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September 2026; Ripley, Derbyshire, UK  TextureJet has been named Most Innovative Surface Engineering Solutions Provider 2026 in the SME News Business Elite Awards, recognising the company’s innovative approach to intelligent surface processing and its contribution to advanced manufacturing. Now in their ninth year, the awards celebrate ambitious and innovative small and medium-sized enterprises across the […]

Target Integration publishes industry report ‘The Sustainable Factory: Where Cost Savings and Carbon Reduction Are the Same Project’ According to a new report by Target Integration, the Dublin headquartered digital transformation specialists, manufacturing businesses do not need two separate strategies to cut costs and reduce their carbon footprint. The report finds that digital transformation, connecting […]

East Lothian-based steel fabrication specialist Hadley Group Fabrication (HadFab) has identified opportunities to unlock more than 400 productive hours per month after introducing FourJaw Manufacturing Analytics real-time production monitoring across 13 CNC machines. HadFab, which supplies fabricated steel solutions to the power transmission and distribution, energy, rail, civils, infrastructure, commercial and industrial sectors, implemented FourJaw […]

E&O Laboratories, a leading UK-based manufacturer of culture media, has increased annual production from 30 million units in 2023 to 40 million units in 2025, supported by the deployment of FourJaw Manufacturing Analytics across its production operations. Operating across two cGMP manufacturing sites in Scotland, E&O supplies clinical, pharmaceutical, food, environmental and industrial sectors worldwide. […]

Greater visibility into factory operations can boost productivity and employee engagement by supporting workers’ key psychological needs, a new FourJaw Manufacturing Analytics report reveals. However, many manufacturers are unable to realise the benefits of data-driven operations due to organisational cultures that still view new technologies as a threat.  FourJaw’s Empowering Today’s Manufacturing Workforce report, published […]

Kingsbury is delighted to announce the expansion of its team across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). With strong partnerships already in place, this expansion marks a significant step in further enhancing support for customers in the region, as well as driving new collaborations. As part of Kingsbury’s continued commitment to the region, it is strengthening […]

FourJaw Manufacturing Analytics, the UK-based manufacturing technology company, is helping global manufacturers unlock hidden production capacity after supporting New Zealand orthopaedic instrument manufacturer Enztec to increase CNC uptime across its factory. Enztec, based in Christchurch, designs and manufactures orthopaedic instruments for hip, knee and spine procedures, supplying leading global implant companies as well as producing […]

Bowers Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Jon Crossland as Managing Director, effective July 2026. Jon joins Bowers Group with an outstanding track record of international leadership across engineering, manufacturing, operations and supply chain management, bringing decades of experience leading global businesses and delivering sustainable growth. Steve McAllorum, Group Managing Director Magnetics and […]

The solid carbide milling cutters in the OptiMill-HPC-Pocket product family deliver maximum precision and efficiency in pocket milling and are extremely versatile. In April 2026, MAPAL added several new Z4 length variants to its portfolio and is now offering a very broad range for the cost-effective machining of steel, stainless steel, cast iron and aluminium. […]

Advanced tooling and composite components manufacturer Pentaxia has transformed how it approaches the machining of complex components after introducing MSP’s PerfectPart suite of CNC metrology products into its process. This introduction generated impressive results for one project alone, reducing production time for a set of parts from 40 to 20 hours and eliminating a 100% […]