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oplan’s intelligent tool management platform, KIT, has been announced as a finalist for Business Innovation of the Year at the SME MK and Buckinghamshire Business Awards 2026. The shortlist recognises organisations that demonstrate creativity, measurable improvement and meaningful impact through innovation across their customers and communities.
For over 30 years, Coplan has supported leading engineering and manufacturing organisations with protective systems and intelligent tool control solutions. KIT, Coplan’s cloud-based platform, represents the next step in that journey. It transforms manual and inconsistent tool control processes into a centralised, intuitive and always up to date digital system that helps manufacturers stay compliant, efficient and audit ready.
KIT brings order and control to environments where accuracy, availability and usability of tools and equipment are essential. Customers gain real time visibility of their tooling inventory, confidence in calibration status, clarity during audits and the assurance that every tool is accounted for. This unique blend of protective hardware and intelligent software supports teams across aerospace, automotive, defence, energy and food and drink manufacturing.
Over the last twelve months, Coplan has delivered significant enhancements to KIT that simplify calibration workflows. Users can now automate calibration reminders, record results
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effortlessly and view their entire calibration landscape through a visual dashboard that supports fast and confident decision making. These improvements recently helped Coplan secure the Calibration Product of the Year Award at the Instrumentation & Electronics Awards 2025. Customers describe KIT as transformative. Moving away from spreadsheets and paper forms has helped teams improve accountability, reduce risk and standardise equipment management across multiple locations. Many now report sharper compliance, faster audits and weeks where overdue calibrations drop to zero.
Paul Mazaher, managing director of Coplan, said: “Innovation only matters when it solves real problems.
We work closely with our customers to understand their challenges and design solutions that make tool control simple. Being named a finalist for this award is recognition of our team’s commitment to helping manufacturers achieve clarity, confidence and efficiency in their operations.”
This achievement highlights Coplan’s dedication to continual improvement and its mission to help customers maintain compliance and perform without risk through intelligent tool control. The winners of the SME MK and
Buckinghamshire Business Awards 2026 will be announced on Tuesday 28 April 2026.
Coplan
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ision Engineering Group, global leading- edge designer and manufacturer of innovative microscopy, metrology, and digital 3D visualisation solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of Jacques Brümmer as director of Group Sales.
In this new global role, Brümmer will oversee the sales strategy for Vision Engineering’s renowned core portfolio, while also driving commercial synergy across the wider Group businesses, including VE Technical Partnerships, TriTeQ, and Milturn Precision Engineering.
With an extensive background in business leadership, sales management, and the green energy sector, Brümmer brings a wealth of experience in navigating complex international markets. His appointment signals a strategic move by the Group to further integrate its high-precision manufacturing and design services with its world- class optical and digital inspection technologies. Jacques Brümmer’s remit is uniquely broad, reflecting the Group’s evolution from a hardware manufacturer to a comprehensive technical solutions
provider. By aligning the sales functions of TriTeQ’s electronics design and Milturn’s precision engineering with Vision Engineering’s core microscopy range, the Group aims to offer a wider portfolio of products and service to its global client base.
Mark Curtis, CEO of Vision Engineering Group, commented: “We are delighted to welcome Jacques to the senior leadership team. His proven track record in strategic sales and his ability to foster growth in high- tech environments make him the ideal person to lead our global sales efforts. As we continue to expand our footprint in digital 3D solutions and technical partnerships, Jacques’ expertise will be vital in ensuring our customers benefit from the full breadth of the Group’s capabilities.” Brümmer added: “Vision Engineering has a peerless reputation for innovation and British engineering excellence. I am thrilled to be joining at such a transformative time, and I look forward to working with our global teams to deliver integrated, cutting-edge solutions that solve the most current and challenging inspection and manufacturing challenges.”
Vision Engineering
www.visioneng.com March 2026 Instrumentation Monthly
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