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Made Smarter celebrates latest wave of digital pioneers
Made Smarter is celebrating a new generation of manufacturing leaders who are learning together to drive digital transformation across the industry.
The latest cohort of its Leading Digital Transformation (LDT) programme brought together 12 SME manufacturers from a wide range of industries who have each gained the confidence, strategy and skills to lead their businesses into the digital age. Read more via The Manufacturer
Smartphone manufacturers urged to consider modular components to battle ewaste challenge
Smartphone manufacturers planning the next generation of products must consider modular components as more countries turn to right-to-repair legislation to stem the rising tide of ewaste. This is a warning from Emma Armstrong, Sustainable Electronics Ambassador and Group Commercial Director at In2tec. Read more via The Manufacturer
Woodward breaks ground on new aerospace facility
This week, Woodward Inc. officially broke ground on its new aerospace manufacturing facility at Smith Farms Industrial Park in Greer, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, an exciting step toward a 300,000-square-foot plant designed for industry-leading manufacturing and future growth. Read more via The Manufacturer
Entrepreneur reinventing the wheel-chair secures fresh funding to power into new markets
Founded by a powered wheelchair user, Glasgow-based Freedom One Life is targeting new customers in the USA following a funding boost to support the overseas expansion of its manufacturing.
The business was born as a result of Alex Papanikolaou’s own experiences of using a powerchair, after being diagnosed cerebral palsy just a few weeks after birth and beginning to use a wheelchair at age 12. Read more via The Manufacturer
DS Smith and Fantasy Forts spark imagination with a new concept in sustainable creativity
DS Smith, an International Paper company, and leading global provider of sustainable fibre-based packaging solutions, and Fantasy Forts, the creator of unique construction toy kits for children, are collaborating to bring sustainable, imaginative, and open-ended play to life. Read more via The Manufacturer
