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Hack & Pitch - Smart Factory Expo - Innovation Alley will be sponsored by Innovate UK, and located at the intersection of Smart Factory Expo’s four zones.

Digital Transformation

Hack & Pitch comes to Smart Factory Expo

Headphone manufacturer beyerdynamic was founded 1924 in Berlin - image courtesy of Pixabay.

Robotics & Automation

Headphone manufacturer doubles output through robots

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