Christmas Eve #UKmanufacturing #FridayGOODNews Weekly Compilation – 24th December 2021

Christmas Eve #UKmanufacturing #FridayGOODNews Weekly Compilation

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?? Manufacturing order books remain strong but supply chain challenges mount shows CBI survey https://bit.ly/3yZmHdJ

??Arrival reveals its EV especially designed for uber and ride hailing https://bit.ly/3Ertj5U

??Screwfix increases target for store openings, creating more than 700 jobs https://bit.ly/3JfIym1

??West Midlands leads UK manufacturing’s pandemic recovery https://bit.ly/33ZGA9n

??JDR Cables' plans for 170-job cable factory put to local community in Northumberland https://bit.ly/3H8PIqf

?? Mid Wales-based Invertek Drives to invest ￡10 million investment in manufacturing and distribution centre https://bit.ly/3swO3Xm

??Cookstown manufacturing firm Heron Bros to create 30 jobs with ￡6.5million expansion https://bit.ly/3EqOyo8

??Much Wenlock-based iDry & Tooling2000 reshoring for innovative new body drying technology https://bit.ly/32grQm0

???British scale-up Satellite Vu has formally signed a contract with Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) to build its first satellite https://bit.ly/3FveUH6

?? Wales’ Space Forge secures ￡7.6m to fund trial of factory satellites https://bit.ly/3JiZJD2

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??Production ends for Lotus Elisa, Exige and Evora after 26 years, a total of 51,738 cars. https://bit.ly/3mvfI7p

??Swindon green firm to turn house waste into fuel with new UK factories https://bit.ly/3yZnawv

??National Metalforming Centre gets behind Booster drive https://bit.ly/3H4aIyg

??Alloy Wire helps over 100 families who are suffering hardship in Dudley and Brierley Hill https://bit.ly/3elLgby

???Tata Steel to be used in world’s largest offshore wind farm https://bit.ly/32u12yb

??Inside the Pukka Pies factory: UK’s biggest pie brand is investing in success https://bit.ly/3mqc9iT

??Qatar Investment Authority is taking a 10 per cent equity share in Rolls-Royce SMR Limited with an ￡85m investment https://bit.ly/32zINHx

??The Engineer magazine’s five most commented stories of 2021 https://bit.ly/3HaLS00

?? BioPure receives the keys to its new custom-built facility and increases provision of vital fluid components to the biopharmaceutical industry https://bit.ly/3Hb2fcG

??UK Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) solution providers ￡2.1m investment raise as InVMA becomes Konektio https://bit.ly/3pnJ5Kx

?? The James Webb Space Telescope, set for launch in late 2021, will change the way we see the Universe, and the UK is playing a lead role in that mission. https://bit.ly/3mxoZf7

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Articles related to Inclusion, Apprenticeships, STEM, Education and similar things

?? ￡12m funding to establish a new South Yorkshire Institute of Technology (IoT) https://bit.ly/3pnqGxt

????BAE urges women to consider apprenticeships https://bit.ly/3pqVUEe

??Make UK Apprenticeship Open Day – 12th February 2022 https://bit.ly/3su9BEf

???? Renishaw opens applications for record-breaking number of graduates and apprentices https://bit.ly/32wJXDM

?????Foundation Industries Inclusion, Diversity and Equality (FIIDE) – call for case studies https://bit.ly/33OXuHr

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Here is some news about PLUS Automation and Contrinex sensors (aka my day job)

Inductive?? sensors check the presence???♂? and position of workpiece carriers – www.700.PLUSAx.co.uk

Contrinex robust?? Inductive?? sensors check the presence???♂? and position of workpiece carriers – Automation is extensively used throughout automotive assembly operations to transfer components between multiple production lines. In this application, the workpiece is lifted from its original carrier and placed onto a new one where sensors on the roller conveyor check its position. Contrinex’s uniquely robust 700 Series inductive sensors reliably ensure safety during the lift and transfer process as the assembly is moved.

PRODUCT ADVANTAGES

? Efficient automatic manipulation of large assembled parts, ??? Avoidance of product wastage, ? Prevention of damage to equipment and resulting downtime, ?? Process speed and consistency assured, ?? Robust & reliable in demanding conditions, ?? Highly Reliable with Long Service Life, ?? Long sensing ranges on steel & aluminium (Factor 1), ??? Wide temperature range -25°C to +65°C, ??? IO-Link – Ideal for Industry 4

Read more at?www.700.PLUSAx.co.uk, Click to download?Contrinex’s 700 Series Inductive flyer,?or Click to download?Contrinex’s Product Overview brochure?to find out more.

Read more automotive applications at?www.Auto.PLUSAx.co.uk,??

Find more information and read other application examples at?www.PLUSAx.co.uk?or call me on 07910 156 470 to discuss how to #MakeSenseofSensors.