B&R Product of the Month Panel PC 900 with multi-touch
Loma scoops national award
By taking advantage of state of the art processors - up to and including Intel Core i7 technology - the new Panel PC 900 with multi-touch functionality offers the highest level of total com- puting power. Combining new display sizes with multi-touch operation, B&R’s new flagship system is more versatile than ever, even offering full
LOMA SYSTEMS, A manufacturer of food inspection equipment, has won the national EEF Future Manufacturing Award for Innovative Operating Practices and Processes.
The award acknowledged the firm’s development of new equipment with leading detection performances, as well as Loma’s QuickShip equipment delivery programme created to help customers quickly fulfil production spikes that regularly occur during promotional seasons and on receipt of retailer contracts. Jim Davison, region director for the South East at EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, said, “The EEF Future Manufacturing Awards showcase the best of British innovation and excellence. They mark our industry’s importance, competitiveness and ability to adapt and thrive. Loma Systems is a worthy recipient of this award.”
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compatibility with the previous device generation. The Panel PC 900 takes full advantage of the state of the art projected capacitive touchscreen also used in the Automation Panel widescreen display series. With an edge to edge, anti-glare glass surface and high resolution monitors, maximum func- tionality and an advanced design have been integrated into a single operator panel. Displays ranging from 15.6" to 24" with Full HD resolution ensure that every possible requirement is covered. These multi-touch displays allow new and innovative user interactions, such as zooming with two fingers or quickly paging forward with swipe gestures. In addition, two hand gestures for critical or potentially dan- gerous operations provide an effective way of preventing uninten- tional operator errors. B&R Industrial Automation
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Engineering and manufacturing apprenticeship vacancies on the rise
NEW FIGURES THAT have recently been released by the National Apprenticeship Service have indicated that apprenticeships in engineering and manufacturing technolo- gies are growing in popularity among both employers and young people.
The quarterly Apprenticeship Index revealed a 15% increase in apprenticeship vacancies in the sector posted online on the apprenticeship vacancies website between August and October 2013 (Academic Year Q1 2013/14), compared to the same period the pre- vious year - 3,930 vacancies were advertised
over the three months versus 3,410 in 2012. However, with online applications in the sector also increasing by five percent (to 60,490) and every vacancy now attracting an average of 15 applications, the government is urging employers to create more apprentice- ship positions in order to meet the demand. The index also revealed that apprentice-
ships are attracting increasing numbers of applications from female candidates. Online applications from women across all industries have increased by more than half since 2012. The skills and enterprise minister, Matthew
Hancock MP, commented, “With new inde- pendent research revealing that one in five employers currently have former apprentices working in senior, board level positions, it’s also very encouraging to see vacancies increasing and new employers coming on board. However, with each online position attracting an average of 12 applications, demand continues to out- strip supply and I would urge more employers to consider how they can take advantage of this available pool of talent and grow their business through apprenticeships.”
www.apprenticeships.org.uk
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