Friday UK Manufacturing GOOD News ?? – 27th August

?? Plant-based foods firm Winterbotham Darby to open second manufacturing facility in Milton Keynes and create over 100 jobs. https://bit.ly/2Wx6Q7n

?? Komatsu UK to create more than 80 new jobs following order increase. https://bit.ly/3ynzbdj

?? Welsh butcher Edwards of Conwy creates 20 jobs in ￡2.6m expansion. https://bit.ly/3yrjmT6

?? British Steel to invest ￡26 million at its Skinningrove plant. https://bit.ly/3DlVCDq

?? Pilkington UK architectural glass production powered by hydrogen. https://bit.ly/2UU8m2O

?? Government announces ￡4m funding to boost UK biomass production. https://bit.ly/3ynAb13

?? Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Centre in Renfrewshire set to Transform UK Pharma. https://bit.ly/2XR3Y5C

?? MoD looking for British shipyards to build support ships. https://bit.ly/3sNXWyh

??? Shropshire engineers invest ￡500,000 into bringing the iDry body drying technology to life. https://bit.ly/3gDQDUP

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?? The role of automation in maximising tidal power generation efficiency. https://bit.ly/3B6YiD0

?? Green light for Kite Packaging’s new ￡50m HQ and distribution centre in Coventry. https://bit.ly/38dWlrW

?? Britvic continues move to 100% recycled plastic. https://bit.ly/3ymq1hh

?? A fully electric 16-tonne commercial vehicle has moved up a gear with the start of engineering evaluation and development testing of the first prototype Volta Zero. https://bit.ly/3zlDKX1

?? Edinburgh starts wireless car charging project. https://bit.ly/2Wx7SQN

???? The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) in Coventry has signed a partnership with digital transformation technology company PTC. https://bit.ly/3Bfnbwb

?? The MILO Institute and Lockheed Martin sign deal that sees AeroSpace Cornwall deliver the UK’s first-ever MILO Ambassador programme. https://bit.ly/3sPBEvW

??? The UK Space Agency is inviting local development bodies to bid for funding of up to ￡100,000 from the ￡600,000 Regional Space Development fund to help put space at the heart of local economies. https://bit.ly/3Bj0N51

?? The ￡375,000 Technology for Space Science fund will boost technology that will support the exploration of our universe through space-based astronomy, cosmology, solar system science and astrophysics. https://bit.ly/3gxGlFB

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

?? DofE backs Sunderland College support of North East industries. https://bit.ly/2Y0CV89

???? Make UK is backing the 'Next Gen Makers' initiative to help manufacturing and engineering employers retain apprenticeship talent and maximise their investment in young people. https://bit.ly/3DjuFQP

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Each week I give a shout out?? to two small UK businesses

Each week I will mention the two companies from the ConeX Portal:

3DPRINTUK?are specialist additive manufacturers?that utilise state of the art SLS and MJF printing systems.?With over 10 years' experience, they have been providing?plastic injection moulding solutions for their clients while helping them save thousands of pounds in part production.?Their capabilities include?#prototyping, low volume batch production,?#3Dprinting?services and much more.?Nick Allen?

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With clients all around the world,?Contracts Engineering Limited?are precision manufacturers with more than 40 years?of experience. They perform in-house?fabrications using their latest?#CNC?machines and?#welding?capabilities. They are able to deliver high volume requirements with short lead times. A few of their?specialities?are robotic welding, supply chain integration, sheet metalwork and quality assurance.?Troy Barratt?

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

Contrinex RFID?? Process Control & Tracking of Wash-station?? – www.Auto.PLUSAx.co.uk

?Contrinex's Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology is trusted by a manufacturer of industrial workpiece-carrier systems trusts to identify component baskets and initiate automated in-process washing. A read-write module, mounted at the washing station, interrogates the nylon-encased RFID tag on the approaching carrier. The customer’s control system identifies the carrier and initiates the correct washing cycle.

PRODUCT ADVANTAGES

??Passive transponders require no power source and minimal maintenance, ??Long sensing ranges, ??Transponder performance guaranteed for up to 100,000 'write-cycles', ??Rugged transponders with nylon or all-metal housings sealed to IP67 or IP69K, ???Read/write units interface directly with customer control systems.

Read more at www.Auto.PLUSAx.co.uk or Click to download Contrinex’s Product Overview brochure

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