News

A worker inspects a solar panel prior to installation - image courtesy of SunPower

Digital Transformation

World’s largest virtual power plant to be built in South Australia

Today, the company delivers its machines to some of the world’s largest aerospace primes, car manufacturers and a host of CNC machine tool suppliers - image courtesy of Blum.

Robotics & Automation

Blum shows it has the measure of UK manufacturing

The AV&R automated visual inspection system in action at AMRC Factory 2050 - image courtesy of AMRC.

Robotics & Automation

AMRC explores future of automated visual inspection

Biometric fingerprint-based identification - image courtesy of Depositphotos

Digital Transformation

Virtual Engineering helps biometric specialist cut costs by 20%

Aluminium casting producer, Alucast, has seen its order book reach a five-year high - image courtesy of Alucast.

Leadership & Strategy

If the UK is to play to its strengths, what exactly are they?

The company is recognised as a world leader in the design, manufacture, installation and maintenance of industrial chimney and exhaust - image courtesy of A1 Flue Systems.

Leadership & Strategy

Flue manufacturer to land £8m sales boost

Manufacturers - Prime Minister Theresa May will use her first regional Cabinet meeting to launch a modern Industrial Strategy.

Leadership & Strategy

How well is government supporting UK industry?

A CSAIL’s project is working to provide context to voice recognition to help robots follow voice commands - image courtesy of MIT.

Robotics & Automation

MIT researchers help robots follow voice commands

US engineers have invented a ‘4D printing’ method for a smart gel – image courtesy of Rutgers.US engineers have invented a ‘4D printing’ method for a smart gel – image courtesy of Rutgers.

Digital Transformation

3D printed smart gel for targeted drug delivery invented

More than 80% of hard-to-fill positions in the tech industry are difficult to recruit for because of skills shortage - image courtesy of Depositphotos.

Skills

Fast growing UK tech industry facing skills shortage

Connected Factory ERP IIoT IoT Ecommerce - image courtesy of Depositphotos

Digital Transformation

How will IIoT discussions evolve in 2018?

IoT