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China launches first ever electric cargo ship

The new electric cargo ship will carry coal around the Pearl River Delta. Image courtesy of Chris Hoare

Posted on 4 Dec 2017 by Michael Cruickshank

China has launched the world's first ever completely battery-electric powered cargo ship in Guangzhou last month.

Manufacturer’s innovation helps address vaping challenge

RDM Group has joined forces with Vapouriz to develop a new display case that allows up to 8 different flavours to be tested easily in stores around the country - image courtesy of Vapouriz.

Posted on 4 Dec 2017 by Jonny Williamson

Engineering expertise developed in the automotive industry is helping solve a major ‘presentation issue’ for the fast growing vaping industry.

London named Europe’s top performing city

London is Europe’s Best-Performing City, according to the Milken Institute’s inaugural Best-Performing Cities Europe Index - image courtesy of Pixabay.

Posted on 4 Dec 2017 by Jonny Williamson

London has topped an influential Europe-wide study of top-performing cities - with the UK claiming three spots in the top 10 and five out of the top 20.

UK manufacturing PMI at highest level in over four years

The PMI is an indicator of the economic health of the manufacturing sector.

Posted on 1 Dec 2017 by Jonny Williamson

Growth in UK manufacturing hit a four-year high in November, according to the latest Markit/CIPS Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI).

Telekom & Fraunhofer inaugurate new IoT development centre

Telekom & Fraunhofer IML work together to optimise processes in manufacturing - image courtesy of Telekom.

Posted on 1 Dec 2017 by Jonny Williamson

Deutsche Telekom and the Fraunhofer-Institute for Material Flow and Logistics IML, based in Dortmund, Germany, are founding the Telekom Open IoT Labs.

Graphene offers new battery options and potential for limitless energy

Graphene has many potentially revolutionary properties. Image courtesy of the University of Manchester

Posted on 30 Nov 2017 by Michael Cruickshank

New discoveries in graphene technology have the potential to unlock new battery technologies and even unlimited energy batteries.

Connected & intelligent: smarter manufacturing for SMEs

A new report from The Manufacturer and Oracle NetSuite has been launched at the Smart Factory Expo in Liverpool.

Posted on 30 Nov 2017 by The Manufacturer

A new report from The Manufacturer and Oracle NetSuite has been launched at Smart Factory Expo in Liverpool.

Ten car firms identify raw materials sourcing issues

Posted on 30 Nov 2017 by Jonny Williamson

Drive Sustainability, a partnership between 10 car companies is to set up a Raw Materials Observatory to identify ethical, environmental, human and labour rights issues in the sourcing of raw materials.

Automotive robotics market to grow by 14% annually

The robotics market, due to the increase in demand for artificially intelligent robots, is estimated to grow by almost 14% annually from 2016 to 2025

Posted on 30 Nov 2017 by Jonny Williamson

The global automotive robotics market accounted for $4.34bn in 2016 and is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 13.9% from 2017 to 2025 to reach $13.6bn, a new study has shown.

Huge Tesla battery array completed before deadline in Australia

An artist's impression of the Tesla battery installation in South Australia. Image courtesy of Tesla.

Posted on 29 Nov 2017 by Michael Cruickshank

The world's largest lithium-ion battery array has been completed by Tesla last week in South Australia.

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