Latest Industry News – 16/09/2022
News from the 2nd - 16th September 2022
Current state of IT & OT convergence among manufacturers revealed in new report
Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT) are two fundamental areas of manufacturing. Yet, traditionally, they haven’t always functioned as a unified entity. As a result, a gap often existed between the enterprise and the shop floor.
But as manufacturers further accelerate their digital transformation aspirations, converging IT & OT is a pivotal piece of the puzzle. After all, smarter shop floor machines produce better data. And better data helps to make machines operate more efficiently. The mutual benefits for enterprise and the shop floor of IT and OT convergence are substantial.
Now, a new report reveals where manufacturers are on their IT & OT convergence journeys.
Current state of IT & OT convergence among manufacturers revealed in new report
Wakefield Materials manufacturer secures contract with Robson Handling Technology
Hallamshire Engineering Services, a leading Wakefield-based manufacturer of material handling equipment, including pulleys, rollers and conveyors, has secured a major new contract to manufacture stainless steel drums for the food sector.
The contract win is with Robson Handling Technology, based in Sheffield, with the drums forming part of a conveyor system that the company is supplying to a sugar processing plant in Portugal.
One of only a small number of conveyor manufacturers in the UK to be able to produce drums, pulleys and rollers in stainless steel, Hallamshire Engineering Services supplies both standard and bespoke product sizes.
https://bdaily.co.uk/articles/2022/09/09/wakefield-materials-manufacturer-secures-contract-with-robson-handling-technology
Cumbernauld manufacturer lands contract at landmark net zero housing project
Cumbernauld-based manufacturer Cube Glass has secured one of its most lucrative contracts to date with a seven-figure deal at Western Villages, Scotland’s largest operational net zero housing development in Granton, Edinburgh.
The firm will partner with CCG Group to supply glazed screens for staircases in a project worth £1.4 million.
The deal is the latest in a series of major contract wins adding up to close to another £1 million, which Cube Glass said will ‘sustain and enhance’ its current growth phase
Cumbernauld manufacturer lands contract at landmark net zero housing project
