Issue No: 40
27th August 2026 |
8 in 10 manufacturing operators bypass official systems to get work done
New research from OFS shows UK manufacturers risk wasting digital transformation investment as frontline teams create workarounds when systems fail to reflect shop floor reality - showing the importance of "human in the loop." 66% of operators rely on workarounds at least occasionally, while a further 13% do so frequently. The biggest reason for workarounds is that systems fail to capture the "why" behind production issues, cited by 33% of respondents. A further 20% point to accuracy concerns, while 20% say speed is the issue. James Magee, CEO of OFS says: "Operators are not creating extra processes because they want to avoid technology. They are doing it because the system does not always reflect the complexity of what is happening on the factory floor."
With best regards
Mark Simms, Editor
msimms@theengineeringnetwork.co.uk
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Looking forward to FoodManufacturing.Live this October
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FoodManufacturing.Live returns to the NAEC, Stoneleigh Park on Wednesday 14th October, co-located once again with MachineBuilding.Live, and as editor of FoodManufacturing.net, it's an event I look forward to every year.
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Rockwell Automation helps to enhance safety in new poultry processing facility
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Rockwell Automation has announced a new collaboration with Beypilic, one of Turkiye's largest poultry processing companies, to strengthen personnel safety and machine protection at a newly constructed meat processing facility.
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Camera technology enables precision potato sorting
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A precision sorter at a family-run farm uses multiple IDS industrial cameras along a 1.5-metre inspection section to classify potatoes by size and quality, with up to five grades produced in a single pass.
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Hygienic design and the hidden cost of cleaning in modern production
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In an industry where every minute of uptime matters, the value of hygienic design becomes visible not only during audits, but every time the line is cleaned and prepared for the next production run, as Miriam Krechlok, Segment Marketing Manager, ...
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CASE STUDIES, NEW PRODUCTS & NEWS
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Future-proof with Industrial Security
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With two new Industrial Security services, Pilz is enhancing its support for companies when it comes to protecting their networked plant and machinery.
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NEW for 2026: industry debates, expert workshops and hands-on training confirmed for FoodManufacturing.Live, co-located with MachineBuilding.Live
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We've spent the summer working on the FoodManufacturing.Live and MachineBuilding.Live learning programme, and it's ready: brand new expert panel discussions, more technical insight than ever, and hands-on training :all included in your free All-Access VIP Visitor Badge.
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Free guide to Food and Beverage Industry Machine Design
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