Automation: Beyond the factory floor
Posted on 21 Feb 2018 by The Manufacturer
Automation is not just about robot welders. Helen Saunders discusses the current and future stages of business automation away from the production line. Articles
Airbus faces $1.4bn payout for A400M delays
Posted on 19 Feb 2018 by Michael Cruickshank
European aerospace manufacturer Airbus has been forced to pay a large one-time payout for delays to its much-maligned A400M program.
UK energy company gets £1.5m award for robotics innovation
Posted on 19 Feb 2018 by Jonny Williamson
Nuclear specialist Wood has secured about £1.5m funding after winning a prestigious competition to find the best new robotics solution ideas. Ehang ‘drone taxi’ begins manned trials
Posted on 16 Feb 2018 by Michael Cruickshank
An ambitious Chinese project to build a so-called 'drone taxi' has now progressed to the point where manned trials have begun.
How can SMEs start to automate their shop floor?
Posted on 14 Feb 2018 by Jonny Williamson
Louis Feinstein, Dassault Systèmes’ portfolio manager for mechatronics and IoT solutions, presented at SOLIDWORKS World 2018 a solution for SME manufacturers to start automating their shop floors. The future of automation
Posted on 14 Feb 2018 by The Manufacturer
How is automation likely to play out over the next 30 years? Professor Duncan McFarlane makes some predictions. Transform a used vehicle: How to manufacture a new car from an old favourite
Posted on 12 Feb 2018 by The Manufacturer
Car manufacturers take pride in creating powerful vehicles, which can help drivers navigate from A to B with both ease and style. Widespread confusion still surrounds IIoT
Posted on 9 Feb 2018 by Jonny Williamson
Analysts would have you believe that the mainstream adoption of the Industrial Internet will happen any day now; but the reality is, it’s still years away. Robotics start-up aims to revolutionise material handling
Posted on 8 Feb 2018 by The Manufacturer
Hatched in the heart of California’s Silicon Valley, robotics start-up, Grabit is harnessing static electricity, machine learning and automation to assemble the uppers of Nike trainers at 20-times the pace of a human worker. Falcon Heavy launch represents new era for rocket manufacturing
Posted on 8 Feb 2018 by Michael Cruickshank
This week, SpaceX successfully launched its Falcon Heavy rocket for the first time ever, ushering in a new era in rocket manufacturing.