Additive manufacturing: the perfect addition
Posted on 20 May 2016 by Jonny Williamson
The 3D printing revolution is finally starting to move out of R&D and design labs, and into the manufacturing mainstream. Features
Yamazaki Mazak: tools of the trade
Posted on 19 May 2016 by Victoria Fitzgerald
Machine tools are the cornerstone of the UK manufacturing industry, used directly and indirectly in every sector from aerospace to oil & gas. Victoria Fitzgerald caught up with Group Product Manager Europe at Yamazaki Mazak, Alan Mucklow, to get his take on the sector’s health. Five megatrends that will radically change our world
Posted on 17 May 2016 by Ruari McCallion
Industry and commerce will be profoundly affected by five megatrends that will radically change the world as we know it, according to the visionaries at Schneider Electric. Ruari McCallion met them at the Life is On: Innovation Summit in Paris. A precision philosophy towards manufacturing services
Posted on 14 Apr 2016 by Jonny Williamson
Luke Benton, managing director of MNB Precision, spoke to Jonny Williamson about the benefits of embracing a manufacturing services-based philosophy. Red Bull Racing: dynamic engineering
Posted on 7 Apr 2016 by Jonny Williamson
Computational Fluid Dynamics have played a vital role in driving Red Bull Racing to a successful first decade. Jonny Williamson headed to Milton Keynes to learn more. Composite materials: greater than the sum of its parts
Posted on 15 Mar 2016 by Ruari McCallion
Advanced and composites materials are becoming increasingly common. Ruari McCallion looks into the state of this particular union in the UK. Additive manufacturing: the next dimension
Posted on 14 Mar 2016 by Victoria Fitzgerald
Victoria Fitzgerald met with Mike Adams, CEO of HiETA, at the opening of the firm’s purpose built technology centre in Bristol, to discuss the endless possibilities of additive manufacturing. Additive manufacturing: breaking into the mainstream
Posted on 9 Mar 2016 by Malcolm Wheatley
Contributing editor, Malcolm Wheatley, examines additive manufacturing and the knock-on effects as it transitions into the mainstream. Automation & Robotics: reach out and touch the future
Posted on 15 Feb 2016 by Ruari McCallion
Will tomorrow’s factories be lights-out operations populated entirely by machines or will automation enable new heights of productivity? Ruari McCallion presses a few buttons. Tim Peake: into space
Posted on 11 Feb 2016 by Victoria Fitzgerald
On December 15 at 11:03 am, the world looked on as the European Space Agency launched British astronaut, Tim Peake and his team into space to take up residence at the International Space Station until June 2016. Victoria Fitzgerald provides an update on the mission so far.