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- Better together: UK manufacturing & engineering sector trade shows partner to co-locate (21/07/2021)
  
  Messe Frankfurt UK, Nineteen Group & Rapid News Group have announced a 3-year partnership to co-locate their UK manufacturing & engineering events.
- LIVE & updated! All the latest EPDT COVID-19 electronics industry news & stories... (15/07/2021)
  
  As the coronavirus pandemic outbreak continues to dominate the news cycle & media channels, EPDT is trying to feature all the best & latest COVID-19 electronics & manufacturing news, stories & updates for you – and now, we're collecting it together in one place for you in a regularly updated summary with links to the original posts...
- ITEC emerges as independent semiconductor equipment manufacturer to address chip shortage (06/07/2021)
  
  Fastest & highest productivity assembly systems & electrical test equipment; integrated smart manufacturing solutions using big data & machine learning for optimised Industry 4.0 automated production.
- Electronics industry survey 2021: how is our sector thriving in the face of change?... (06/07/2021)
  
  Award-winning embedded electronics consultancy, ByteSnap Design, has revealed the impact of COVID-19 and top strategies to survive adopted by UK companies during the pandemic in its new electronics industry survey report: Thriving in the Face of Change.
- On #INWED21: New research from Farnell shows strong support for women in engineering (23/06/2021)
  
  Farnell’s Women in Engineering 2021 survey revealed that all genders want to address issues of sexism & inequality in the industry, and agree on measures to be taken, such as the need for more women in leadership roles.
- On #INWED21: Celebrating the 2021 Top 50 Women in Engineering: Engineering Heroes (23/06/2021)
  
  On International Women in Engineering Day (INWED), 23rd June, the Women’s Engineering Society (WES) is delighted to announce the winners of the 2021 Top 50 Women in Engineering: Engineering Heroes Awards (WE50).
- Editor’s comment: Back to the future – lockdown lifts again… (02/06/2021)
  
  Writing this column in early May, the country is tentatively braced for further relaxations of coronavirus restrictions, as we ease our way out of lockdown 3.0. The UK’s comparatively strong progress in terms of vaccine rollout has helped dramatically drive down COVID-19 cases, hospitalisations & deaths, all of which peaked horrifically over Christmas & into the new year.
- Manufacturing & Engineering Week launches at NEC, Birmingham, June 2022 (27/05/2021)
  
  A brand new industry event celebrating the best in UK manufacturing & engineering excellence & innovation launches at the NEC, Birmingham in June 2022, comprising of three sector specific events: Design Engineering Expo, Engineering Expo & Manufacturing Expo.
- EPDT April 2021 issue (inc. Power & Automotive features) now available online (02/04/2021)
  
  This month’s issue, now available in print or digital editions, contains features on Power technologies & Automotive applications, as well as editorial discussing the new UNESCO Engineering Report, ‘Engineering for Sustainable Development’, published on World Engineering Day...
- Web event – How to use robots in electronics production: Meet the Robots – EMS edition (25/03/2021)
  
  See live robot demos & join our Q&A in this EMS (electronics manufacturing services) special web event. Meet the robots that can change your manufacturing lines & learn about renting a robot for your factory. See real robots from the Jungle marketplace.
- EPDT's H1 2021 Electronics Outsourcing supplement now available online (02/03/2021)
  
  Included in this month’s EPDT March issue, the first of this year's twice-yearly Electronics Outsourcing supplements is now available in print or digital editions.
- EPDT March 2021 issue (inc. Displays & Communications features + EMS Outsourcing supplement) now available online (02/03/2021)
  
  This month’s issue, now available in print or digital editions, contains features on Displays technologies & Communications applications, plus the latest edition of EPDT's twice-yearly Electronics Outsourcing supplement.
- Viewpoint: How COVID-19 is impacting outsourced contract electronics manufacturing (01/03/2021)
  
  Every crisis – large or small – creates both challenges & opportunities. And COVID-19 is no different. It has caused tragedy for families & communities around the world; resulted in political upheaval; and massively disrupted the global economy. The consequences will be with us for a long time. Here, Steve Marshall, Managing Director at EMS provider, Offshore Electronics reviews how it is impacting outsourced contract electronics manufacturing (CEM
- Supply chain lessons learned from fast fashion for electronics manufacturers… (01/03/2021)
  
  Fast fashion reproduces ideas from catwalk trends, celebrity culture & high-fashion designs as cheap, trendy garments for high street & online stores using low quality materials, low cost labour & mass production techniques. Its highly profitable goal is to get the newest styles to market as quickly as possible, where shoppers can snap them up at the height of their popularity, before discarding them after just a few wears.
- Tutorial: A step-by-step guide to the PCB fabrication process (01/03/2021)
  
  A printed circuit board (PCB) is the foundational building block of most modern electronic designs: a thin board that mechanically supports & electrically connects electronic components. Used in almost every electronic device imaginable, PCBs have become increasingly complex, while simultaneously needing to become more compact.
- Brexit challenges threaten to slow SME manufacturing comeback, reveals latest UK MFG Barometer (15/02/2021)
  
  Brexit issues are causing the UK’s small to medium-sized (SME) manufacturers significant disruption as they look to recover from the economic effects of COVID-19, according to the latest UK Manufacturing Barometer.
- UK manufacturing firms risk losing top talent due to poor mental wellbeing support, says report (01/02/2021)
  
  More than a third of manufacturing companies in the UK have seen an employee move on because their mental wellbeing wasn’t being looked after, with nearly a quarter losing a key member of their workforce, according to new research from not-for-profit healthcare provider, Benenden Health.
- MAGIC-BOM for perfect PCB assembly (22/01/2021)
  
  MAGIC-BOM is the latest feature in the PCB-POOL configurator from prototype specialist & PCB manufacturer, Beta LAYOUT.
- Make 2021 the year of reshoring, urges Birmingham manufacturing chief (13/01/2021)
  
  After a year in which manufacturers & their supply chains globally have been hit hard by the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, the boss of a Birmingham-based stamping specialist is urging UK manufacturing firms to make the most of a growing desire to reshore.
- Editor's comment: Deal or no deal… (03/01/2021)
  
  Happy New Year, dear reader! While most of us are probably happy to see the back of 2020 – a year in which the COVID-19 pandemic has dominated & transformed almost every facet of our lives & work – I do hope you were able to enjoy a relaxing & safe break over the Christmas & New Year period. So, back to Brexit...

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