New infographic reveals how power quality will keep the World Cup final running smoothly As football fans prepare for the biggest tournament in the world, CP Automation has released a new infographic exploring the crucial role power quality will play in ensuring the 2026 World Cup final goes ahead without disruption. From floodlights and giant…

From Busworld 2019 to Bus Safety Standard 2 Bus Safety Standard 2 (BSS2) is here and personalisation for drivers is finally embedded in bus design requirements. Here, Roger Brereton, head of sales at steering components manufacturer Pailton Engineering, explains what Transport for London’s (TfLs) new mandated standard for bus procurement from 2029-30 means for the…

How a retrofit upgrade helped keep a leading steelwork running A major global steel producer began experiencing problems with an overhead crane after the variable frequency drive (VFD) controlling its hoist motor became dysfunctional. However, the existing Yaskawa F7 drive installed on the crane had long since become obsolete, making a direct replacement impossible. As…

One of Bridgnorth’s largest employers has completed its latest capital equipment installation to take total investment in its Stourbridge Road factory to £180m. Bridgnorth Aluminium, which is the UK’s last remaining aluminium rolling mill, revealed the new thin gauge slitting line at a special party held this weekend to mark 25 years of ownership by…

Overcoming language barriers, inspiring the next generation of industry professionals and introducing several major improvement activities has helped a Birmingham apprentice take the main title at the In-Comm Training Awards. Polish-born Aurelia Wojtowicz was crowned as the ‘Outstanding Learner of the Year’ on Friday evening in front of 400 people at The Halls in Wolverhampton,…

Hundreds of downstream manufacturers will still be hit hard by the new steel safeguarding measures being introduced tomorrow – despite a slight softening by ministers. This is the urgent message from the Confederation of British Metalforming (CBM), who represent the interests of more than 75,000 employees at 200 companies involved in the production of fasteners, forgings, sheet metalwork and cold rolled…

UK manufacturers looking to reduce operational risk and address labour shortages have received a boost today with news that iconsys has signed a strategic partnership agreement with a leading global robotics expert. The Telford-based industrial automation specialist has committed to working with Tebulo Robotics to accelerate the deployment of advanced robotic automation solutions across heavy…

Process advantages for the spray zone with NXD tupH® Comparable to stainless steel when it comes to hygiene and corrosion resistance, more efficient when it comes to space requirements and scalability: With the NXD tupH® surface treatment, NORD DRIVESYSTEMS opens up new planning options for primary packaging. Aluminium drive solutions are more compact and provide…

Jochen Kern, Head of Sales & Marketing, Micro Component Group “Scale-up” is where good ideas go to die. A component that performs flawlessly in a lab build can become unstable, expensive, or impossible to qualify once volumes climb. In precision metal parts, the failure mode is rarely dramatic. It’s subtle. Maybe a burr that becomes…