Autonomous shipping: The future of seafaring
Posted on 12 Dec 2018 by The Manufacturer
The maritime industry is about to experience tremendous change in the next few years. But what will it mean for jobs, safety and the environment? Features
Removing the ‘trial and error’ approach to healthcare treatment
Posted on 12 Nov 2018 by Maddy White
All too often, medical treatments revolve around a ‘trial and error’ approach. This wastes NHS time, resources and could even potentially harm patients. Five steps to a successful digital transformation
Posted on 5 Nov 2018 by Jonny Williamson
What would you do if your market disappeared overnight? It might be a scary proposition to consider what would happen if your customers didn’t buy from you tomorrow, but within the answer lies the start of your digital transformation. Five IP challenges for the digital economy
Posted on 30 Oct 2018 by The Manufacturer
As manufacturers transition into digitally driven business models, they face significant challenges regarding their intellectual property. Dr Frank Tietze offers some strategies to overcome them. Transforming farming with agribots
Posted on 13 Oct 2018 by Maddy White
The global population is projected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050. Ensuring an adequate, sustainable and secure supply of food is one of the great issues of our time. Maddy White reports on how automation could solve the question of how to feed the planet. Marchant Cain: The ultimate innovators
Posted on 28 Sep 2018 by Maddy White
It is not a well-kept secret that innovation now needs to be integrated into entire operations, from design to manufacture to end user, but executing this is only managed by very few. This is Coventry-based company Marchant Cain’s entire existence, its “bread and butter”. British Rototherm: Made to measure
Posted on 24 Aug 2018 by Jonny Williamson
With a heritage dating back to the 1840's, British Rototherm is a world-leader in the supply of industrial instrumentation and services. Jonny Williamson reports on the 170-year-old manufacturer with the heart of a start-up. Renishaw: The measure of success
Posted on 23 Aug 2018 by Jonny Williamson
It may enjoy a global reputation for precision metrology and process control, but more than anything, Renishaw represents innovation and technological advancement. Jonny Williamson headed to South Wales to pay the engineering powerhouse a visit. MCFE: Elevating the forklift industry
Posted on 21 Aug 2018 by Jonny Williamson
Jonny Williamson travels to the Netherlands to discover how the combination of cutting-edge innovation, the Industrial Internet of Things and AC drive motors is helping a forklift manufacturer to reach new heights. Canned craft beer: Fourpure brewery in pictures
Posted on 25 Jul 2018 by Maddy White
Fourpure brewery based in South Bermondsey, has just been acquired by Australian alcoholic beverage giant, Lion. The Manufacturer visited the brewery to speak to founder Dan Lowe about the company's plans and the UK's growing passion for craft beer.