New mHUB facility set to boost Chicago’s business future
Posted on 8 Mar 2017 by Aiden Burgess
A new physical product innovation center set to benefit Chicago's business future has officially opened. News
Vauxhall PSA Group: what you need to know
Posted on 8 Mar 2017 by Jonny Williamson
General Motors (GM) has today announced that it’s Opel/Vauxhall subsidiary will be sold to Peugeot and Citroën owner, PSA Group, for €1.3bn. Airbus sells off Defense Electronics business
Posted on 8 Mar 2017 by Michael Cruickshank
European defense and aerospace company, Airbus Group has this week announced that it has finalized the sale of its Defense Electronics subsidiary.
New servitization report offers industry leading insight
Posted on 8 Mar 2017 by Jonny Williamson
The Manufacturer and Microsoft have published a new servitization white paper, combining research conducted by both The Manufacturer and Aston Business School’s Advanced Services Group, and the insights gained from an exclusive roundtable event hosted with Microsoft. World’s largest nuclear waste site to use new safer storage method
Posted on 8 Mar 2017 by Aiden Burgess
A Rutgers University researcher has developed a new method which could help store radioactive nuclear waste for millions of years by turning it into glass. GM sells Opel and Vauxhall to PSA Group
Posted on 6 Mar 2017 by Michael Cruickshank
US-based automaker General Motors (GM) today announced plans to sell off its 'Opel' and 'Vauxhall' subsidiaries.
Online supermarket Ocado tests robotic hand
Posted on 1 Mar 2017 by Michael Cruickshank
The world's largest online supermarket, Ocado, is testing the use of robotic hands for use in its grocery distribution warehouses.
Internet of Things comes of age
Posted on 1 Mar 2017 by Jonny Williamson
Jonny Williamson provides an overview of IBM’s new global headquarters for its Watson Internet of Things (IoT) business in Munich, Germany. How will manufacturing change in 2017
Posted on 1 Mar 2017 by The Manufacturer
This year will see a significant number of changes in manufacturing around the globe. What does the factory of the future look like?
Posted on 1 Mar 2017 by The Manufacturer
Manufacturing has been earmarked by the World Economic Forum and the European Union as a major driver of increased employment opportunities, reduced carbon emissions and better educational prospects for young people. This huge ambition largely rests on the advent of the smart factory and the rollout of Industry 4.0, which will make manufacturing more affordable in high-wage countries.