SKF has developed a power train for the world’s most powerful tidal turbine, capable of generating 2MW, being developed by Scotland-based Orbital Marine Power. SKF has been supplying bearings and components to Orbital since 2011 but has now taken a further holistic step in its technical (more...)

Igus is a leader in e-chain carriers, and indeed on the dynamic cables that run within them. For a long time now Igus has offered these cables complete with the required connectors through its readychain products, saving users the associated assembly time when sourcing connectors separately. This (more...)

Novotek UK and Ireland has furthered its growth into the UK market with the opening of its new site in Leeds, Yorkshire. The new site provides much-needed expansion space that will accommodate a doubling of Novotek’s team, and features an innovation lab where customers’ engineering, IT (more...)

A new study from the Capgemini Research Institute has found that smart factories could add at least $1.5 trillion to the global economy through productivity gains, improvements in quality and market share, along with customer services. However, two-thirds of this overall value is still to be (more...)

The updating of the ISO 9001 standard has brought with it new requirements including: identification, monitoring and review of external and internal issues relevant to purpose and strategic direction; identification of interested parties relevant to the QMS, and monitoring and review of their needs (more...)

Southern Manufacturing & Electronics is the UK’s top annual industrial technology show and your very best opportunity to see all the latest hardware from the world’s top suppliers under one roof. Alongside that, is an incredible roster of leading subcontractors and a head-spinning (more...)

Invertek Drives, one of the leading innovators and manufacturers of variable frequency 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. Sumitomo Heavy Industries has acquired (more...)

Universal Robots (UR) has launched Service360, a new support offering that enhances performance, increases uptime and mitigates risk through seamless collaboration. “Our customers are at the centre of everything. Now, we’re empowering them to proactively monitor, optimise and safeguard (more...)

Reliance Precision has announced that, following investment from venture capital company Longwall Venture Partners and the Angel CoFund, Wayland Additive will commercialise breakthrough innovations developed by Reliance. Wayland is a start-up company currently developing metal Additive (more...)

Kingston Engineering is one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of bespoke power screws. Based in Hull, the company offers a vast selection of materials and specifications designed to suit customers’ requirements. With a history dating back to 1919, Kingston Engineering has specialised in (more...)