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FactoryTalk Ep 21: Education and innovation. Why training your workforce matters more than ever.

As British industries continue to innovate in an increasingly competitive world, ensuring your workforce is trained throughout their working life has never been more important.   The value of continued training is highlighted in the recently published In-Comm Annual Barometer which assesses trends, and looks at the strengths and weaknesses in a wide variety of businesses across the economy.   In this edition of Factory Talk, In-Comm Managing Director Gareth Jones talks to Richard Jordan about how a fully trained and updated staff member can bring help businesses grow as the recovery from the pandemic gathers pace.

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FactoryTalk Ep 20 Part 2: Technology in Cornwall – Could Cornwall become the UK’s answer to Silicon Valley?

In this edition of Factory Talk, Richard talks with Gail Estaugh, Programme Director at Aerospace Cornwall, and Caitlin Gould, Director of Bluefruit Software to continue their discussion of Cornwall, including Cornwall’s heritage and moving forward with broader technologies while retaining that heritage. In a post-pandemic world, Gail and Caitlin discuss the positive impact of technology that the pandemic has provided Cornwall and how moving forward can inspire young students to stay local and develop Cornwall’s technology sector. Gail and Caitlin also discuss what’s next for Cornwall and having a larger voice within the UK government.

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FactoryTalk Ep 20 Part 1: Technology in Cornwall – Could Cornwall become the UK’s answer to Silicon Valley?

It’s a county with a proud history in mining and maritime, but now is attracting an increasing number of high-tech companies In this edition of Factory Talk, Richard talks to Gail Estaugh, Programme Director at Aerospace Cornwall, and Caitlin Gould, Director of Bluefruit Software in the first of two programmes focussing on how Cornwall is reinventing itself, whilst maintaining its lure as one of the UK’s favourite holiday destinations. In a post-pandemic world, Gail and Caitlin look at the new companies choosing to base themselves in the southwest, and the benefits to the local and national economy.

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FactoryTalk Ep 19: Norton – on the road to becoming the ‘world’s best’ motorcycle brand

On this week’s FactoryTALK, we are joined by John Russell, CEO of the iconic British motorcycle brand Norton. TVS Motor Company, Norton’s new owners, have invested millions of pounds into a new manufacturing facility in Solihull fortifying Norton’s future in a quest to become the world’s best motorcycle brand. John and Richard discuss how the historic marque aims to be a ‘brand of the future’ and not get lost in its past as some famous British manufacturers. Also discussed is Norton’s plans to manufacture electric motorcycles by 2035 and the measures to be taken to ensure its discerning customers enjoy

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FactoryTalk Episode 18: Siemens Mobility on the right track for future growth

Siemens is a truly global company, employing thousands of people and a turnover running into the billions. The organisation has a proud history of innovation and excellence. In this special edition of  Factory Talk, Richard talks Will Wilson, the CEO of Siemens Mobility, about the company’s £200 million train factory and rail village development in Goole and how his firm is helping to shape future transport solutions in the UK, and the wider world, in the coming decades. In addition to manufacturing the next generation of trains, Siemens has divisions supplying the energy and healthcare sectors. Will looks at the

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FactoryTALK Episode 17: Grand Designs! – Legendary Formula 1 visionary Gordon Murray on building better in the UK.

On Factory Talk this week Richard gets to meet Gordon Murray whose career stretches back fifty years. From arriving in the UK from South Africa, through Formula One, to designing his own brand new state of the art factory to continue his work. Now in his seventies, Murray shows no signs of slowing down, with his company Gordon Murray Automotive having recently unveiled its T.50 supercar in full for the first time, showing the finished exterior and interior design and confirming its ground-breaking technical specifications. The T.50 has been engineered to be the purest, lightest, most driver-centric supercar ever. The man that’s inspired

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FactoryTALK Episode 16: Dancing to digital’s tune

In this week’s Factory Talk, Richard speaks to Ben Morgan from the AMRC and Jamie Hinton from Razor about how they’ve worked together across various platforms. They look at how industry has ridden the Covid wave and the successes that have emerged from the pandemic. They also assess the future, with Industry 4, and the raft of new technologies which have come on stream over the past twelve months. Ben is Research Director at the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre in Sheffield, and Jamie is a co-founder and CEO of Razor. The two look back at how a chance meeting has led to

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FactoryTALK Episode 15: Where is technology and digitisation headed in 2021?

