and Modelon recently announced a partnership to use Modelon’s OPTIMICA Compiler Toolkit as the default Modelica engine in the latest release of Simcenter Amesim software. This ... more

UK aerospace industry will suffer if no Brexit deal agreed
	Britain’s world-leading aerospace industry risks losing investment and will face supply chain problems if the government fails to negotiate a Brexit deal which maintains the current strategic ... more