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again if they are called out for a maintenance issue. However, products like SCADA (Supervisory


Control And Data Acquisition) are going to give businesses of all shapes and sizes the capabilities to garner more information and deliver remote assistance like never before. It has now started to  point that all manufacturing companies will be able to get their hands on it. SCADA will mean things can happen far quicker than they have before. It will allow us to deal with up to 60 per cent of the issues that are raised almost instantly through live, real-time information. If a customer has got a problem with a machine, we can access information about their machine and diagnose it without being reliant on what they’re telling us. 


years, from one that has engineers arriving on a  with tools, to having three engineers being able to  


4. APPRENTICESHIP IMPORTANCE WILL GROW This isn’t an old topic but its importance only


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Businesses in our industry are starting to think outside the box of how to tackle internal modern- day problems


continues to heighten within our industry, because there is a shortage of quality engineers. For years, attending university has been the route of choice but we are starting to see more within education to highlight career opportunities and possibilities in the trade, construction and manufacturing industries across the UK. Thanks to education bodies, like STEM, there’s a


lot more education in schools about getting more hands on with engineering and with tools and drills. It’s a necessary extension to the core part of education; like Maths, English and Science. STEM is teaching life skills as well as preparing them early on for potential careers in a trade environment.


Given the issues that have been faced during


2021, I suspect that schemes and initiatives like this will only grow in importance during 2022.


5. WE WILL NEED TO GET TO GRIPS WITH THE UKCA MARKING This is an issue that is not well publicised but is one that will need to be addressed over the next 12 months. We are moving from the CE Marking, which is a European legislation that we were part of. UKCA (almost identical to the CE Marking but for a few minor differences) will become law in this country in January 2023. All machines in this country will need to


show that UK marking and be compliant with it. However, businesses in this country have been able to show that since January 2021. Alongside Germany, the UK’s history is one of leadership in the area of safety and security with machinery. We have a real opportunity to own  leaders in best practices when it comes to safety. It’s an exciting proposition but there is a lot to be ironed out during 2022… So watch this space!


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