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Ford is increasing its range of electric vehicles. Image courtesy of Ford.

Ford plans to move away from traditional cars

The facility will also be used to experiment with new technologies including graphene, 3D printing - image courtesy of Surface Generation

Digital Transformation

Advanced component manufacturing centre opens in UK

Employment levels within the manufacturing sector will increase by 0.8% between now and 2021 as a result of the increased utilisation of 4IR technology - image courtesy of irwinmitchell

Digital Transformation

‘4IR won’t have negative impact on employment levels’

An artist's impression of the robot manipulating a molecule. Image courtesy of the University of Manchester.

UK scientists develop world’s first molecular robot

Within the next few decades, armed forces could be using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with adaptable aircraft technologies - image courtesy of BAE

Innovation

BAE unveils futuristic unmanned aircraft concept

Industrial Control Systems are vulnerable to cyber attacks. Image courtesy of Wikipedia - Steag

Industrial Data

Manufacturers’ ICS at high risk of cyber attack

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

Digital Transformation

Number of large scale global IoT projects doubles

IoT

Automation Robotics Robots Data Industrial Internet IoT IIoT - Stock Image

Industrial Data

Is a lack of digital culture holding back IoT adoption?

The new joint venture will include France's high speed TGV trains. Image courtesy of Wikipedia

Siemens and Alstom to unite rail manufacturing

Germany is the world’s fifth largest industrial robots market, and by far the largest in Europe.

Robotics & Automation

What are the world’s largest industrial robots markets?

ABB acquires GE Industrial Solutions for $2.6bn - ABB’s EP division delivers more than 1.5 million products to customers around the world every day through a global network of channel partners and end-customers - image courtesy of ABB.

Robotics & Automation

ABB acquires GE Industrial Solutions for $2.6bn