Process manufacturing software, Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), Lot Traceability, Batch Production

Interket UK has strengthened its on-roll and sheet label sales team with the appointment of Barry Craze.

by James Daniels, freelance writer.....
Regardless of the size of your business or how much of a reputation you have already built for yourself in the field of manufacturing, there’s always another step forward for you to take. If you want your company to scale the heights of your industry, this is a step that you simply must be looking to take sooner rather than later.

Manufacturing business growth has continued to rise over the past year, but at a much slower rate than the previous 12 months. Despite political uncertainty and the difficulty in recruiting and retaining skilled staff, there has been a marginal one percent rise in the number of businesses reporting growth.

All over the world, driver error and risk-taking is a leading cause of road crashes¹. For many employees, driving is the riskiest activity they undertake at work. Organisations looking to encourage and manage safe driving behaviours will benefit from new guidance published by the Global Fleet Champions (GFC) campaign.

Crewe-based Radius Payment Solutions, the group behind the telematics and fuel card brands Kinesis and UK Fuels, has acquired Sure-Track.  A specialist in stolen vehicle and plant recovery systems, Midlands-based Sure-Track also supplies fleet tracking and vehicle camera solutions.

From fragmented thinking, to out of date infrastructures and poor processes, there is a long list of reasons why supply chains can become unsustainable. But, according to a luxury packaging provider, digitalised data is set to transform the industry in a big way.

By Rafi Billurcu, Partner, Manufacturing at Infosys Consulting. 

Manufacturing leaders must prepare accordingly for Brexit, regardless of how uncertain the outcome is. Changes in tax and trade regulations means organisations must take corrective action to make supply chains more future-proof and efficient.

The winners of the Cornwall Manufacturers Group (CMG) awards have been announced, celebrating the best and brightest of manufacturing talent in the county.

Dematic – the supplier of integrated automated technology, software and services to optimise the supply chain – will be powering the future of commerce at Logistik & Transport 2019, the Nordic region’s foremost exhibition and conference for logistics, 5 – 6th November 2019, Gothenburg, Sweden (Stand A03:63).

UK exports fell in Q3 amid a global slowdown in economic growth and rising international trade tensions, according to the latest Lloyds Bank International Trade Index, compiled in partnership with IHS Markit.