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An engineering challenge can start almost anywhere in the world. Increasingly, the search for the answer leads to Brierley Hill. Banelec has spent more than two decades designing electrical control and automation systems for industry. Its projects now span sectors, continents and some highly specialised applications. The common theme is simple. A customer has an […]

Britain’s manufacturers are entering a period in which technology is becoming as important to workforce strategy as it is to productivity Skills availability, changing demographics, supply chain resilience and the drive for higher output are encouraging manufacturers to look again at how automation can strengthen their operations. For Banelec, the opportunity lies in applying technology

A sophisticated control system designed and installed by Banelec is helping British Steel handle thousands of tonnes of finished rail at its major rail stocking facility in Scunthorpe. The Brierley Hill-based electrical control systems and automation specialist worked alongside construction and civil engineering company Britcon to deliver the controls behind the £10 million facility, which

A strengthening order book across British manufacturing is creating a new question for industry: how quickly can factories build the capacity needed to turn improving demand into sustained growth? The latest S&P Global UK Manufacturing PMI provides growing evidence of that opportunity. Manufacturing production increased for the fourth consecutive month in July, accelerating to its

When critical lifting operations take place hundreds of miles offshore, reliability is measured not only by operational performance but by the ability to maintain control when every second counts. It is this challenge that led Norwegian engineering contractor Aibel to partner with Brierley Hill-based electrical control systems specialist Banelec to develop an innovative emergency control

Banelec says manufacturers must think beyond individual machines as new PwC research highlights widening gap between automation leaders and the rest of industry The manufacturers that embrace integrated automation over the next five years are set to pull decisively ahead of competitors still relying on disconnected production systems, according to new global research highlighting one

Britain’s ambition to strengthen domestic supply chains across nuclear energy, defence and critical infrastructure presents a significant opportunity for specialist manufacturers capable of delivering highly engineered electrical systems into some of the world’s most demanding operating environments. A new report from the Critical Supply Group suggests many UK manufacturers believe they could play a far

For many manufacturers, productivity has traditionally been measured by investment. A new production line, faster machinery or greater automation often promised the biggest gains. Increasingly, however, manufacturers are discovering that their greatest opportunity lies elsewhere: ensuring the equipment they already own never unexpectedly stops. Across UK manufacturing, unplanned downtime has become one of the most

As manufacturers invest heavily in robotics, artificial intelligence and increasingly autonomous production systems, one challenge is emerging that many factories did not anticipate: making sure people remain effective when they stop operating machines and start supervising them. Across sectors from aerospace and automotive to food manufacturing and energy, automation has transformed productivity. But while machines

Source: Lockheed Martin As Britain prepares to increase defence spending and expand sovereign manufacturing capability, much of the public debate has centred on ships, aircraft, missiles and armoured vehicles. Behind every new production line, however, sits another layer of engineering that receives far less attention: the electrical control systems that enable factories to manufacture safely,