Electech
Showcasing Capability
How do we showcase our technical capability? That’s the question we’re starting to think about as we move towards the end of the year and into 2025. We’re planning to get to more events to meet you in person and invite some of you in for a tour of the workshop in addition to our…
Read MoreManaging Obsolescence
How can you plan for and tackle obsolescence more efficiently? That was the question we discussed for the latest edition of Operations Engineer. Alongside AVEVA and ABB we explored solutions that would support industrial operators and plant engineers that have to deal with the threat daily. We were asked to think of an example where equipment,…
Read More“well that’s what you’ve always done”
Earlier this year we were invited to help inform Government Policy on Resources and Waste Strategy by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). The topics covered include circularity and sustainability of procurement and operations, our opinion on consumer trends, how we adapt to changes in the policy landscape related to resource and waste, and…
Read MoreSigning off for 2023
We’re publishing our final blog of 2023 feeling a sense of achievement. Thanks to those of you that continue to read them each month. In the past 12 months, we’ve extended contracts, received orders from new customers, increased the headcount in the workshop and raised thousands of pounds for a large and small charity. Things feel…
Read MoreRefurbish to Sustain
At Like Technologies we have two company meetings per year. It’s an opportunity for the team to come together, share knowledge and provide an update from each department. At the most recent one, held in May, one of our engineers Simon, updated us on an ongoing project that he would describe as ‘important but not complicated’. The…
Read MoreInvesting in our people
William, a Lancaster University graduate who joined Like Technologies after taking part in a Tech Lancaster BootCamp has further developed his skill set and is now a Certified IPC Specialist meaning he can now do assembly work here in our workshop, in addition to the support he provides within our IS team. We recently asked him…
Read MoreWhat does Sustainability mean to us?
Sustainability is frequently mentioned in mainstream media and businesses continue to be asked what it means for them. Questions are also asked in the supply chain, meaning it has rightly moved up the ladder of priorities. At a recent business event, whilst in conversation with another business owner they casually said; “…well that’s what you’ve always been doing at Like Technologies isn’t…
Read MoreWhy is silicon one of the most useful elements?
A piece of high school Chemistry homework led to an in-depth exploration of the element silicon last month. Tasked with creating a leaflet about an element, Silicon was perhaps not the obvious choice but it was a learning experience for both the student, and the parent. Silicon was discovered by Jöns Jacob Berzelius in 1824…
Read MoreWhat is…?
At Like Technologies, we like it when people ask questions, it’s something we actively encourage across our engineering, administration and leadership teams. Here, we’ve summarised the most common questions you’ve searched for (and found) on our website in 2022. What is the Difference Between Re-engineering and Reverse Engineering? Re-engineering and reverse engineering are two technical…
Read MoreChallenges and opportunities within ElecTech
We’re members of the ElecTech Innovation Cluster and attended their recent event held at Lancaster and Morecambe College on 20th October, 2022. With a room full of people who actively work within or support the ElecTech sector, we were invited to participate in a lightning round. We used the opportunity to tell people a little…
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