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.
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UK sportswear manufacturer to create more than 170 jobs
Posted on 15 Feb 2018 by Jonny Williamson
Sportswear manufacturer O'Neills has announced plans to create more than 170 jobs with expansion of its Strabane manufacturing headquarters. Rolls-Royce to partner with global IoT start-ups
Posted on 15 Feb 2018 by Jonny Williamson
Rolls-Royce has announced it is joining a leading accelerator for start-up tech companies as a major corporate partner, to capitalise on future developments in IoT and AI. 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. Industrial Data Summit: Gain insight at scale
Posted on 14 Feb 2018 by The Manufacturer
The Manufacturer has launched a dedicated Industrial Data Summit, offering executives and decision-makers a unique platform to ask and debate the questions that matter most to their businesses. Advanced Plastics: a cobot case study
Posted on 13 Feb 2018 by The Manufacturer
The cobot in operation at Advanced Plastics will run its process for at least the next five years, but payback will only take seven months. Packaging firm sees healthy growth after machine investment
Posted on 12 Feb 2018 by Jonny Williamson
One of the UK’s leading healthcare packaging specialists, Riverside Medical, is targeting up to 40 new jobs and a £2m sales drive after globally launching its latest technology. Toolrooms: From business cost to profit centre
Posted on 12 Feb 2018 by Jonny Williamson
One of the UK’s largest independent stamping and presswork specialists offers a case study of what’s possible thanks to a fresh approach to a long-standing issue. Robotics project to address raw material handling in food industry
Posted on 12 Feb 2018 by Jonny Williamson
A joint university-food industry project has set out to tackle the costly and labour-intensive area of raw material handling, weighing and preparation through automation and robotics. Working capital management: Poor practices costing manufacturers billions
Posted on 9 Feb 2018 by Jonny Williamson
Global firms could have freed up as much as €177bn of cash during 2017 by improving working capital management (WCM), new study has shown.