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Importing Capital Equipment: Complying with UKCA Marking

Many manufacturers require the importation of mechanical,...

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What To Ask Your Capital Equipment Relocation Partner Before Starting a Project

Planning a complex capital equipment relocation and looking for...

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What are the SEMI Packing Standards?

How a semiconductor tool is packed directly influences its...

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4 Expert Tips for Export Packing Semiconductor Equipment

We’ve worked with complex, business-critical semiconductor...

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How to Achieve UKCA Compliance in 5 Steps

Are you a manufacturer looking to supply a product, equipment or...

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How Air Skates Are Supporting the Way We Handle Precision Movement

Whether you’re transporting high-value equipment within a...

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UKCA Marking: Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations Guide

The Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations are health and...

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UKCA Marking: Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulations Guide

The Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Regulations ensure that...

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UKCA Marking: Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations Guide

For companies selling or supplying electrical equipment to the...

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Demand for Advanced Aseptic Technology: How Will Manufacturers Adapt?

Aseptic manufacturing – that is, the handling of sterile...

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What is ISPM 15? And Who Does it Apply To?

The International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures...

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The Emergence of IoT and AI in Fab Settings

Wafer fabrication does not welcome shutdowns. All it takes is a...

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How IES FSEs Support Fabs to Keep Tools Running

Semiconductor fabs thrive on optimisation. From minimising...

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Global Semiconductor Funding Round-up - April 2023

The last few months have seen a surge of public funding in the...

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6 Things to Consider When Planning an Equipment Relocation Project

It doesn’t matter whether you’re only moving a single piece of...

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What’s Next for the Semiconductor Industry?

From shortage to oversupply, and globalism to nationalism – the...

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High-Technology Equipment Decommissioning: How to Get it Right

Before you can move or pack high-technology equipment for...

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An interview with our expert Brian Fletcher: The evolution of cleanrooms

Brian Fletcher, a semiconductor equipment specialist talks us...

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The 4Ps of moving pharmaceutical equipment

The pharmaceutical industry is growing and evolving. Consumer...

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How to Handle Freight Forwarding During a Supply Chain Crisis

We are currently experiencing a global supply chain crisis....

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Tales From the Front Line: Our Most Satisfying Machine Moves

Since 1991, we’ve worked on a huge variety of engineering and...

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Machinery movement insurance: Getting the right cover

Are you planning to move a piece of hi-tech equipment, a...

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IES Furthers Apprenticeship Scheme Commitment

We have decided to roll out the IES apprenticeship scheme,...

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Do's and Don’ts of ISPM 15

ISPM 15 are the standards which provide criteria for regulating...

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How to Rig Machinery

Rigging is an integral part of equipment moves – in fact,...

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Everything you need to know about ISPM15 and heat treated export packing solutions

ISPM15 standards provide the criteria for wood used as packaging...

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Covid-safe CE Marking services from IES

IES specialises in consultative on-site CE marking, and is able...

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How is Manufacturing Tackling Sustainability?

After carrying out polls to gauge the thinking of manufacturing...

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UKCA Marking FAQs

UK Conformity Assessed (UKCA) is the required certification for...

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How to Meet the Unique Requirements for Military Packaging

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A memorable machinery installation

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IES's Flexibility Allows Us to Continue Supporting Customers

The COVID-19 virus outbreak which we are currently dealing with...

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Export Packing: Discover Our Custom Made Crates

IES offers a range of export packing and crate making services...

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Why to Use an End-to-End Provider for Machine Relocation

An ‘end-to-end’ provider means the supplier of a solution which...

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New Name, Same Great Service: Omni Technologies

February 2020 IES is bringing its highly successful equipment...

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Harri is Learning More as an Engineering Apprentice

After leaving school, Harri Green started a full-time college...

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Cross-Training and Beyond – Building Employee Experience

When you consider the wide range of services that IES offers its...

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Why Quality Export Packing is Vital For International Trading

Global trade is the lifeblood of a growing number of companies....

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The Power of Apprenticeships

School leavers are often inundated with options for their...

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Can Air Freight Go Carbon Neutral?

International shipping and air freight have helped to create a...

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Bespoke Packaging for Large Machinery: Breaking Down the Build

IES has almost three decades’ worth of experience in packing and...

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Who’s Who in Your Factory Relocation Project?

Relocating a factory is a bit like building a machine; all the...

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Our 6-Step Process for Equipment Transport

Transporting complex, high-technology equipment is no easy...

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Specialist Engineer Brian Fletcher’s 5 Expert Tips for Factory De-installations

Factory de-installations are never simple. But they’re a lot...

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Packing High-Technology Equipment: An Expert’s Guide

It doesn’t matter if you’re moving a piece of high-technology...

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Factory Relocation: Method Statements and Risk Assessments

Relocating an entire factory is no small feat. Much like the...

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What does Brexit mean for CE Marking?

Following the UK’s withdrawal agreement and departure from the...

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Customs and International Transfer for Factory Relocations

Factory relocations are large and complex. There are a...

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How to Carry Out a Full Site Survey for Your Manufacturing Facility Relocation

Whether you’re consolidating your operations, expanding,...

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Electromagnetic Conformity (EMC) Directive Guide

The EMC Directive - officially named Electromagnetic...

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Semiconductor Equipment and Process Training from IES

IES offers a variety of courses that cover a wide range of...

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Low Voltage Directive Guide

The Low Voltage Directive – officially named Directive...

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Machinery Directive Guide

The Machinery Directive – officially named Directive 2006/42/EC...

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EMF in Manufacturing Environments: Why it Matters

If you operate a manufacturing site that uses high current or...

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IES and National Apprenticeship Week

Now in our 27th year, IES has been in operation for longer than...

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When Do I Need PUWER?

Health and safety is awash with acronyms; so much so that it can...

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Meet the Team: Barry Tomkins’ Lessons from a Long Semiconductor Career

For some of us, a reminder of the long and successful career...

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Benefits of a Field Service Engineer

IES offers clients support from a large pool of highly...

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CoCom regulations and installations signed off with vodka

Brian Fletcher’s career in microelectronics Brian Fletcher is...

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Export Packing Essentials: Key Considerations

With over 30 years of experience in projects of all shapes and...

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Christian's 8 Top Tips for a Smooth Equipment Move

Changing the use of space in a factory or relocating to a new...

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IES in Focus: Contract Manufacturing

Contract equipment manufacturing (alternatively referred to as...

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IES Supports R&D at University of Bristol

The great research and development work carried out by...

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Service in Focus: EMF Testing

EMF service overview The Electromagnetic Fields (EMF) Directive...

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Service in Focus: Export Packing

Department Overview Our Export Packing division was established...

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5 Key Areas for Smooth Packing Process

At IES we have been involved with equipment and machinery...

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How to Build a Wooden Crate

We’re often asked how we go about putting a bespoke packing case...

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6 Simple Steps to CE Marking

A large number of importers and manufacturers do not fully...

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What products need CE marking?

The CE mark was introduced to show that a product complies with...

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Myths about CE Marking

1. “If all the components are CE Marked, your finished product...

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FAQs about CE Marking

Why CE marking? For many products, equipment and machinery sold...

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Wooden Packaging: Legal Considerations for Export and Import

Do your sensitive items require export packing? There are many...

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