Young futures turn the cogs at leading engineering company adi Group

07 December, 2020

Twelve youngsters have enrolled on an engineering pre-apprenticeship scheme in Birmingham. The course will give the students hands-on experience and understanding of mechanical and electrical engineering at a time when skills development is at a premium.

Rockwell Automation acquires Fiix Inc.

02 December, 2020

Rockwell Automation has entered into an agreement to acquire Fiix Inc., a privately held, AI-enabled computerised maintenance management system (CMMS) company. Fiix, founded in 2008, is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Schaeffler UK supports local charities

30 November, 2020

Automotive and industrial supplier, Schaeffler (UK) Ltd, which has three UK-based sites in Birmingham, Hereford and Sheffield, has donated over £3600 to Age UK (Birmingham & Sandwell) and three Foodbanks in Birmingham, Sheffield (S6) and Hereford.

City & Guilds and EAL to deliver all three routes in engineering and manufacturing

24 November, 2020

City & Guilds in collaboration with specialist engineering awarding organisation EAL, have been awarded the contracts to deliver three engineering and manufacturing T Levels, following a tender process. This is following the success of City & Guilds’ and EAL’s partnership to deliver construction qualifications in Wales and the T Level in Construction: Building Services Engineering last year. They are: Engineering and Manufacturing: Manufacturing, Processing and Control, Engineering and Manufacturing: Maintenance, Installation and Repair, and Engineering and Manufacturing: Design and Development.

Rockwell Automation recognised for culture of supporting women

20 November, 2020

Rockwell Automation, Inc., the industrial automation and digital transformation solutions provider, has earned the Diversity & Inclusion Program Award from The Society of Women Engineers (SWE).

Gates delivers new webinar series to meet market’s demand for increased online support

16 November, 2020

Gates, the global provider of applicationspecific fluid power and power transmission solutions, has unveiled a new series of technical and commercial webinars designed to increase support for its industrial product ranges throughout EMEA.

Reynolds accelerates with Hy-Pro Filtration distribution deal

11 November, 2020

Fluid cleanliness specialist Reynolds Contamination Control (RCC) has confirmed its appointment as an official distributor for hydraulic and lubrication fluid contamination solutions provider Hy-Pro Filtration.

Bonomi UK launches new website and digital catalogue

06 November, 2020

Bonomi UK has launched a total redesign of its website (www.bonomi.co.uk), also incorporating a digital version of its fully updated product catalogue.

Webtec unveils new ‘how to’ training video series for hydraulic engineers

02 November, 2020

Webtec has introduced a new ‘how to’ training video series for hydraulic engineers. Webtec comments that sharing knowledge and helping to educate engineers in the hydraulics and fluid power industry is important to the company. The release of a new series of ‘how to’ training videos aims to cover some of the fundamentals in hydraulics and fluid power to aid engineers at all levels.

BPMA Essentials e-learning course awards first perfect score

29 October, 2020

The British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA) – the organisation that represents the business interests of UK and Irish suppliers of liquid pumps and related pumping equipment – has recently awarded the highest possible mark to a very worthy student on completion of its Essentials e-learning course. In what is a milestone for the BPMA, since introducing its programme of online training courses back in 2012, the maximum 100% mark has been attained by Shane Bates of KSB.

Delta appoints Computer Controlled Solutions and tsb-bescom as authorised distributors

27 October, 2020

Industrial motion control manufacturer Delta Computer Systems, Inc. has welcomed Computer Controlled Solutions Ltd (CCS) of Warwickshire, UK as an authorised Delta distributor. CCS serves customers requiring software control systems, test machines, production machines and data acquisition systems in the aerospace, automotive, rail and renewable energy industries throughout the UK.

Education marks new chapter for Reynolds

23 October, 2020

Reynolds Contamination Control has joined forces with Strategic Reliability Solutions Ltd (SRSL), founded by Trinidad-based Sanya Mathura MLE, as part of a major new education and training initiative.

Global food & beverage manufacturers look to smart finance to meet pandemic investment challenge

21 October, 2020

The urgent challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic have required food & beverage manufacturers to rapidly adapt to changed circumstances and patterns of consumption, and will continue to impact processes as businesses and consumers embrace ‘the new normal’.

MecWash Duo bolsters Ultra Precision’s £1.5 million upgrade plan

19 October, 2020

Ultra Precision Products Ltd, manufacturer of high-end precision machined components, has enhanced its quality offering by investing in a MecWash Systems Duo 400, as part of a £1.5 million series of upgrades.

Slack & Parr welcomes back Neil Anderton as hydraulics and industrial director

16 October, 2020

Slack & Parr’s managing director, Edward Barrington, completed his new core management team earlier this summer by welcoming back Neil Anderton into the role of hydraulics and industrial director.