Flotec appoints new marketing manager
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UK Loughborough-based Flotec, supplier of hydraulic and pneumatic solutions to rail and wider industry, welcomes Barry Michael Aldridge to its team.
Toshiba Machine Co. Ltd. heads back to its roots
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Toshiba Machine Co. Ltd. will change its corporate name to Shibaura Machine Co. Ltd. from 1 April 2020. TM Robotics, the official distributor of Toshiba Machine robots for EMEA, North and South America and Australia, will continue to supply the company’s wide range of six-axis, SCARA and Cartesian robots through its distributor network.
BCAS supports new UK-based supply chain development platform
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BCAS, the UK’s only trade association for the compressed air industry, has entered into a partnership with Reshoring UK, a new platform designed to connect manufacturers and suppliers across the UK’s engineering market.
Bosch Rexroth staff hope to raise more than £2000 during a charity bike ride
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Bosch Rexroth takes Corporate Social Responsibility very seriously and allows its associates time off work to support good causes either by giving their time in the community supporting local projects and schools or in fund raising activities.
The Virtual Engineering Centre expands digital talent pool
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Centre of digital engineering technology integration, the Virtual Engineering Centre (VEC), has appointed its first graduate intern as part of its drive to expand its team of digital engineers.
Trident Hydraulics expands as part of ambitious growth plans
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Trident Hydraulics, the designer, builder and supplier of complete hydraulic systems and circuits for use in a range of sectors, has built a new bespoke unit near its existing building in Southam, Warwickshire after purchasing a half-acre site in Southam with the support of Yorkshire Bank.
Ecovacs Robotics presents AI research paper at IROS 2019
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Ecovacs Robotics presented a paper on its 3D Simultaneous Localisation and Mapping (SLAM) in service robotics technology at the IROS 2019 conference. In this paper, researchers at the AI Institute (Nanjing, China) of Ecovacs Robotics detailed their research results on an application of semi-supervised learning algorithms based on deep learning for 3D SLAM in the company's household service robots. The paper is claimed to be the industry's first research publication relevant to this technology.
UK workers apathetic toward learning new skills despite new technologies putting job security at risk
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Newly published research shows UK workers remain apathetic toward learning new skills despite automation and new technologies putting job security at risk.
Atlas Copco celebrates 100 years in the UK
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Atlas Copco has marked its century of operations in the UK with a look forward at how industrial technology might evolve over the next 100 years.
British engineers inspire new generation by focusing on nation’s health and wellbeing
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Now in its seventh year, Tomorrow’s Engineers Week took place from 4 to 8 November, providing a unique opportunity for universities, schools, employers, professional institutions and engineers to drive interest in engineering careers, showing young people the ways in which engineers are on a mission to make the world a better place, find innovative solutions and shape the way we live.
New Belgium HQ for Elgi Equipments
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Elgi Equipments, the air-compressor manufacturer with 2 million installations across 100 countries, has opened its new European headquarters in Belgium. Situated at Drève Richelle 167, 1410 Waterloo, (Brussels – the nerve center of Europe), and spread over 400+ sq meters, the workplace will house over 20 people and feature training rooms and offices designed to build collaboration and foster innovation, in line with the ELGi values that form the backbone of our culture worldwide.
Siemens launches Digital Academy to nurture next generation of engineering and tech talent
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Siemens has launched a new undergraduate sponsorship programme to discover, inspire and nurture the next generation of engineering and tech talent.
Bonomi UK investment pays dividends
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The investment made by Bonomi (UK) Ltd 18 months ago in a new purpose-designed 360m2 storage and actuation facility is thriving, with the company reporting a significant increase in actuated valve sales.
Camozzi Technical Catalogue adopts new box set format
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Camozzi Automation has re-launched its Technical Catalogue in a brand-new format; producing 8 individual, product specific publications which collectively form a boxed set.
AxFlow Denmark acquires Trio Trykluft A/S
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AxFlow Denmark has strengthened its position in the country’s compressed air provision and service business with the acquisition of Trio Trykluft A/S.
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