With the embrace of digital technologies, businesses are becoming more complex in recent times, none more so than manufacturing companies. With the huge acceleration of technology in the past 5 years and more recently with Covid-19, POPcomms, a sales communication business, are helping companies and their sales teams to explain exactly what they do by focusing on the valuable information through powerful and interactive virtual platforms. The company has seen dramatic growth in recent times and predicts that next year will be a turning point for the industry. Tune in to the last FactoryTALK episode of 2020 and let us

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FactoryTALK Episode 14: Helping manufacturing to grow and prosper through investment and innovation.

Ben Morgan, Research Director at the Advanced Manufacturing Research Center (AMRC), part of the University of Sheffield and High-Value Manufacturing Catapult. AMRC is a not for profit organisation and has 4 sites; Sheffield with BOEING, Broughton with AIRBUS, Preston with BAE Systems and they have a facility in Korea which has been launched to build on the technological successes of joint projects involving the AMRC in the UK. AMRC cover everything from high-value design through to component manufacture, factories in a bid to make the UK competitive in supply chains of major OEMs and “make the industry better” through innovation.

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FactoryTALK Episode 13: Special edition featuring Make UK’s Chief Executive Stephen Phipson CBE

Make UK, champions and supports UK manufacturing across the country. CEO Stephen Phipson joins Richard to look at the state of play as it publishes ‘UK Manufacturing Facts, 2020/21‘ an annual report looking at the health of the UK’s vital manufacturing and engineering sector. Despite the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic and the uncertainty of Brexit, Stephen says the sector continues to punch above its weight, with exports showing continued strength. But with companies facing political, medical and economic challenges on a scale never seen before, how can your company survive and prosper moving forward? Stephen offers a unique insight

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FactoryTALK Episode 12: Storage technology… the next generation!

What does the future hold for industrial storage, and what new technologies are being devised to guarantee it provides both security and ease of access? In the latest episode of FactoryTALK, Richard meets up with Adam Lucas Lucas, CEO of Polstore. The company which has been trading for almost sixty years designs, manufactures and installs storage and retrieval systems. From display cases in museums to secure facilities in manufacturing, Adam explains the new technologies his company is employing. But for a company with strong links to European manufacturing, what are the key factors in prospering during the Brexit uncertainty? And having

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FactoryTALK Episode 11: Digitisation – Evolution or Revolution?

In the latest edition of FactoryTALK, Richard talks to Dolores Sanders, Strategic Director at Northampton-based Total Control Pro Ltd. The company provides production tracking systems to industry, to help with the planning and productivity processes. Dolores explains that despite languishing behind other nations in the take-up and implementation of digitisation, the future should be built around evolution rather than revolution. She explains how the processes can aid companies large and small, how to overcome bad experiences where software has proven not to be fit for purpose, and how the investment can be justified. With working practises changing in the post

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FactoryTALK Episode 10: Providing for an emergency!

What’s the future for companies involved in the high-tech, high-skill industry of building emergency response vehicles? Venari CEO Oliver North is this week’s guest on FactoryTALK. He explains to Richard how his early days serving in the British military led to a career in manufacturing, and leading a company providing state of the art emergency response vehicles. Despite just a quarter of all NHS ambulances being built in the UK, Oliver speaks optimistically about the future for his company and for British manufacturing as a whole. With the huge developments in emergency response transport, Oliver looks at how the highly

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FactoryTALK Episode 9: The robots are coming! Why UK manufacturing needs to embrace automation

On FactoryTALK this week, Richard speaks to the Managing Director of Bauromat UK, John D’Angelillo, He challenges the fears that automation is expensive and risks job losses, in fact, he says avoiding automation can cost you and your business money. After a lifetime working in the industry in the UK and overseas, John’s company offers a complete package to businesses of all sizes to help them embrace automation and to introduce, and profit from the use of robotics. He looks at why the UK has struggled to match other countries when it comes to adopting new technologies, and in a

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FactoryTALK Episode 8: Precision, cutting edge technology, and a classic design. British watchmaker Bremont looks to the future

On FactoryTALK this week, Nick English, from British watchmaker Bremont talks to Richard about his family’s involvement in classic engineering. From vintage planes to state of the art watches. He explains how, having survived a fatal plane crash, he went on to form the company with his brother Giles, which thanks to its success is now about to move into a new state of the art facility in Henley. Nick looks back at how watchmaking has developed, and how his company is investing in the future by developing the craftsmen of tomorrow who will design and manufacture watches designed to

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FactoryTALK Episode 7: Research and Development is king. But are you receiving R&D Tax credits?

