12 Oct 2026 // Yorkshire Robotics Hub, Proposed Titanium Dioxide Duties, ARBURG Digital Tools, and Kistler Medical Quality Control
Jess Clarke- 1 minute read
In today’s brief:
🤖 Yorkshire Robotics Hub: A £3.67 million project plans to help more than 300 manufacturers adopt robotics and automation, improve production efficiency, and develop workforce skills.
📦 Proposed Titanium Dioxide Duties: The Trade Remedies Authority proposes five-year anti-dumping duties on Chinese rutile titanium dioxide, with potential implications for plastics and masterbatch sourcing costs. Comments close on 26 October.
⚙️ ARBURG Digital Production Tools: ARBURG prepares to showcase cloud-based production management, AI-supported analysis, and machine assistance functions at Fakuma.
🔬 Kistler Medical Quality Control: The MedRelease Suite combines cavity pressure monitoring, quality predictions, and traceable records to support component-level quality assurance and batch release.
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