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Bulls Eye - photo by Rob Ellis

Bosch among most respected companies in Germany

In the Imageprofile 2012 study conducted by Manager Magazin, Bosch has won in the industry category. The technology and services provider also climbed to fifth in the overall ranking of the most respected companies, up ...
China is taking a relatively relaxed attitude towards nuclear power after The Japanese Tsnuami

Yorkshire firms urged to join the nuclear revolution

In anticipation of Yorkshire becoming a ‘nuclear hub’, electronic goods-manufacturer Elonex is moving some of its operations back to Coventry from China, creating 400 jobs. A series of supplier days where local manufacturers can discuss ...
Gary Billson BAE apprentice computer design cad

Oxford Nanopore produces tiny, ultra-powerful device

Oxford-based producer of biotechnological sensors Oxford Nanopore announced it has successfully produced a sensor similar in size to a USB memory stick, able to decode DNA in a matter of hours. The company yesterday presented ...
Plessey Semiconductors - bought CamGaN technology to enable new LED making process

Plessey acquires spin-out CamGaN and new LED-making process

Plymouth-based semiconductor manufacturer buys new technology, paving the way for developing a cost-effective manufacturing solution for high brightness LEDs. Semiconductor manufacturer Plessey has acquired CamGaN Ltd, a University of Cambridge spin-out formed to commercialise novel ...
Nokia phone - photo by John Karakatsanis

Nokia to shift assembly to Asia and cut 4,000 jobs

Nokia announced plans today to expand production in Asia which will result in 4000 job losses at its factories in Hungary, Mexico and Finland. The decision follows a review of Nokia’s smartphone manufacturing operations that ...
Tony Hague PP (L2)

PP Electrical Systems sets sights on European expansion

SME electromechanical assembly firm PP Electrical Systems has opened a dedicated sales and marketing and technical office in Germany to help it grow orders in the country. The firm, which employs more than 225 people ...
The team at Hi Rel - suppliers of milled, stamped and formed metal lids for C-MAC’s hybrid packages

C-MAC MicroTechnology awards top marks for two suppliers

Electronics manufacturer C-MAC MicroTechnology recently held a ceremony at its Great Yarmouth offices to recognise the performance of two of its suppliers. Hi-Rel Lids of Harleston, Norfolk and Kyocera Fineceramics of Fleet, Hampshire both suppliers ...

Supply chains and logistics – Apex vends a helping hand

    Roberto Priolo speaks to Apex Supply Chain Technologies, whose point-of-work vending machines have conquered the US. Now the company is entering the European market, confident it can change the way supply chains are ...

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