Daily Manufacturing News Digest – the industry stories you should be aware of today

Posted on 10 Jun 2026 by The Manufacturer

Each day The Manufacturer compiles the top manufacturing news stories from around the web and compiles them into this daily digest to make your life a little easier. Don’t forget to bookmark this page and check back daily for all the latest manufacturing news.

UK manufacturers risk falling behind in AI race as adoption stalls at pilot stage, report warns

A new report has warned that while the UK possesses world-leading strengths in manufacturing and artificial intelligence (AI), many manufacturers remain stuck in the experimentation phase and are struggling to deploy the technology at scale. Read more via The Manufacturer

Saab UK celebrates 40 years of Seaeye subsea robotics innovation

Saab UK is celebrating 40 years of Seaeye, marking four decades of innovation in subsea robotics and engineering that have helped improve safety and performance in underwater operations around the world. Read more via The Manufacturer

Op-ed: UK automotive sector- a race for industrial survival and global relevance

In this exclusive op-ed for The Manufacturer, the Advanced Propulsion Centre UK’s Shazam Siddiqi argues that while the UK’s automotive sector has strong engineering and R&D capabilities, improving manufacturing competitiveness will require tackling high energy costs, skills shortages and supply chain weaknesses through targeted investment, collaboration and long-term industrial strategies such as DRIVE35. Read more via The Manufacturer

Digital AI-driven glass furnace replica able to predict new and the best ways to make glass and other materials

Glass Futures (GF) has installed a unique AI-driven ‘digital twin’ of its glass furnace capable of testing and predicting new and the best ways to make glass. Read more via The Manufacturer

Metals firms wanted as major industry survey launches

A major new survey to capture the latest views of the UK Metals sector has been launched, at a time that many bosses believe is the most critical in its history. Read more via The Manufacturer