Sep 25, 2018 | Blog, Medical, Pharmaceutical
The UK pharmaceutical sector is booming right now and the forecast is for a healthy future. Back in 2015 the sector was worth $28.8 billion but a new report from GlobalData predicts that with current market trends this figure will rise to $43 billion by 2020. If...
Aug 28, 2018 | Aerospace, Blog, General Engineering
It’s easy to get downhearted about the UK manufacturing industry when you turn on the news. Uncertainty over Brexit continues to stoke the fire of fear but we would like to provide some light relief and good news for a change. Seperate to any political issues there...
Dec 19, 2017 | Automation, Blog, General Engineering, Industry 4.0
Despite collaborative robots (catbots) being exactly they say on the tin there is still some confusion around the purpose, functionality and benefits to manufacturing. In this post, we aim to clearly state what they are, detail four different types and how they can be...
Dec 5, 2017 | Automation, Blog, General Engineering
You might think that automated assembly is a relatively new advancement in manufacturing and while it is true that the industry continues to evolve its automation processes at an incredible rate, the first true revolution in automation began as early as 1908. In this...
Nov 21, 2017 | Blog, Cyber Security, Industry 4.0
According to an IBM report into cyber security, manufacturing is the 2nd most hacked industry, second only to healthcare. This may come as a surprise; after all, it is easy to assume that the financial sector takes the biggest hit from cyber-attacks. While this might...
Nov 7, 2017 | Blog, Industry 4.0
It doesn’t happen very often, but sometimes in human history we experience a revolution. We are currently entering the era of Industry 4.0 and although this particular revolution isn’t spurred on my civil unrest or an overthrow of the government, the manufacturing...
