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Fujitsu | August 07, 2020

Fujitsu announced a new version of the Fujitsu Manufacturing Industry Solution COLMINA Digital Production Preparation VPS, a series of tools developed by Digital Process Ltd. to support the digitization of production preparation tasks in manufacturing. Sales will commence for the Japanese market today, August 5, with availability in international regions including Central Eastern Europe at a later date. In this version, Fujitsu has enhanced the function for creating a Bill of Proc...

The Manufacturer | February 11, 2020

Automotive, food and beverage, and chemical manufacturers could suffer significant disruptions when frictionless trade with the European Union comes to an end in January 2021. With the introduction next year of importation checks at the UK border, including customs declarations and mandatory safety and security certificates, trade goods and services coming from the EU will not pass through to the UK without stringent scrutiny, potentially causing harm to the operations of key sectors in UK manuf...

Manufacturing Technology

Bruker Corporation | April 06, 2022

Bruker Corporation (Nasdaq: BRKR) announced the acquisition of Optimal Industrial Automation and Technologies, a leader in pharma and biopharma process analytical technology (PAT), pharma manufacturing automation and Quality Assurance (QA) software and systems integration, based in the United Kingdom. The Optimal biopharma tools acquisition strengthens Bruker as a key software and solutions provider for small molecule, biologics and new drug modalities pharma companies. Fina...

Business Matters | January 31, 2020

The UK’s biggest manufacturing lobby groups are calling for more clarity as efforts to establish a new post-Brexit trading relationship gather pace. Yesterday, ahead of Britain’s departure from the EU on Friday, representatives of business organisations met the senior cabinet minister Michael Gove to express their concerns. It’s clear that government are serious about engaging with industry, said the chief executive of the Food and Drink Federation, Ian Wright. It was construct...