Applications are now open for the first cohort of apprentices at MTC Training Tyneside, with aspiring engineers across the North East able to apply for Advanced Manufacturing programmes starting in September 2026.

The Machinery Regulation becomes applicable in January 2027, leaving machine builders with limited time to review compliance processes and ensure their teams understand the requirements. Developing CE marking expertise now can help organisations avoid project delays, compliance issues and costly redesigns in the future.

Lightweight UAV sandwich structures offer exceptional strength-to-weight performance. But they leave almost no margin for error when it comes to fastening. When a manufacturer found that even a small tightening force could crush the core, and a relatively small loading across a small area could disbond the skins, it turned to bigHead for a solution.

Precision engineering component distributor Accu is celebrating the success of its lead customer development specialist Melissa Davidson, who has been recognised as one of West Yorkshire's Top 30 Under 30.

Renishaw has called on teachers across South Wales to help identify the next generation of female engineers through a new targeted science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) initiative. Delivered by Renishaw's STEM Outreach team at its Miskin site, the programme took place in June in celebration of International Women in Engineering Day.

From 15 to 19 September 2026, Rodriguez will be showcasing its RTB bearings for the machine tool industry at AMB in Stuttgart. The axial-radial cylindrical roller bearings are designed for rotary and positioning units in machine tools and are suitable for applications including rotary tables, tool tables, milling heads and additional rotary axes.

Chemique Adhesives has invested in new equipment and expanded its manufacturing and storage facilities, reinforcing its ability to provide a consistent and dependable supply to customers.

Diary date: NAEC Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire. Wednesday, 14th October 2026. MachineBuilding.Live.

As part of the United Nations Global Compact's SDG Innovation Accelerator for Young Professionals, a cohort of young professionals from Essentra, the global manufacturer and distributor of essential industrial components, has presented a proposal to address manufacturing's diversity and skills gap.