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Being a female apprentice in the automotive industry

All the action from the Paris Air Show 2019

Boeing came to the Paris Air Show 2019 in a contrite mood over the two fatal crashes of its 737 Max which led to the global fleet being grounded.

Are UK manufacturing supply chains fit for the 21st century?

IRN-BRU Galore: the fizzing Scottish powerhouse AG Barr goes from strength to strength

How a successful F1 race team correlates driver instincts with hard data

Resource efficiency: Can sustainability and improved profit go hand-in-hand?

Carbon 2050: The struggle to be zero heroes

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The Smart Factories of the future are closer than you think

The Industrial Strategy is setting out a long-term vision for how Britain can build on its economic strengths.- image courtesy of Depositphotos.

Smart Factories: Combining cutting-edge tech with traditional people power

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Equipping the workforce for smart factories of the future

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If innovation isn’t really about technology, what is it about?

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Overcoming the barriers of digital investment to achieve Operational Excellence

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Getting pricing right – “If you managed costs like this you’d be bankrupt!”

The Manufacturer Podcast: How does going digital delight your customers? Ask Brian Holliday.

Nick Peters talks to Brian Holliday, MD of Siemens Digital Industries in the UK, about how he and his team harnessed the power of digital manufacturing technologies to develop world- and competition-beating products.

How did digital technology turn a suburban Cheshire factory into a world-beater?

May 2019: 15 things we didn’t know about manufacturing last month

Model behaviour: The puppet maker behind Tim Burton’s films

BDK: Sticking to what it knows

Compound semiconductors: Can the UK retain its global dominance in the technology driving our future?