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UK foundry first for Sarginsons with £800,000 inorganic core printing investment
Sarginsons Industries has become the first UK foundry to invest in inorganic 3D sand core printing technology as part of its wider push to industrialise advanced British casting. Read more via The Manufacturer
How FW Thorpe has outlasted the competition by bucking the prevailing trends
Thorlux’s Mike Allcock reflects on what has kept the business competitive – resisting the temptation to outsource and offshore and instead backing local manufacturing and long-term investment in technology, with a consistent focus on innovation and quality. Read more via The Manufacturer
One step at a time: the benefits of interoperable technology in automation modernisation
Wago UK & Ireland’s John Mackey explains how open networking standards and interoperability are enabling manufacturers to modernise industrial and building automation systems incrementally, reducing costs, disruption and supplier lock-in while improving flexibility, resilience and efficiency. Read more via The Manufacturer
Why open RAIN RFID standards matter more as supply chains get smarter
In this exclusive op-ed for The Manufacturer, NXP Semiconductors’ Philippe Dubois argues that open RAIN RFID standards are essential to building scalable, interoperable and future-ready supply chains capable of supporting automation, AI and increasingly demanding item-level data requirements. Read more via The Manufacturer
Why reliability is critical to cutting industrial emissions and water use
In this exclusive op-ed for The Manufacturer, John Crane’s Mike Eason argues that manufacturers can make measurable progress on sustainability by using reliability-led engineering to reduce methane leakage, cut water and utility consumption, and prevent equipment failures without compromising production, safety or cost. Read more via The Manufacturer
