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Could smart factories help boost reshoring? Nike & Adidas seem to think so

Bromford Industries: Competitive advantage through SMART production

As a precision aerospace components manufacturer, Bromford Industries operates in a highly competitive market, but proactive investments in digital technology, factory connectivity and its workforce has seen the business climb to new heights.

Industrial Data Summit 2018: How do you gain insight at scale?

Technology Intelligence: A systematic approach to competitive advantage

Barefaced Audio: Rocking the speaker world with innovation

Servitization + digital tech = ↓ food waste & ↑ competitiveness

Servitization: Embracing customers, boosting revenues

Plastic cabin spacer panel used alongside overhead storage compartments in a Finnair Airbus A320.

How to scale up to serial 3D printing production

Moving from 3D printing to additive manufacturing

3D Printing 3D Systems on demand manufacturing services – image courtesy of 3D Systems.

The future of Rapid Prototyping

DS Smith's facility in Blunham, Bedfordshire.

Thinking outside the box: A 4IR case study

For many applications, Figure 4 is roughly three-times faster than SLA, for example – image courtesy of 3D Systems.

Think 3D printing is just for prototyping? Think again

Annual Manufacturing Report 2018: UK manufacturers confident, but Brexit a deep concern

The Annual Manufacturing Report 2018, published by Hennik Research, says UK manufacturers are poised to take on the world, but are failing to pull the trigger on a bright future because of uncertainties surrounding the outcome of Brexit negotiations and the threatened shortage of skilled workers in the coming decade.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries: From ships to satellites

Consumers prepared to pay up to 22% more for Brand Britain

Autodesk Technology Centre: A new frontier for design & manufacture

Future of design and manufacture, according to CEO of Autodesk

Liquid Cooling: Helping IT become cool again