4+ hour, 58+ min ago   (572+ words) Brigham Pressings has completed a fast-track tooling and manufacturing project for a global supplier of hand-held chemical dispensing systems used across automotive and aerospace assembly lines. The Birmingham-based precision metal pressings specialist was approached to support the redesign of a…...

11+ hour, 32+ min ago   (236+ words) 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…...

16+ hour, 19+ min ago   (593+ words) The challenge is no longer to protect supply. Manufacturers need to decide what to buy, make, source, hold, prioritise or change while protecting production, customer service, quality, compliance and working capital. This requires a shift from supply chains designed primarily…...

22+ hour, 47+ min ago   (421+ words) What do you do when a manufacturing line currently building a mix of medium and heavy-duty trucks must be adapted to produce up to 30 battery electric vehicles (BEVs) per day, yet existing vehicle build takt times suggest only ten can…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1035+ words) Rowan Precision is putting responsible investment into practice on its Birmingham manufacturing shop floor, with a major LED lighting upgrade transforming the production environment as part of a wider programme designed to improve energy efficiency, operational resilience and long-term sustainability....

2+ day, 56+ min ago   (304+ words) The American Center for Manufacturing and Innovation (ACMI) has launched a new competition offering $3m in funding to manufacturing startups, including a $1m grand prize, as the US seeks to strengthen its domestic industrial base and scale critical technologies. The Horizon Manufacturing…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (693+ words) Packaging regulation in the US has largely developed at the state level for years now. That is forcing manufacturers to review how they approach packaging entirely. Seven states have already passed packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws: Maine, Oregon, Colorado,…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (279+ words) INEOS Inovyn has agreed to acquire the UK’s only ethylene dichloride (EDC) production asset at Runcorn, Cheshire, in a deal intended to strengthen the resilience of the UK’s chlor-alkali supply chain. The agreement includes the assets and employees associated with…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (660+ words) Engineering specialist BEP Surface Technologies is seeing a new wave of defence-related enquiries and RFQs for specialist grinding and hard chrome plating. This surge spotlights vulnerabilities in the UK’s engineering supply chain as the government ramps up defence spending with…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (286+ words) ReAgent, a leading UK chemical manufacturer, has officially opened its first overseas facility in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA. The establishment of ReAgent USA marks an exciting milestone in the company’s international growth. Founded in 1977, ReAgent provides chemical blending, packaging, and…...