On FactoryTALK this week, Joe Routledge, Innovation Specialist at #Lumo joins Richard to look at R&D tax credits. What are they? Does your business qualify? How much could it be worth to you? Lumo helps companies across the UK understand and capitalise on R&D tax credits, the company works with businesses of any size, and from any sector. Joe explains how research and development is key to boosting economic activity, and how your business can benefit from the R&D tax system. He looks at what exactly R&D is, and how the system could help every single company. To learn more

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FactoryTALK Episode 6: Sage UK discuss Supply chain, Industry 4.0, data management and the importance of apprenticeships.

In this week’s edition of FactoryTALK with Richard Jordan, we report on all the latest news from around the manufacturing sector. The industry is in a battle to recover, survive and grow, as we exit the pandemic. With over 35 years of supplying its accounting and financial management software to industry, SAGE has over 3 million customers worldwide with over 1 million based in the UK. As an excellent barometer of industry performance, Richard discussed the company, its activities and the route forward with Robert Sinfield, VP of Product at Sage X3. Headquartered in Newcastle, the British multinational states that

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FactoryTALK Episode 5: Industry 4.0 is coming, are you ready? What’s going to provide the biggest boost to your company?

On FactoryTALK this week, Richard is joined by the Managing Director of MyWorkwear James Worthington. As the company supplies branded workwear and uniforms to wide range of companies across the UK, James is in a unique position to assess the speed of recovery from the Coronavirus lockdown. The last six months has also seen his company branch out and provide a range of PPE garments, in connection, and in support of its traditional catalogue. James looks back over the Covid-19 period, and offers a fascinating insight into how business can adapt and move forward. Looking to the future he speaks

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FactoryTALK Episode 4: Elements Technology on simple ideas to benefit the whole of UK manufacturing

On this week’s FactoryTALK, Richard is joined by Dr Joe Handsaker, CEO & Founder of Elements Technology; a manufacturing tech startup that develops simple software that enables manufacturers to start digitising their production. The multi-award-winning company creates software products for manufacturing SMEs that are simple, intuitive and user-friendly, using consumer devices and technologies where possible. Joe and Richard discuss the avenues that can really help small companies and in turn, benefit the whole country when it comes to funding and making supply chains more competitive. Joe has a real passion for innovation and improvement of the UK manufacturing sector and

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FactoryTALK Episode 3: Are engineers the key to unlocking the future?

Tim Darch, Commercial Manager at Quickgrind talks to Richard about the need for innovation in the post-COVID-19 business world. He talks about how the company has grown and prospered over its 50 year+ history, and how it plans to continue investing in products such as its barrel tool technology, and in its people, with Quickgrind’s own technology centre. Tim’s background isn’t in manufacturing, he explains how that helps bring a new perspective which is a benefit to the industry. The need for investment as Industry 4.0 takes centre stage and the benefits of FactoryNOW are all covered in a FactoryTALK

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FactoryTALK Episode 2: This week we feature SDE Technology, experts in press-work, fabrication and surface coatings

Richard is joined by Chris Greenough Cheif Commercial Officer of SDE Technology, a Shrewsbury-based company specialising in press-work, fabrication and surface coatings. Chris talks about SDE Technology, it’s plans for the future and the shape of British Manufacturing post-COVID-19. A keen advocate of UK Manufacturing and STEM, Chris shares a common voice within the industry in that more needs to be done to bring skills into the industry and stimulate growth within the sector. SDE Technology is a member of FactoryNOW, the new initiative which has been launched to help the British manufacturing sector boost sales, collaborate and shorten supply

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FactoryTALK Episode 1: CNC Robotics, experts in industrial automation and robotics integration

In the inaugural FactoryTALK show, MTDMFG’s manufacturing correspondent Richard Jordan talks with CNC Robotics’ Managing Director Philippa Glover. CNC Robotics was formed to find a way of CNC milling large components without a huge budget requirement. Now 10 years old, CNC Robotics has progressed to become a market leader within the robotics integration arena, using robots and associated technology to provide innovative and cost-effective solutions to manufacturing problems. Working with customers as their de facto external R&D team, they bring a creative, collaborative and focused approach to every project, always striving to give their clients a competitive edge. The Liverpool-based

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