Today, we’re catching up with Abi Thompson. Abi has worked her way up from a junior role all the way to Project Manager at SMD, a large independent designer and manufacturer of subsea remotely operated vehicles.
Last month, I spoke with the Control Techniques (CT) to learn how its Newtown factory in Wales was up and running with social distancing measures in place.
In my column this month, Kevin Bull – Product Strategy Director at Columbus – explains how introducing drone technology into manufacturing processes can simplify inspections, asset monitoring and delivery procedures in plants and boost productivity.
With COVID-19 elevated to pandemic status by the World Health Organisation, major companies have been advising employees to work from home in a bid to curb the outbreak and protect their workforce.
The ban on selling new petrol, diesel or hybrid cars in the UK will be brought forward from 2040 to 2035 to help decarbonise the road transport sector, which accounts for around 27% of greenhouse gas emissions, a figure which has risen steadily in recent years.