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UK manufacturers eye US Defense budget for expansion plans

Posted on 18 Jun 2019 by Nick Peters

An artists impression of the new Dreadnought class submarine being developed by UK defence manufacturing giant BAE Systems.

The most eye-catching part of the President’s vows to increase defense spending is the goal of boosting the US Navy’s fleet from 280 ships to 355 by 2034.

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How electronics giant RS Components thrives in the digital world

Mike England, President of EMEA, RS Components.

Posted on 22 May 2019 by Tim Brown

RS Components is the world’s largest distributor of electronic, electrical and industrial components. Freestyle’s Oliver Forrester sat down with its President of EMEA, Mike England to hear how he turns theory into practice and inspires digital transformation on a global scale.

99% of process manufacturers preparing for growth despite market challenges

Cox and Plant Products, a manufacturer of conveying systems for major processing plants has plans to increase sales to £3m within 12 months and ambitious targets to more than double that figure by 2018.

Posted on 21 May 2019 by Jonny Williamson

Growing regulatory change and uncertainty is impacting the vast majority of process manufacturers, but they are responding by investing in new technologies and leveraging the cache surrounding 'Made in America'.

Could blockchain be the key to IoT security?

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Posted on 13 Mar 2019 by Jonny Williamson

A framework has been published showing how blockchain technology can be used to enhance the security, privacy and manageability of IoT devices and networks.

Morgan – the last family-owned British carmaker set to sell to Italian firm

Investindustrial has announced the acquisition of a majority stake in Morgan Motor Company - image courtesy of Investindustrial

Posted on 11 Mar 2019 by Sarah Bellamy

Morgan Motor Company has announced that Italian investment firm, Investindustrial, will take over majority ownership of the car company in April.

The Blockchain supply chain conundrum

Blockchain network concept on technology background - image courtesy of Depositphotos.

Posted on 25 Feb 2019 by Nick Peters

The next big development in IT is blockchain, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise, like everyone else, is developing ideas for how it will work in industry.

Do you regularly post workers in the EU? Then you need to read this

UK Manufacturers World Trade Export Europe Supply Chain - image courtesy of Pixabay.

Posted on 5 Feb 2019 by The Manufacturer

Given that the Brexit debate has been fixated on issues such as the backstop, customs union and single market, businesses have perhaps overlooked one particular element of our relationship with the EU that may cause them a headache right now. Intriguingly, government seems to have overlooked it as well.