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Karsten Horn, INFORM

Manufacturers must now be prepared for a mobile Christmas

Karsten Horn, director at INFORM, the supply chain optimisation company, discusses the impact of new shopping habits on the supply chain and what this means for manufacturers. The advent of new technologies means it’s much easier ...
Gary Billson BAE apprentice computer design cad

Silos Changing: Ensure the product does what the customer said

Our regular blog from industry analyst expert, Cambashi This Silos Changing series explores how manufacturers are likely to deploy new software applications that enable enterprises to implement business initiatives in the new economy. Currently we’re ...
Gary Billson BAE apprentice computer design cad

It’s time manufacturing went mobile

These days it is difficult to remember life without mobile phones. In fact a whole generation of “digital natives” have grown up with mobile technology and expect to be able to use it for both ...
Forest, environment, energy,

Growing a green economy

In a period of difficult economic recovery what the UK needs most is sustainable growth. However if this is to be truly sustainable, we need to both rebalance and decarbonise our economy. The problem is ...
Ubiquitous access: Carl Bass, Autodesk CEO, debates the democritisation of design IT

Manufacturing for the new democracy: Autodesk University 2011

Software and hardware has never been so powerful and accessible to the ordinary Joe. Autodesk University 2011 is full of examples of democratic engineering. Prepare for the new normal says Will Stirling. Open innovation, digital ...
Tim Miller tells a group at AU2011 why Autodesk's Design Suite has helped Green Lite Motors to compete with the big boys

Designed for you to punch above your weight

Smaller companies can take on a wider range of work, get designs to market more quickly and compete on more even terms with the big players, say customers of Autodesk Design Suite. Will Stirling meets ...
Lee Hopley, EEF

EEF wants more access to finance for SMEs

The second BRDC Continental SME Finance Monitor was released today showing that demand for finance may be easing as SMEs become increasingly concerned about the economic outlook. However, of SMEs described as ‘would be seekers’ ...

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  • Finance for Manufacturers Report

    The calls for cheaper and longer bank lending terms still ring out across industry, and yet the banks say a healthy manufacturing sector is keeping them busy. With the EFG, BGF, asset and invoice finance

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  • Catapult Update: shaping the network of centres

    This document explains how the UK’s new network of Catapults is being established by the Technology Strategy Board. Catapults are centres of technology and innovation that will transform the UK’s ability to create new products

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