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17 Oct 2026

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Deep tech solutions set to maintain the UK’s offshore wind success •

Industrial control and protection devices •

Industrial control and protection devices •

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Affordable, high-bandwidth communication for small satellites •

Affordable, high-bandwidth communication for small satellites •

Enabling industrial innovation with continuity •

Enabling industrial innovation with continuity •

Modernising legacy control systems •

Robotics & Automation more Robotics & Automation →

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120ft emerges from stealth with €576,000 angel round to build first-of-a-kind autonomous microfactories manned by humanoid robots

Autonomous microfactories manned by humanoid robots

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DryTab, a next-generation surface technology which recently secured government backing through the DRIVE35 programme

Ambition and innovation in UK manufacturing

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NeodraDynamics Robotics

Digital hydraulics bring high-force actuation to humanoid robotics

Safety & Security more Safety & Security →

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More Than One-Third of Industrial Organizations See Cybersecurity Risk as a Top Obstacle to Growth, New Global Study Finds

Cybersecurity risk is a top obstacle to growth

cybersecurity growing challenge for manufacturers

David Bean - Mitsubishi Electric

Strengthening supply chain cybersecurity

cyber security support growing threat

Jessica Armitage, Programme Manager, Made Smarter Yorkshire and Humber

Made Smarter launches £400k cyber security drive to protect Yorkshire manufacturers

Machines & Machine Building more Machines & Machine Building →

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ABB drive and motor solution set to enhance crop shear performance, safety and reliability

Drive and motor solution

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Desoutter: The missing link in mixed powertrain manufacturing

Connected fastening systems

advanced manufacturing sector banking deal

NCMT secures £13.5m NatWest funding to drive advanced manufacturing growth

Driving advanced manufacturing growth

Sensors & Vision more Sensors & Vision →

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Ultrasonic flow sensor

OMNIVISION Launches Industry’s First 2.2-micron Global Shutter HDR Sensor

Sensor for flagship industrial and robotics machine vision cameras

fine detail high resolution imaging applications

The Imaging Source Expands 37U Camera Series with 50.3 MP Sony IMX06A Sensor

New industrial camera models

IIOT, Data & Communications more IIOT, Data & Communications →

AI British industry digitalisation Make UK

Shaping manufacturing’s future: why we need to talk about what comes next

11:11 Systems digitalisation smart factories

Smarter Factories

Why Smarter Factories Can Create Greater Operational Risk

IoT nodes smart sensors

NeoCortec showcases ultra low-power and scalable NeoMesh wireless network technology for IoT applications at The Things Conference 2026

Ultra low-power and scalable NeoMesh wireless network technology

Maintenance more Maintenance →

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IFS Launches IFS Intelligence: new way to apply AI to industrial challenges that technology previously could not solve

Applying AI to industrial challenges

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Flir Expands Test and Measurement Portfolio with Four New Meterlink-Connected Tools for Field Professionals

Advanced testing with connected mobile reporting

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Data for Smart Maintenance

Why energy analytics matter