www.manufacturingmanagement . co.uk October 20 1 9
OCTOBER 2019
to manufacturing’s skills shortage? T
www.manufacturingmanagement.co.uk
Twitter: @ManufacturingMM
LinkedIn: Manufacturing Management
Incorporating Works Management PEOPLE PROCES S PLANT
16
Are the new T-Level qualifi cations the answer
MANUFACTURING MANAGEMENT Incorporating Works Management
Maintenance
36 Blinded by the light
Manufacturers can easily fall into
the trap of assuming a sea of green
lights on the shopfl oor means
everything is OK. However,
harnessing data means even a
green light can be improved upon
Health & Safety
38 Where do we stand?
Changing regulations and customer
needs mean choosing the right
safety footwear is now more
important than ever before
24 R&D
The power of
collaboration in R&D
28 Interview
Standardising
factory automation
TIME
22 38
30 Best of British
A family company fi nds
success from tragedy
36 Maintenance
Don’t get blinded
by your green lights
43 GBF
Digging up the
history of JCB
001_MMAN_OCT19.indd 1 08/10/2019 10:17
CONTENTS
5 Comment
Where it’s at
6 Round-Up
This month’s biggest stories
10 CI Dilemma
Survival of the loudest
11 Opinion
Scotland the brave
12 Employment Law
Caroline Robins of Eversheds
Sutherland explores the law around
unreturned work clothing,
deducting pay and identifying
modern-day slavery
Cover Story
16 T Time
T-Levels are the government’s
latest attempt to rejuvenate skills-
based learning. Will they succeed
where others have failed, or are
they just the latest fl avour of the
month? Chris Beck explores
Skills
22 Raising the bar
BAE Systems’ latest whitepaper
highlights how businesses must
help prepare workers for the future
of the industry
Research & Development
24 Group thinking
The power of collaboration in
research and development
The Interview
28 A standard way to automation
Manufacturing Management
speaks to Martin Ahner, project
engineer at norelem
Manufacturing Excellence
30 A family a air
Twenty years ago, the Paxman
family was rocked by tragedy. From
that, however, has grown an award-
winning manufacturing fi rm that is
changing lives across the world
Management
34 On the front line
What today’s manufacturing
leaders can learn from their
military counterparts
43 Great British Factories
The history of the iconic JCB
30
Articles by area:
Fredex /stock.adobe.com
22
6
8
7
14
30
6434340
6
40
7
6
6
36
6 For all the latest news and events visit our website:
www.manufacturingmanagement.co.uk
www.manufacturingmanagement.co.uk 3
Main image: Sylverarts /stock.adobe.com People: Christos Georghiou /stock.adobe.com
/www.manufacturingmanagement
/co.uk
/www.manufacturingmanagement.co.uk
/www.manufacturingmanagement.co.uk
/www.manufacturingmanagement.co.uk
/stock.adobe.com
/stock.adobe.com
/stock.adobe.com