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Palfinger and Icon collaborate to advance large‑size robots and 3D printing technology.
Palfinger, a global provider of innovative crane and lifting solutions has entered into a strategic technology collaboration with Icon, a US based pioneer in robotic 3D printing construction. The collaboration marks an important step in extending Palfinger’s expertise into large‑size robotics and digital manufacturing, opening up new opportunities at the intersection of construction, automation and […]
DLM sponsors Southampton boxer, Ryan Garner
The Dynamic Load Monitoring (UK) Ltd (DLM) logo was splashed on the Southampton Football Club-coloured shorts of British and Commonwealth super-featherweight champion boxer, Ryan Garner, when he stepped into the ring in Ireland on 14 March. Garner, an avid Saints fan, has a potential world title fight lined up at Southampton’s St Mary’s Stadium in […]
Sahm Splice boosts sustainability with solar power
Sahm Splice has installed solar panels at its Bremerhaven headquarters, saving up to 80t of CO₂ annually, and contributing over a quarter of electrical consumption at the facility on Germany’s North Sea coast. The company provides test beds for non-destructive and destructive testing of steel wire ropes, synthetic ropes, chains, and shackles; and specialises in […]
RSS donates hundreds of presents in Cash for Kids campaign
Rope and Sling Specialists Ltd. (RSS) coordinated delivery of hundreds of presents for last year’s Cash for Kids Mission Christmas campaign, which aimed to improve the lives of disadvantaged children and young people across the UK. RSS is a nationwide provider of material handling products and training, in addition to digitalisation and compliance technology and […]
Complex multi-beam lift in restricted height
PHL Hydraulics UK Ltd, a specialist engineering solutions company, recently completed a complex 3m incremental lift of large structural steel beams at a construction project in North West London. Installing the beams in a highly constrained environment was achieved by deploying six Enerpac Cube Jacks to lift synchronously lift and position multiple beams, avoiding costly […]
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Opinion Pieces
Welding pipelines
It’s one thing to recognise a problem like a shortage of welders, but quite another to drive meaningful change, says Doug Stitt, president and CEO at The Caldwell Group Inc. The trouble with problems is that they can be easy to identify but harder to fix. Further, the more we talk about them – economic […]
A hands off approach
If many hands make light work, imagine the problems created by a scarcity of skilled people. Here, Joel Cox considers the impact on production, knowledge transfer, and the future of the workforce. We hear a lot about today’s problems associated with not only hiring people, but finding individuals with relevant skills, training them, and maintaining […]




















