Category Archives: Motors/machinery

Cross-sector industrial partnerships gather pace

Posted on March 25, 2013 by

Plane-maker Airbus and automotive giant Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) are among those spearheading an industrial partnership scheme to bring together employers of all sizes to discuss how they can help tackle common issues as well as those specific to their … Continue reading →

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Brose adds jobs and invests £15m at UK site

Posted on March 8, 2013 by

The automotive supplier Brose UK is to invest £15m into new technology and the latest automation and grow its workforce by almost 100 at its West Midlands plant. The German owned mechatronic systems and electric motors specialist is embarking on … Continue reading →

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SIemens UK and Morgan Sindall sign partnership deal

Posted on July 18, 2012 by

The German-owned diversified manufacturer Siemens Industry UK and construction group Morgan Sindall have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which will see both companies enter a strategic technology and infrastructure partnership to come into immediate effect. The … Continue reading →

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Manufacturers must unite for growth – Siemens report

Posted on June 27, 2012 by

New research from the automation, motors and drives specialist Siemens has revealed divided opinion within the manufacturing sector which it says could compromise the future growth of UK industry. The report, Industry Pulse – Challenges and Outlook for Manufacturing, reveals … Continue reading →

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ABB invests in next generation industrial engineers

Posted on April 23, 2012 by

Drives specialist ABB has announced an investment close to £1 million and signed a 10-year agreement with Imperial College London to support a new carbon capture pilot plant teaching facility (pictured) located at the university’s central London campus. Further supplemented … Continue reading →

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Siemens sees over £1 million worth of growth for motion control business

Posted on February 27, 2012 by

Siemens Industry Automation & Drive Technologies has announced over £1 million worth of new business growth of its engineered drives and motion control business over the last 12 months. This growth was, Siemens said, a result of the implementation of … Continue reading →

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New bearing ‘will improve economy of hybrids’

Posted on February 21, 2012 by

A new kind of ball bearing enabling ultra high-speed rotation by greatly reducing friction will, say its developers, contribute to better fuel economy in next generation hybrid vehicles by facilitating ultra high-speed rotation in motors and power generators. The bearings … Continue reading →

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TUC urges government to take German lessons

Posted on January 17, 2012 by

If the UK is to end its over reliance on financial services a renaissance in manufacturing needs to take place, and ministers who want to re-balance the economy could learn much from the German approach to industry, says a new … Continue reading →

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ABB supports new college energy efficiency centre

Posted on November 29, 2011 by

The drives and motors specialist ABB is lending its name and support to a new facility built by City College Plymouth aimed at encouraging the uptake of energy efficient, sustainable technologies in UK industrial projects. Named the ABB Energy Centre, … Continue reading →

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Bentley claims energy first

Posted on November 9, 2011 by

Bentley Motors’ headquarters in Crewe claims to have become the first plant in the UK automotive industry – and one of the first companies anywhere  – to achieve the new energy management standard, recognising its continuous improvement in energy efficiency … Continue reading →

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