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Automate to ride the recruitment challengesBrexit has certainly had an impact on labour availability, but that one factor alone doesn’t come close to explaining the current challenges in recruitment. Graeme Chaplin, west Midlands and Oxfordshire agent for the Bank of England highlights what he calls “a lack of participation” in the workforce post-Covid that has seen over a million people take themselves out of the employment pool – either through early retirement, through staying in higher education or through citing long-term sickness effects after the pandemic. This is a recruitment challenge that’s not going to ease any time soon, but automation can help – not only enabling companies to ride the peaks and troughs in labour availability, but increase productivity, flexibility and agility at the same time. With best regards Mark Simms, Editor
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New event announced – MachineBuilding.LiveThe Engineering Network (TEN), publisher of MachineBuilding.net, has announced a new event for October 2023. MachineBuilding.Live takes place on 4 October next year, using an unusual format which one of the company’s founders pioneered with great success almost 20 years ago in another industrial market sector. |
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CASE STUDIES, NEW PRODUCTS & NEWS
Lateral push-in connection for compact modular distribution blocksThe new PTVFIX distribution blocks from Phoenix Contact are a combination of the PTFIX distribution block system and the PTV series with vertical conductor connection. |
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Maxon showcases five powerful compact drives at SPS 2022Maxon is launching five new products at the SPS trade fair in Nuremberg. All products are designed with particularly efficient use of resources and compactness in mind. |
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Flexible shaft coupling provides low-cost connection solutionThe Budgetbeam flexible shaft coupling from Abssac is a low-cost connection solution ideal for closed loop encoder and servomotor applications, as well as lead screw to motor connection both of which require high torsional stiffness to avoid loss of registration. |
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Igus brings increased reliability to cosmetic manufacturingDuring cosmetic manufacturing, downtime should never be a concern. Igus motion plastics eliminate this fear thanks to their maintenance- and lubrication-free qualities, ensuring risk-free, agile manufacturing processes. |
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Micro flipper valve offers effective control at a whisperBurkert Fluid Control Systems has launched its latest micro flipper valve, the Type 6757 Whisper Valve, which offers full media separation while measuring only 18 mm in width. |
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Reduce your energy bill with minimum effortThe UK’s rising energy prices show no sign of easing, at least in the short term. The best way to reduce your energy bills is simply to use less energy. With costs spiralling, sometimes the easiest way to save energy is to look a little closer to home, and to help, ABB has introduced its Energy Snapshot service. |
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EVENTS AND COURSES
New event announced – MachineBuilding.LiveThe Engineering Network (TEN), publisher of MachineBuilding.net, has announced a new event for October 2023. MachineBuilding.Live takes place on 4 October next year, using an unusual format which one of the company’s founders pioneered with great success almost 20 years ago in another industrial market sector. |
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