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The collaborative robot arm automates processes and manual tasks, where precision is crucial – image courtesy of Universal Robots.

Robotics & Automation

Pick and place robot frees up two labour hours daily

Plants closely related to tobacco were used to grow polio vaccines. Image courtesy of Leaf Expression Systems.

Innovation

Vaccines grown in plants show promise

Since the components are visible after installation and gap dimensions need to be accurate to a tenth of a millimetre, the entire process had to be reliable and precise - image courtesy of toolcraft.

Robotics & Automation

Autonomous robots to manufacture innovative car interiors

Digital transformation also calls for breaking the silos in the C-suite.

Industrial Data

How are aerospace manufacturers using big data?

Nearly a quarter (23%) of levy-paying firms have no understanding of the Apprenticeship Levy or don’t know how their company will respond to it.

Digital Transformation

Artificial intelligence to help create Just in Time training resources

The Portable Command Centre concept uses commercial technology to create a semi-virtual environment that can be transported in a briefcase and set up anywhere from within a tent to an office to tackle emergency scenarios such as an outbreak of fire or an act of terrorism - image courtesy of BAE Systems.

Digital Transformation

What are the UK’s top 20 Virtual Reality cities?

L to R: David Merchant (Ace Forming), Chris Ball and Ian Whateley (both Advanced Chemical Etching).

Leadership & Strategy

Continuous improvement drive leads to export growth

The industrial sector accounts for 17% of the UK’s total end energy use, which is equivalent to over 20% of total carbon emissions - image courtesy of Carbon Trust

Innovation

Carbon Trust to bolster competitiveness of UK’s industry

Manufacturing makes up around 10% of the UK economy. The CBI wants to support a industrial strategy - image courtesy of Pixabay.

Leadership & Strategy

New Manufacturing Council to shape UK’s industrial strategy

UK manufacturing employs 2.7 million people and makes up between 10–12% of UK GVA – image courtesy of Icon Aerospace Technology.

Leadership & Strategy

What sets UK manufacturing apart from the rest?

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Leadership & Strategy

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