Matt Chilton

Founder of @ZenootUK & Co-Founder of @IndustrioUK. Tweets news, views & case studies on #UKmfg. Find me on LinkedIn at

[Ruari McCallion @RuariJM]

Demand for Lithium for #batteries could reach billions of tonnes by 2050; it makes sense to develop alternatives sooner rather than later. Sodium-ion is already proven. My report from 14th IWAM.
#electricvehicles @iwam_rakcam @LiamHalligan @AlStewartOBE

https://t.co/lx8wNXqe1j

[Ruari McCallion @RuariJM]

Living in the Material World

The 14th International Workshop on Advanced Materials (#IWAMRasAlKhaimah) heard presentations on fundamental research & practical solutions for #energy & materials management, #3Dprinting, etc. Summary here.
#manufacturing
https://t.co/uOKUDvGNlj

[Ruari McCallion @RuariJM]

A fascinating three days at #IWAM; https://t.co/Z3qEFMfVDr.

I am now much better informed on Li-ion, So-ion, advanced alloys, waste m'ment https://t.co/cTSA2df41M (which is revolutionising information availability). A report will be published soon.

#innovation #ukmfg #gbmfg

[Zenoot.com @ZenootUK]

UK Manufacturing - The Facts 2022

🏭 Output worth £183bn to economy
👩‍🔧 Providing 2.5m jobs
🇬🇧 9th largest manufacturing nation
✈️ Accounts for 64% of all UK R&D
👨‍🔧 and 15% of all UK business investment

➡️ See more at: https://t.co/6GfpG1JWfd

#UKmfg #Manufacturing #Engineering

[Tharsus @Tharsusltd]

Join our webinar taking place on the 24th November, 10am, on how to achieve manufacturing excellence.
Find out more and register: https://t.co/GBjV6YFlwz

#Manufactuing #Webinar #ValueAddedManufacturing #DesignForManfacture #SupplyChain #ValueManufacturing #ManufacturingWebinar

[Zenoot.com @ZenootUK]

Airbus has secured orders and commitments for 408 aircraft at the Dubai Airshow – wings for Airbus commercial aircraft are manufactured in Broughton:
https://t.co/DmyMFC4gsq

#UKmfg #Manufacturing #Aerospace #Production #Aviation #Engineering #UKmanufacturing

[Zenoot.com @ZenootUK]

Morrisons has acquired a significant stake in a new plastic recycling plant in Fife. The site will turn hard-to-recycle flexible food packaging into plastic flakes, pellets and boards:
https://t.co/g1cfjWyItt

#UKmfg #Manufacturing #Recycling #Sustainability #UKmanufacturing

[WRStirling 🇺🇦 @WRStirling]

Factory news: UK company @MuraTechnology is building its 1st UK site @ReNewELP Teesside to chemically recycle hard-to-recycle plastic, the first 20k tonne line of planned 80kt capacity. The HydroPRS is a hydrothermal recycling process that's scalable & efficient #ukmfg #recycling

[Zenoot.com @ZenootUK]

JCB is recruiting for a further 100 new jobs as demand for its products continues to grow - in the last year it has recruited 1,350 new shop floor employees:
https://t.co/H2B1H7M0zn

#UKmfg #Manufacturing #Engineering #Production #Jobs #UKmanufacturing

[WRStirling 🇺🇦 @WRStirling]

Signs of a real green economy: The @ZenootUK #mfg newsletter today had 11 stories; 3 on hydrogen (strategy & vehicles), one on a new electric van, one on wind turbine factory, one on green factory ops & 2 others mentioned sustainability = 70% #Sustainability #ukmfg

[Zenoot.com @ZenootUK]

A new report says that Scotland can become a world-leading producer and exporter of clean hydrogen within the next ten years:
https://t.co/rwTIrbtqTh

#UKmfg #Hydrogen #Production #Manufacturing #Sustainability #NetZero #Energy #UKmanufacturing

[Zenoot.com @ZenootUK]

WEVC is to establish an all-new production facility in the Midlands that will build up to 5,000 electric commercial vehicles per annum, and an additional site in Cornwall for low-volume sports car and passenger EV manufacturing:
https://t.co/WnUZAprYmO

#UKmfg #Manufacturing

[Ruari McCallion @RuariJM]

Just had a great conversation about hydrogen power; upload next week.

New today: a fab conversation with Willian Santos of @ABI_Electronics. We talk about #RecoverRepairReuse, extending life of electronic equipment & #circulareconomy. #ukmfg #gbmfg

https://t.co/ftNrLuGTcc

[Zenoot.com @ZenootUK]

Sky News reporting that US electric vehicle maker Rivian is in talks with the government about building a production plant in the UK:
https://t.co/0IIRCpC5Kd

#UKmfg #Manufacturing #Engineering #Production #ElectricVehicles #Automotive #Rivian #NewFactory

[Zenoot.com @ZenootUK]

Pensana Plc is to invest £90m at a new rare earth separation facility at the Saltend Chemical Park, that will create over 100 new jobs once completed:
https://t.co/9i8Lg48F71

#UKmfg #Manufacturing #Production #Investment #NewJobs #UKmanufacturing

[Zenoot.com @ZenootUK]

The UK manufacturing PMI rose to 58.9 in March, its highest point for a decade!
Business optimism is now at a 7-year high with the growth of output and new orders also up.
#UKmfg #Manufacturing #Engineering #Production #UKmanufacturing

[Zenoot.com @ZenootUK]

Rolls-Royce has started the build of the world's largest aero-engine. The UltraFan demonstrator has a 140-inch fan diameter and will be completed by the end of 2021:
https://t.co/vpJU5AwZPF

#UKmfg #Manufacturing #Engineering #Aerospace #Production #UKmanufacturing

[Zenoot.com @ZenootUK]

Research reveals that the Dreadnought submarine programme supports almost 30,000 jobs across the UK and £2.5bn worth of contracts have already been placed with British suppliers:
https://t.co/Pi5SCNjAKl

#UKmfg #Manufacturing #Production #Jobs #Engineering #UKmanufacturing

[Zenoot.com @ZenootUK]

See Inside: GKN Wheels recently made a multi-million pound investment at its Telford plant and tripled output. We take a look inside and explore some of the key facts & figures.
➡️ https://t.co/ukVxIaB7sC

#UKmfg #Manufacturing #Production #SeeInside #Automotive #UKmanufacturing