Panasonic Factory Solutions Europe has introduced its NPM G Series, an integrated range of Surface Mounted Technology production systems designed to respond in real-time to customer supply and demand changes through continuous, autonomous updates – helping to make the autonomous factory a reality.

Shanghai has recorded a sharp rise in Covid-19 cases, but officials have ruled out a full lockdown over the damage it would do to the economy.

Millions of Chinese in affected areas have been subjected to city-wide lockdowns by an Omicron-led outbreak that has sent daily case counts creeping ever-higher, though they remain insignificant compared with other countries.

Amid the ongoing labour shortage, employers are softening their hiring criteria to get the workers they need.

Half (50 per cent) of employers say they have overlooked a candidate’s lack of soft skills while 45 per cent have overlooked a candidate’s years of experience, finds a survey by Express Employment Professionals.

Nearly two in five (37 per cent) hired workers who lack the required hard skills, while 26 per cent have disregarded a candidate’s ability to pass a background check and 20 per cent have overlooked the absence of educational degrees.

Tanner Pharma Group, un distribuidor internacional de medicamentos esenciales, anunció que ha aumentado significativamente su inventario de Leukine (sargramostim, rhuGM-CSF derivado de levadura) que se mantiene en Europa.