#UKManufacturing #FridayGOODNews Compilation 15th March ‘24 ????
Mark Weymouth????
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Latest Mini starts production at Oxford plant. https://tinyurl.com/yntczs95
BBC - Why firms are bringing their manufacturing back home. https://tinyurl.com/htxkp6yd
North West spring manufacturer Hanson Springs wins ￡16m deal from US global technology and software giant Emerson. https://tinyurl.com/4x5zvy4t
IBERS at Aberystwyth University to develop sustainable microbial foods in ￡14m project. https://tinyurl.com/asxw35uk
Electric battery tech company Anaphite raises ￡1.6m in latest fundraise. https://tinyurl.com/42jv7m8p
Scottish Enterprise invest ￡847,000 in Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC). https://tinyurl.com/5f3we28h
Cambridge Industrial Innovation Policy issues 2024 UK Innovation Report launch. https://tinyurl.com/3h9jppk9
Manufacturing Assembly Network (MAN) aims to maximise ￡20m sales boost with major investment drive. https://tinyurl.com/yc3yk4ch
Innovate UK provide ￡726,729 to Bradford Manufacturing Futures, a partnership planning a collaborative approach to decarbonisation. https://tinyurl.com/mtsxx6rw
Exclusive: Holtec seeks UK site for ￡600m small nuclear reactor factory. https://tinyurl.com/4c93jy84
Grenville Engineering invests ￡250k in new laser cutting machine. https://tinyurl.com/4xx3k5nh
Government unveils ￡1.1bn package to skill-up UK in future tech and to help train over 4,000 students in future technologies. https://tinyurl.com/mr3t92yr
National Physical Laboratory launches first of three Innovation Nodes. https://tinyurl.com/yc748786
More good news for UK’s first space port. https://tinyurl.com/39f9mexh
Enginuity publish Roadmap to secure the future of UK manufacturing. https://tinyurl.com/mr3jau6t
Made Smarter North West reveals a fresh cohort of leadership programme graduates. https://tinyurl.com/y52cepak
Made in Britain: the biggest UK brands talk manufacturing, distribution and the future of British hi-fi. https://tinyurl.com/65ftter7
Articles related to Inclusion, Apprenticeships, STEM & Education
EngineeringUK urges UK Government for STEM skills plan. https://tinyurl.com/28c4dr5n
35% by 2030: IET and WISE team up to ramp up gender equality in STEM. https://tinyurl.com/23ujbfwu
Celebrating International Women’s Day: the road to engineering equality. https://tinyurl.com/kctzp3z5
A look at the need for women in the space sector. https://tinyurl.com/4e5f9jen
International Women's Day 2024: Celebrating women in medtech! https://tinyurl.com/2s4ape62
RTE – Irish female engineers commanding higher salaries than male counterparts. https://tinyurl.com/8fv9x9a4
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Thales Earns Top Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Accreditation. https://tinyurl.com/mvpwbpda
Manufacturing apprenticeship matchmaking scheme launched in Scotland. https://tinyurl.com/4jx97cc7
Sizewell C partners with Women into Construction for nuclear power project. https://tinyurl.com/ym22ebav
An Article about PLUS Automation (aka My Day Job)
Contrinex’s RFID?? eliminates hose-coupling bulk-handling errors
Bulk-handling- and pneumatic-transport-system designers use RFID technology to eliminate connection errors at manual hose-coupling stations for fluidizable materials. Coupling stations, with IO-Link-enabled read/write modules (RWMs) mounted on each outlet pipe, use manual quick-release hoses to feed materials to multiple machines.
RFID tags, mounted integrally within each hose coupling and blanking cap, identify the mating parts uniquely, allowing individual outlet/hose combinations to be verified at the time of connection.
CUSTOMER APPLICATION
Bulk-handling systems across diverse industries, including food processing, plastics and pharmaceuticals, rely heavily on pneumatic conveying systems for transporting powders, granulates and other fluidizable materials. Pneumatic conveyors offer quick, reliable high-volume transportation with minimum degradation of the transported material.
Coupling stations offer a simple and cost-effective means of connecting several material sources, typically silos or storage bins, to multiple processing machines. A pipe from each source enters the bottom of the coupling station, where it branches, providing multiple outlets for each material. Quick-release hoses, connected manually to the corresponding outlets, feed materials to machines. Unused outlets are capped.
Human error can result in hoses being connected to the wrong outlet, causing costly errors if undetected; systems designers require real-time confirmation that the correct hose has been connected to each outlet, or, where no connection is specified, that a blanking cap is in place. An industry-standard interface is highly desirable; ultra-high-speed communication is not essential.
Customer Solution
IO-Link-enabled high-frequency (HF) read-write modules (RWMs) and RFID tags from Contrinex are ideal for this application. An IO-Link enabled RWM, mounted on each outlet pipe, is connected to a plant-wide control system via two industry-standard 8-way IO-Link master hubs.
An RFID tag, mounted integrally within each hose coupling, identifies the hose uniquely, allowing the outlet/hose combination to be verified at the time of connection. Blanking caps also carry unique RFID tags to confirm that unused outlets are capped.
The mechanical design of the RWM and tag mountings ensures that the coupling or cap can only be locked in place once the components are aligned accurately. With data-transfer rates up to 38.4k baud, the sensors provide data in real time, triggering an immediate alarm in the event of a connection error.
Contrinex IO-Link RWMs are configurable to operate in one of two discrete modes: IO-Link mode allows remote communication via the standard protocol; alternatively, if local control is preferred, standard I/O mode allows the device to function as an intelligent presence- sensing sensor. Process engineers can switch RWMs between modes either remotely, using the IO-Link protocol itself, or locally, using a pre- configured RFID tag (a Master Tag) which is simply placed on top of the RWM during the RWM startup process.
With sensing distances up to 60 mm, robust M18- and M30-threaded metal housings and integral M12 connectors, Contrinex RWMs are ideally suited to the environment of a busy industrial processing plant. ?They are compatible
Click to download?Contrinex’s Product Overview brochure?to find out more.
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8 个月Great to see Oxford mini hitting the headlines ??????. Another great round up Mark
Partner, COO Birmingham & Leicester offices MHA, UK member of Baker Tilly International. Head MHA Manufacturing sector. Working with clients.
8 个月Always good to see Mark Weymouth???? ‘s collection of positive news stories from #ukmanufacturing with investment, reshoring and training of students what’s not to celebrate? #shoutaboutukmfg
Company Director and self employed Interim Professional specialising in Program or Project Manager.
8 个月Thank you Mark Weymouth???? for your positive news for #ukmanufacturing this week. The main story for me ( and incredibly reported on the BBC !! ) is the drive from businesses to reshore or nearshore production back to the UK shores. This has to be the way forward where possible. This reduces supply chains and helps secure jobs and innovation. Have a great weekend. ?? #supportukmfg ##shoutaboutukmfg ##makeuk #reshoring
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8 个月Sizewell C announcing a partnership with Women into Construction to enable the new nuclear power project to access a larger pool of women to join the team caught my eye Mark Weymouth????
Passionate about raising the profile of UK #manufacturing and showing the great innovation, products, processes, people and businesses within it. Host of the SMEFocus webcast show each Saturday morning. F1 fan
8 个月Great post Mark - thank you for sharing. Have a good weekend.