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20/05/2025

Made Smarter assembles expert team

A specialist team and regional steering group have been appointed to lead Made Smarter South East and support manufacturing and engineering SMEs in adopting manufacturing technologies.

The £1.55 million UK Government-backed programme is being delivered by Surrey County Council in partnership with 11 local authorities and LEPs across the South ... » Read More

20/05/2025 Getting smart abut automation RobotLab CEO Elad Inbar has published a book on robotics that delivers a ... » Read More

19/05/2025 KDL future-proofs operations ​KDL is equipping its new 18,000 m² warehouse in the Lokeren logistics ... » Read More

19/05/2025 CABE inaugurates president The incoming CABE (Chartered Association of Building Engineers) president ... » Read More

16/05/2025 Schneider unveils AI copilot Schneider Electric has launched an industrial copilot that integrates its ... » Read More

16/05/2025 BMT secures marine agreement ​BMT has been selected by Caledonian MacBrayne (CalMac) to deliver Marine ... » Read More

15/05/2025 ECITB awards fund for hub The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) has awarded ... » Read More

13/05/2025

Space-based solar power

Space-based solar power could help us decarbonise power grids and, it may soon become a commercial reality. Dr Jody E Muelaner reports

Power in space and beaming it to Earth seemed the stuff of science fiction, the falling costs of solar panels and orbital systems mean it may soon be a commercial reality. Key to this will be designing and ... » Read More

13/05/2025 Drones deliver The oil & gas industry is embracing the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for a range of inspection applications, and, as Stefano Zampieri tells Louise Davis, the benefits of these drone deployments go beyond just being safer ... » Read More

13/05/2025 The digital wave Schneider Electric hosted a workshop to address the challenges and opportunities within the water sector. This article summarises the key findings of the event that were compiled within a white paper » Read More

13/05/2025 Pump it up With a recent report showing declining sales of heat pumps in Europe in the last year, what can the UK do to ensure its healthy growth doesn’t follow suit? Tom Austin-Morgan finds out » Read More