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From January to September, Ireland, France and the US remained the top three destinations for UK food & drink in terms of overall value - image courtesy of Pixabay

Leadership & Strategy

UK food & drink exports continue strong growth

Rockwell Automation questioned the strategic rationale for a merger with Emerson.

Robotics & Automation

Rockwell Automation rejects $29bn proposal from Emerson

image courtesy of NASA/JPL/Cornell University, Maas Digital LLC

Robotics & Automation

Salford uni at forefront of UK space robotics

Digital technologies are transforming manufacturing processes and supply chain communication.

Digital Transformation

Digital tech in UK manufacturing ‘could deliver £102bn benefit’

Under the ‘data.camp’ motto, the German automobile manufacturer has started a further-training campaign which aims to make it employees fit for the new challenges big data and AI - image courtesy of Pixabay

Digital Transformation

Audi starts further-training courses on data and AI

The rise of robotics is probably one of the most highly visible effects of digital transformation.

Digital Transformation

Digital Transformation: The paperless manufacturer

Envisage Group has operations in San Francisco and Pune and is working with Birmingham-based accountancy firm Moore Stephens to look at exploring Chinese markets.

Leadership & Strategy

UK automotive design agency to explore markets in China

The UK Autodrive project is starting in-city trials on the streets of central Coventry. - image courtesy of JLR.

Leadership & Strategy

UK’s largest autonomous vehicle tests move to public roads

85% of senior executives plan to invest in artificial intelligence (AI) and the internet of things (IoT) by 2020.

Digital Transformation

85% UK businesses to invest in artificial intelligence by 2020

The Manufacturer MX Awards 2017 Gala Dinner and Ceremony - image courtesy of The Manufacturer.

Leadership & Strategy

The Manufacturer MX Awards 2017 winners announced

Run by the UK's Digital Catapult, the Hack and Pitch challenge presented teams of SMEs and startups with a selection of manufacturing-related problems to solve.

Innovation

Hack and Pitch challenge spurs manufacturing innovation