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Repair Cafe also has an active community and forum, which helps bring people together and share ideas - image courtesy of Repair Cafe

Skills

Repair Cafe helps people fix items rather than dump them

Batteries Battery Power Stock Image

Innovation

An answer to the world’s battery power prayers?

A Jetstream 31 is used as a ‘flying testbed’, which flies itself while having pilots on board who could take control at any time - image courtesy of BAE Systems - unmanned aircraft

Innovation

Next trial of unmanned aircraft tech begins

At the ‘Solutions Theatres’, manufacturers will gain deeper insight into topics such as ‘Smart Factories’, ‘the Future of Logistics’ or ‘The IoT Edge’.

Smart Factory

Industry 4.0 and the Smart Factory

Manufacturing Technology Automation Robot Worker - Dollarphotoclub_30421887

Digital Transformation

How new manufacturing technology will impact jobs

The 4,500 strong workforce at Plant Oxford produce one new MINI almost every minute - image courtesy of BMW MINI.

Finance

Plant Oxford achieves MINI milestone

The reconfigurable carbon composite robotic machine tool built by the AMRC – image courtesy of AMRC.

Robotics & Automation

AMRC reveals potential robotics world first

Corona is one of the best selling beers in the world, with current annual sales in 2015 of (US)$693m (£556m) - image courtesy of Pixabay.

Finance

Late Corona founder DID NOT leave $millions to town of his birth say residents

A diagram of the EBR Systems wireless pacemaker technology implanted in a heart - image courtesy of EBR Systems.

Innovation

New wireless pacemaker technology to help global heart patients

L to R: Titanium powder obtained from rutile sand, Field Assist Sintered double cone preform, then pancake forging - image courtesy of FastForge.

Innovation

FASTForge to deliver cheaper aerospace titanium

Robot Hand Shaking Human Hand

Robotics & Automation

The role of human factors in the future of manufacturing