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Getting policy makers to understand the potential of digital manufacturing

UK Automotive – a sector on the edge?

The Manufacturer's editorial director, Nick Peters, reports on the multi-faceted problems assailing the car industry.

Exploring technologies for customisation at scale

Nine exciting projects the Future Fashion Factory is supporting

Why is ageism so rife?

Offshoring manufacturing same as offshoring pollution

The UK is sailing ahead in the race to address the ocean plastics crisis

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Managing complex supply chains with automation and innovation

Swedish Manufacturer harnesses power of Virtual Engineering Environment

CPQ software – the aspirin to your customisation headache

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Centre for Advanced Low Carbon Propulsion Systems: Powering the future

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Are 3D configuration tools the key to increased sales and customer delight?

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Four ways to grow UK productivity from the ONS multifactor methodology

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Three technologies helping to create intelligent enterprises of the future

Future Fashion Factory: Weaving a new future for a historic industry

One of Yorkshire’s most traditional industries, textiles and clothing, is joining the drive to digitalise, and in the process changing the way clothes are designed and made.

Terry Scuoler on preparing for life after Brexit

The Manufacturer Podcast: Can the UK Automotive sector survive the approaching storm?:

Why upgrading the UK’s digital infrastructure is so vital for manufacturers

Resolving three key manufacturing challenges with process optimisation

How manufacturers can overcome years of poor data management