The Virtual Engineering Centre (VEC), has developed a cutting-edge mixed reality training tool for Britain’s biggest nuclear waste site, Sellafield, which will ensure the safety of workers in hazardous areas and save the organisation an estimated £20m.

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In a bid to meet the ever-growing demand for fully automated end of line systems, which increasingly require robotic solutions, Endoline Machinery has launched sister company – Endoline Robotics Limited (ERL) – and formed a strategic partnership with FANUC UK.

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Radwell, the industrial automation supplier with a 58,000sqm site in Staffordshire, held its annual Open Day at its Newcastle-under-Lyme facility on Thursday 12th September. The event formed part of their 40th Anniversary celebrations, and the site was open to business visitors and customers with tours of the facility and live engineering demonstrations.

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Yokogawa Electric Corporation has announces the signing of an agreement with UK-based RAP International Ltd. (RAP) for Yokogawa to acquire all shares of the company and make RAP a wholly-owned subsidiary.

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New research published by Make UK, the manufacturers’ organisation, and Squire Patton Boggs, the global law firm, shows that 64% of manufacturers have taken a financial hit during the last two years as they struggle to prepare for an unknown trading environment post-Brexit.

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BSI, the business improvement company, has released PAS 1040:2019 'Digital readiness – Adopting digital technologies in manufacturing – Guide' to provide guidance needed to assess and improve readiness to adopt digital technologies such as artificial intelligence, robotics, and the internet of things.

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Government, Industry and the Trade Unions have come together to launch a new set of Guiding Principles for Digitilisation to help companies and the workforce make the most of the increasing drive towards a new digital era for manufacturing.

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Cranfield University has been awarded £1.2 million to create a UK Aviation Innovation and Technology Entrepreneurship cluster, named AVIATE+, helping small businesses develop the technology of the future.

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Leading innovator and manufacturer of variable frequency drives, Invertek Drives, has been acquired by Tokyo-based Sumitomo Heavy Industries (SHI). The deal will lead to significant investment in the growth and development of Invertek in Mid Wales, it is reported.

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Leader in device visibility and control, Forescout Technologies, has released a new report 'Rise of Disruptionware: A Cyber-Physical Threat to Operational Technology Environments', that explores how the nature of cyber-attacks is changing.

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