NEWS
COMMENT
Welcome to the Summer issue of UK Manufacturing. The idea of autonomous
operations for manufacturing facilities has been on the agenda for several decades but, with the maturation of Industry 4.0 technologies, what was once an aspirational ideology has become very tangible, especially as companies form post- pandemic recovery strategies. Digital technologies and capabilities have the power to fundamentally change the way organisations discover, design, create, update, and sell products. UK Manufacturing recently caught up with Sachin Mathur, EMEA software and control director at Rockwell Automation, to find out how establishing a digital thread acts as a foundation for the autonomous factory. Read the Q&A on page 40.
VictoriaWhite, Editor
150 jobs boost for derbyshire and nottinghamshire manufacturers
Nottinghamshire over the last twelve months thanks to the backing of a specialist business support programme. The Manufacturing Growth Programme
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(MGP) has delivered more than eighty strategic reviews to firms in the region. Specialist assistance from dedicated
Manufacturing Growth Managers has helped companies to improve quality performance, access new markets, develop new products and address environmental concerns. In a deal agreed with D2N2 Local
Enterprise Partnership, more than £130,000 of grants have been given out and this has been matched with £260,000 of private sector investment as manufacturing SMEs begin to bounce back
new standards support businesses and regulators to place safe products on the uK marKet
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SI, in its role as the UK National Standards Body, has published two new standards to enable businesses and regulators to bring
safe products to the UK market. These standards will support the The General Product Safety Regulations 2005 and other product specific safety regulations, which require that new and used consumer products placed on the market in the UK are safe. Businesses across the supply chain are
responsible for the safety of products, depending on the role of the economic operator. The regulations set out their duties to:
place only safe products on the market, supported by information on their correct use
warn consumers about potential product- related risks
monitor the safety of products
inform the relevant regulator if a safety issue is identified (where appropriate)
take effective corrective action where necessary The new standard, PAS 7050:2022, Bringing safe
products to the market – Code of practice, supports businesses and regulators in complying
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with these relevant duties. It provides a set of recommendations, guidelines and examples of good practice, with a particular focus on the preparation of a product safety management plan (PSMP). Published at the same time is the revision of PAS
7100:2022, Product recall and other corrective actions – Code of practice. This standard supports businesses in preparing for and dealing with product recall or other corrective action and focuses on the development of a product safety incident plan (PSIP), which forms part of a PSMP. The revision incorporates changes regarding UK exit from the European Union, alignment with PAS 7050 and new sections for online marketplaces and repair and refurbishment.
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early 150 manufacturing jobs have been created or safeguarded in Derbyshire and
from the effects of COVID-19. David Caddle, regional manager of the
Manufacturing Growth Programme commented: “Despite the pandemic, companies are still looking to grow sales and achieve competitive advantage and that’s where our team come in, using the GROWTHMapper benchmarking tool to identify pain points within the business. “We can then use this to inform the
specialist support they need, delivering grants that can help with a third of the total cost of an improvement project up to a maximum of £10,000.” He went on to add: “There are still
grants available to support the industrial bounce back and to help companies overcome the widespread supply chain and inflationary pressures we are seeing.”
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new co-chair announced for made smarter
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ade Smarter, the national digitalisation movement to drive productivity, growth and sustainability in
manufacturing, has appointed Siemens’ Brian Holliday as its new co-chair. The managing director of Siemens Digital
Industries will head up the Made Smarter Commission alongside Lee Rowley MP, Minister for Industry for the Department of Business Energy and Industrial Strategy, replacing UK industrialist and former Siemens CEO Professor Juergen Maier. Together they will shape the future of
Made Smarter and oversee the successful delivery of its Adoption and Innovation programmes, which help UK manufacturers to capitalise on new digital technologies such as additive manufacturing, internet of things, and robotics and automation. The programmes have already received over £150 million in government funding.
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