Packaging manufacturer, The Cardboard Box Company, has collaborated with the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) to develop a cost-effective automated system which uses a robotic arm to palletise bundles of boxes.
Manufacturer of nickel alloy wires, bars and wire rope, Alloy Wire International (AWI), has sealed several new contracts after a major surge in demand for its ‘Emergency Manufacturing Service (EMS)’.
Mercedes-Benz Trucks has reportedly taken its 3D printing strategy one stage further by printing robust, heat resistant metal parts from digital data records.
Digital transformation is affecting every aspect of manufacturing, arguably as much so as the First Industrial Revolution almost 200 years ago, with businesses using modern technologies to shift from mass production to mass customisation.
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Provider for gas, electricity and renewable energy, ScottishPower Ltd., has been granted consent for a wind farm off the coast, using engines two and a half times as big as the Big Ben.
SIFCO Applied Surface Concepts UK has developed the first collaborative robotic selective plating station for aviation landing gear manufactured by Safran Landing Systems.
Procurement managers from manufacturing companies across Europe, the UK and the US have identified the benefits and growing significance of procurement automation technology.
