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Blogs

- Winning the post-Brexit war for manufacturing talent (01/08/2019)
  
  There’s been plenty of speculation recently around talent scarcity in the UK post-Brexit – and the manufacturing industry is no exception. So what can manufacturers do to help win the war for talent?
- WNIE Live 2019: the UK trade show for everything electronics – embedded, engineering, design & manufacturing (01/08/2019)
  
  Exhibitions remain a vital part of bringing business to life: nothing beats the energy of a face-to-face meeting or the thrill of seeing a machine in a live environment and witnessing the latest technologies & standards in action.
- The IoT upgrade: exploring what IoT means for manufacturers & the supply chain (01/08/2019)
  
  In a recent Gartner report, the research & management advisory firm predicted that there will be 25 billion Internet of Things (IoT) enabled devices on the market by 2020. The opportunities IoT offers electronics OEMs are vast.
- Want to know the top 15 stories on EPDT in the first half of 2019? (01/08/2019)
  
  Now we're firmly into the second half of 2019, we thought it would be interesting to look back at the most popular stories – as decided by the readers – on EPDT’s website and in its newsletter during the first half of the year...
- £350k investment to deliver complex & curved touchscreen designs at North East manufacturing site (31/07/2019)
  
  Touch sensing solutions expert, Zytronic is investing £350,000 to enhance capacity & improve flexibility at its Newcastle manufacturing site, helping it deliver complex & curved touchscreen designs.
- Microlease eases access to 5G test kit for equipment manufacturers & network operators (30/07/2019)
  
  Leading test & measurement equipment supplier offers vital flexibility to both mobile network operators & 5G equipment manufacturers, as they address the emerging next mobile standard.
- Neither UK nor EU ready for no deal, according to contingency planning study from CBI (28/07/2019)
  
  A new report from the CBI, the UK’s largest business group, puts forward 200 recommendations to help accelerate no deal preparations for UK, EU & business community.
- Boost for UK advanced manufacturing via £30M investment in digital tech R&D competition (25/07/2019)
  
  UK manufacturers wanting to adopt the latest industrial digital technologies can bid for a new £30 million R&D competition. Businesses can apply for a share of £30M to support projects that use digital technology to improve the productivity & agility of UK manufacturing.
- O2 confirms October 5G switch-on, prioritising areas where customers will benefit most (25/07/2019)
  
  O2 confirms 5G network launch in October 2019, initially going live in 20 towns & cities this year, with a total of 50 by summer 2020. O2 is targeting its 5G rollout where customers need it most, prioritising transport hubs, key business areas and entertainment & sports venues, including The O2 & Twickenham Stadium.
- More than half of parents struggle to help kids engineer their futures, says the IET... (24/07/2019)
  
  Organised by the IET, Engineering Open House Day aims to combat this by inviting families to learn about STEM careers together first-hand.
- UK business responds to news that Boris Johnson is to become next Prime Minister (23/07/2019)
  
  As frontrunner, Boris Johnson was confirmed as the winner of the Conservative Party leadership race, replacing Theresa May to become the next UK Prime Minister, business & industry reacts with cautious optimism.
- Clouds gather above manufacturing sector as it faces fastest slowdown since financial crisis, says CBI (23/07/2019)
  
  Manufacturing activity dropped in the quarter to July, but firms expect a slight recovery in the next few months, according to the CBI’s latest quarterly Industrial Trends Survey.
- Next PM must act fast to get UK economy back on track says CBI (22/07/2019)
  
  Brexit has stalled progress on the UK economy for 3 years. Business is today urging the next Prime Minister to change this. A Brexit deal remains a top priority for business, but a broader vision is needed, says CBI Director General, as it launches a business manifesto for Government.
- Manufacturers speak out about uncertainty: new report gauges the voice of industry (22/07/2019)
  
  Ahead of this year’s show, Advanced Engineering has launched a new report gauging uncertainty in the engineering sector. The report, entitled 'Voice of Industry', brings together the experiences of leading manufacturers, on topics ranging from Brexit & the skills shortage to the rise of electric vehicles & product innovation.
- Take the Astronaut Aptitude Test to discover if you have what it takes to make it into space... (19/07/2019)
  
  Are you suited to space? Ahead of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing, the Astronaut Aptitude Test asks a series of questions based on NASA’s Astronaut Candidate requirements to determine your suitability for space & reveal how likely you are to make it as an astronaut.
- Tech4Good Awards uncover new batch of UK 'tech for good' inventors & innovators (18/07/2019)
  
  The next generation of UK 'tech for good' innovators has been unveiled at this year's Tech4Good Awards. Organised by national digital accessibility charity, AbilityNet & sponsored by BT, the awards are open to any UK business, charity, individual or public body that invents or modifies digital technology to improve other people's lives.
- New 50th anniversary edition book available reviewing Apollo space program & moon landing technology (17/07/2019)
  
  This special new edition of 'Apollo in Perspective: Spaceflight Then & Now' by author, Jonathan Allday marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing in 1969.
- Global shipments of computing devices will decline 3% in 2019, says Gartner (17/07/2019)
  
  Worldwide shipments of computing devices – PCs, tablets & mobile phones – will total 2.2 billion units in 2019, a decline of 3.3% year over year, according to the research & advisory firm. 5G phone sales to represent 6% of total mobile phone sales in 2020, reaching 51% by 2023.
- World's first gaming robot, MekaMon ideal for STEM students – now available from RS Components (10/07/2019)
  
  Developed by Bristol-based tech-startup, Reach Robotics, the new Berserker v2 robot & app deliver both STEM-based entertainment and an exceptional coding & learning experience for engineering students of all ages.
- Next gen of 5G experts to be trained by Uni of Huddersfield as part of €4M project (08/07/2019)
  
  A new generation of experts in 5G networks will be trained by the University of Huddersfield, which has been awarded funding of more than €1M for its central role in a Europe-wide project involving ten academic & industrial partners.

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