Introduction Standards are an agreed way of doing something. They are documents which contain technical specifications or other precise criteria, which are designed to be used consistently as a rule, guideline or definition. Consequently, standards ensure the quality and consistency of products and services and allow consumers to have confidence that their products are safe, […]

2024 – A year of decision 2024 will almost certainly see a General Election and the MTA is already engaging with the parties to help them understand what manufacturers need as they draw up their manifestos for the next five years. Manufacturers have had to deal with a lot in the last five years. The […]

The latest Contract Manufacturing Index (CMI) shows that the UK market for subcontract manufacturing ended the year on a strong positive note after a difficult twelve months. Read more

On 22 November 2023, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, proclaimed his Autumn Statement as “the biggest ever boost to business investment”. We’ve taken a look behind the headlines to highlight the key announcements for innovative businesses of all sizes. Merged scheme start date confirmedThe Autumn Statement confirms that a merged scheme for R&D […]

High performance electric cars are being developed across Europe for Formula Student, an engineering education competition like no other. The team from Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal may have a secret weapon in the form of a test bench based upon a wireless torque sensor. Formula Student (FS) aims to develop enterprising and innovative young engineers and encourage […]

The aerospace sector is renowned for its safety standards and a whole industry has grown up to provide equipment and services for testing aircraft and their subsystems. Airliners are subject to tremendous loads as they land and take off, from the touchdown of the undercarriage, to the back-thrust of the jet engines as they slow […]

The Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA) has expanded its support to the engineering-based manufacturing sector with the formation of a new cluster of trade associations and events.

Sensor Technology has extended its new range of torque sensors with a model that has the sensing head and electronics in separate housings. This has two advantages: the sensing head can fit into very confined spaces, and the electronics can be located in a position where they are protected from physical damage, dust, dirt, moisture, […]

Sensor Technology has specialised in wireless torque sensing mainly offering a solution based on detecting surface acoustic waves. It’s new sensors, designated the SGR510/520 series however, use a full four element strain gauge bridge design.

LOBO Systems, the British firm producing the worlds’ most sophisticated scaffolding system, has won more than £600,000 worth of orders from e-commerce giant Amazon.

The Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA) today announces that The Engineering Industries Association (EIA) has been brought on board as part of the MTA family and will now sit as an independent identity under the MTA umbrella brand.