Schneider Electric has launched the Lexium Cobot. This collaborative machine features next-generation automation and advanced industrial robotics technology, designed to work closely alongside humans to perform gentle and diligent movements.
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Using tech and automation to bridge the industrial skills gap
According to the Institution of Engineering and Technology’s (IET) latest Engineering Kids’ Futures report, the UK faces an estimated shortfall of over 173,000 workers in STEM sectors. Retiring personnel are not being replaced, and almost half (49 percent) of engineering businesses say they’re struggling to recruit workers with the right skills. On average, this skills gap adds up to 10 unfilled roles per business in the UK – costing our economy as much as £1.5bn each year.
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Sharing the load: Tackling the skills gap in electrical installation
As we transition to a new energy landscape where buildings must be more energy efficient, the UK is experiencing a shortage of construction sector workers with the ability to install electrical systems, which could prevent us from making any significant changes towards energy goals.
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Schneider Electric announces Michael Smith Switchgear as a global winner of its inaugural Sustainability Impact Awards 2023
Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, today announced that Leicester-based Michael Smith Switchgear is a winner of the inaugural Schneider Electric Sustainability Impact Awards.
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Flexibility in our future: The critical role of the grid in unlocking our electrified future
The fight against climate change has reached a critical deadlock. Now armed with the information that modernising the grid is essential to significantly cutting CO2 emissions, distribution system operators (DNOs) have the responsibility of bringing this vision to fruition.
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Schneider Electric explores the impact of Spring Budget 2023 on industry
Mark Yeeles, Vice President UK & Ireland, Industrial Automation at Schneider Electric, responds to the 2023 Spring Budget.
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Schneider Electric appoints Mark Yeeles as its New Vice President for Secure Power Division
Schneider Electric has appointed Mark Yeeles as the new Vice President of its Secure Power division in the UK and Ireland.
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Realising positive ROI for ambitious net zero action
Ahead of the seminal COP26 climate summit in November 2021, over half of the UK’s largest businesses had already committed to eliminating their contribution to carbon emissions by 2050. In the months since, more and more global organisations have made net zero pledges. However, there is considerable space between making a pledge and seeing results.
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