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The Portable Command Centre concept uses commercial technology to create a semi-virtual environment that can be transported in a briefcase and set up anywhere from within a tent to an office to tackle emergency scenarios such as an outbreak of fire or an act of terrorism - image courtesy of BAE Systems.

How to become a digital leader according to Oracle

Three tips for construction companies in search of suppliers

Nissan Sunderland - According Nissan, the investment is a further endorsement of the quality of output from the Sunderland plant.

UK automotive hits top gear in 2015

Stuart Turner Pumps - Colt Case History

Colt solution improves factory working conditions

Industry answers Bank of England’s call for greater productivity

New Year, new risks for UK economy

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Processes everyone who works in fashion should understand

(L to R) Alex, Malam, Connor Macrae and Alex Owen (all apprentices at Salop Design & Engineering).

How many people does it take to plug the skills gap?

Electronics manufacturing at the Scharnhausen Technology Plant employs different testing methods to ensure superior quality.

Festo: automation for the future

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The Manufacturer – best blogs of 2015

From two-way radios to smartphones, laptops to landlines, tablets to rugged handhelds no one is beyond reach in today's smart factory - image courtesy of DFC.

Three things you probably didn’t know about the IIoT

As Veit phrased it, Industry 4.0 will “change work”, opposed to “killing work”, noting that jobs are likely to be safeguarded with employee skill-levels being raised.

Festo: Industry 4.0 and automation