News

The 12 business leaders recently undertook their first site visit to Runcorn-based Hosokawa Micron – image courtesy of Made Smarter.

Skills

Trailblazing leadership programme equips businesses with the skills to pursue smarter manufacturing

Make UK festival ready to inspire future apprentices

Finance

95% of manufacturers say Apprenticeship Levy must be changed to employer-led system

Cyberattacks - Cybersecurity will become a more common worry in the shipping sector. Last year, the shipping conglomerate Maersk suffered a cyber attack that cost the firm between $250 million and $300 million - image courtesy of Depositphotos.

Digital Transformation

Operational downtime most common impact of IoT-focused cyberattacks

IoT

The pool that isn't. The factory floor at A&M EDM precision engineers in Smethick, West Midlands

Want to beat the UK heatwave? Build a pool in your office

The research from Canonical looked at the views, opinions and experiences of 361 IoT professionals regarding past, present and future IoT projects.

Finance

5G for manufacturing campaign gets fresh boost from Govt

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Finance

New £30m R&D fund to help UK manufacturers go digital

95% of European businesses are not ready for the General Data Protection - image courtesy of Depositphotos.

Industrial Data

How has GDPR affected UK manufacturers?

Rolls-Royce is building a high-performance electric aircraft - image courtesy of Rolls-Royce.

Finance

Could Govt’s latest electric car investment lead to new hybrid aircraft?

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Innovation

Industry and academia collaboration to create technologies of the future

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Leadership & Strategy

EU remains key market for UK manufacturers, as overseas demand grows

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Digital Transformation

5G technology is critical for a successful digital transformation