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WEAF Blog: Digitalisation in the UK Advanced Manufacturing Sector 

WEAF Blog: Digitalisation in the UK Advanced Manufacturing Sector 

The advanced manufacturing sector in the UK is at a pivotal point of transformation, driven by the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Technologies such as automation, artificial intelligence (AI), and digital innovations are revolutionising products and production...

WEAF Blog: Change of Government looming

WEAF Blog: Change of Government looming

The employment law landscape has been undergoing significant changes, many of which were in progress before the election was called on 22nd May. As you’re aware, under the Conservative government, numerous employment legislations were either implemented or in the...

Agratas battery facility: register for supply chain opportunities.

Agratas battery facility: register for supply chain opportunities.

Agratas, the company building a battery cell manufacturing facility in Somerset, is inviting expressions of interest from businesses interested in supply chain opportunities. Construction of the facility on the Gravity Enterprise Zone site in Puriton, near Bridgwater,...

Rolls-Royce SMR Supplier Conference

Rolls-Royce SMR Supplier Conference

Rolls-Royce SMR has announced that it will hold its first Supplier Conference on 19 June at the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre’s Factory 2050. This is the first event of its kind will be an important part of creating a diverse and...

Airbus to build weather spacecraft Vigil

Airbus to build weather spacecraft Vigil

Airbus has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) to design and build the space weather forecasting satellite Vigil, the first operational mission in ESA’s Space Situational Awareness (SSA) Space Safety Programme (S2P). The spacecraft will give vital extra...

Industry Minister celebrates ATI milestone and green-tech funding

Industry Minister celebrates ATI milestone and green-tech funding

Industry Minister Alan Mak has celebrated a multibillion-pound funding milestone for cutting-edge green technology in the UK aerospace sector. The Minister joined UK aerospace industry leaders at an event to mark the 10-year anniversary of the Aerospace Technology...

FANUC and Loop sign aerospace deal for UK’s largest ever robots

FANUC and Loop sign aerospace deal for UK’s largest ever robots

Aerospace automation specialist Loop Technology has signed a deal with FANUC UK for seven new robots – including four units of the largest industrial robot ever to be ordered in the UK, the FANUC M-2000iA/1700L. Renowned as the strongest long-reach robot in the world,...

Airbus Highlights 2023 – Commercial Aircraft

Airbus Highlights 2023 – Commercial Aircraft

2023 was a year of progress to connect today and tomorrow. Airbus served their customers with their product line of commercial aircraft and took major steps towards their decarbonisation journey. Check out some of the highlights of 2023, another year defined by the...