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

Posted on 18 Sep 2026 by Tom St John

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.

Siemens and Salesforce bring AI and digital twins into manufacturing workflows

Siemens and Salesforce are expanding their partnership to combine industrial digital twins with autonomous AI, with the companies targeting faster decision-making across manufacturing sales and service operations. Read more via The Manufacturer

How Birmingham’s adi Group is shaping tomorrow’s skilled workforce

Apprentices from engineering firm adi Group have come together for a unique two-day programme in the West Midlands designed to build relationships and broaden their understanding of how different areas of the business work together. Read more via The Manufacturer

STLE relaunches hands-on lubrication training course for 2027

The Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE) is set to return with its Interactive Lubrication Training Experience in February 2027, following strong demand for the inaugural programme. Read more via The Manufacturer

Babcock announces three-year partnership with Glasgow Warriors

Babcock’s HMNB Clyde operation has agreed a three-year partnership with Glasgow Warriors, with the collaboration set to support recruitment, skills and community initiatives across West Central Scotland. Read more via The Manufacturer

ARCHIVES: AI in manufacturing – from experimentation to implementation

In this episode of The Manufacturer podcast, we revisit our discussion with Robert Garratt of IBM and Dominic Regan of Oracle, following the release of The Manufacturer AI Readiness Index. Read more via The Manufacturer