News

The shift from pen and paper to fully-connected factories could make the manufacturing industry in the UK unrecognisable in just five years’ time. - image courtesy of Zebra Technologies.

Smart Factory

Manufacturers to substitute pen & paper for wearable tech

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Innovation

UK start-up creates world-first form of plastic

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Leadership & Strategy

Australia considering mandatory national battery recycling scheme

apprenticeship - Marches Centre of Manufacturing and Technology (MCMT

Skills

First cohort signs up for £4m training hub

2 - BAE SYSTEMS ENGINEERS DEVELOP BLUETOOTH-ENABLED SENSORS TO DETECT HEALTH OF MILITARY BRIDGING SYSTEMS – image courtesy of BAE Systems.

Industrial Data

Data analysis to help detect strain on military bridges

SPEE3D CEO Byron Kennedy and his LightSPEE3D metal printer - image courtesy of business.gov.au

Leadership & Strategy

New 3D printer from SPEE3D could revolutionise Australian manufacturing

Coleg Sir Gar’ seeks to develop ad hoc pods for 'Workplace Learning', powered by IoT technology – image courtesy of Ufi.

Digital Transformation

IoT training resources developed for UK manufacturers

IoT

Puzzle money finance cash bank notes investment funding – image courtesy of Pixabay.

Finance

3D printer start-up secures $115m in funding

BMW expects electrified vehicles to account for between 15-25% of sales by 2025 - image courtesy of BMW MINI

Innovation

BMW pledges to build new electric MINI at Oxford plant

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Digital Transformation

IT & OT convergence demands greater cybersecurity

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Finance

Record profits for Wrigley ahead of its UK anniversary