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DEVELOPING ENGINEERS OF THE FUTURE

It is well known that the manufacturing sector, requiring STEM skills (science, technology, engineering, mathematics), is vital to the UK economy with engineering alone generating 23% (£1.23 trillion) of the UK’s total turnover. It...

Protecting People, Protecting Productivity

What is ISO/TS 19837:2018 – Safety of Machinery – Trapped Key Interlocking Devices? ISO/TS 19837:2018 – Safety of Machinery – Trapped Key Interlocking Devices – Principles for design, selection and configuration is the first...

Cobots and the future of maintenance

Unplanned downtime is one of the biggest problems in manufacturing. Recent research by the Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) estimates that downtime can cost manufacturers anywhere between $30,000 and $50,000 an hour. The question is,...