From polishing high-end watch parts to moving water around more efficiently, the global growth of low-power drives looks set to continue. Colin Carter reports
Around 68 per cent of the UK’s manufacturing businesses expect it to be two years or more before a full economic recovery, according to a new survey.
Production is to cease temporarily at Jaguar Land Rover’s Castle Bromwich and Halewood plants due to a global shortage of semiconductors.
Tough competition in the refrigeration and freezing appliances market is forcing Danfoss to move its production of refrigerator and freezer thermostats to a factory in Slovakia.
GE Energy has received a contract for more than $350m to supply 167 of its 1.5MW wind turbines to Third Planet Windpower.
A survey 397 manufacturers found growth in the sector accelerating in the three months to November, according to the latest monthly CBI Industrial Trends Survey.
Thirty UK manufacturing companies are starting a new programme to test and develop their capabilities to supply hydrogen production and carbon capture markets.
The transition to electric vehicles and the domestic production of sustainable aviation fuel are subject to a package of measures announced by the government.
National Grid is to use a £1.5bn loan from the European Investment Bank to protect facilities and update infrastructure across its national electricity transmission network.
Researchers believe a novel DNA-peptide structure can be used to produce thin, transparent, and flexible screens, a development that could lead to roll-up electronic displays.
