UK manufacturing is wasting up to 30% of its energy
UK manufacturing is losing vast amounts of energy every day, with estimates suggesting up to 30 percent of consumption is wasted through inefficiency. The losses are not only driving up costs for businesses but also undermining carbon reduction targets and weakening global competitiveness. Manufacturing accounts for roughly 10 percent of...
Airframe Designs: playing our part in the journey towards NetZero
Sustainability plays an important part in today’s aerospace industry. Here, Jerrod Hartley, CEO of Airframe Designs, explains the company’s initiative to commit to NetZero. Airframe Designs is stepping up its commitment to becoming a sustainable manufacturer with a series of environmental initiatives to reduce its carbon footprint. We have signed...
PRECISION UNDER PRESSURE, THE CRITICAL ROLE OF FINISHING IN AEROSPACE AND DEFENCE MANUFACTURING
Colin Spellacy, Head of Sales, Rösler UK In aerospace and defence manufacturing, there is no margin for error. A single microscopic imperfection can compromise performance, shorten operational life, or, in the worst cases, lead to catastrophic failure. Yet, despite this reality, one vital aspect of production too often remains an...
MAPAL fine boring tool in use at MAN Putting heads together for the last diesel engine
At commercial vehicle manufacturer MAN Truck & Bus’s Nuremberg plant, production of an ultra-efficient new 13-litre diesel engine has begun. As a joint engine platform, it is intended for use across the group. Fine boring tools from MAPAL are used for the cylinder heads. These machine valve guide and valve...
Xacom Project Controls Hosts Watchtower Delivery with NWAA
The North West Aerospace Alliance (NWAA) team, Programme Manager Paul Bell and Dr Roger Singleton CEng, delivered the first of two Watchtower 2 sessions this week at Xacom Project Controls The morning began with a key discussion around the fundamentals: what exactly is Project Controls? This exploration, highly relevant to...
Digital roadmap to accelerate net zero steel in the UK developed by InterAct-backed academics
University of Warwick study identifies key barriers and outlines path for digital transformation in UK steel industry An innovative study supported by the InterAct programme has developed a strategic digital roadmap to fast-track the UK steel sector’s transition to net zero. Developed by a team of academics from the University...
Atomic Habits for Product Managers: A practical guide to making training stick
Imagine this… You just participated in a great product management training course (we’re biased 😉). You’re inspired and now have new frameworks, better stakeholder strategies, smarter ways to prioritize. It feels like a turning point. Fast-forward a few weeks… You’re knee-deep in emails, chasing other teams, your backlog is overflowing and the...
