Weetabix set for £30m investment
Posted on 31 Jan 2017 by Fred Tongue
Weetabix is set to invest £30m in its two manufacturing sites in the UK to increase capacity and create jobs. News
Cafe X debuts robotic barista
Posted on 31 Jan 2017 by Michael Cruickshank
US robotics startup Cafe X has debuted a fully robotic barista at a cafe in San Francisco's Metreon shopping center.
Toyota Australia confirms manufacturing plant will shutdown permanently in October
Posted on 31 Jan 2017 by Tim Brown
Toyota Australia has today announced that its final day of vehicle production at its Australian-based, Altona manufacturing plant, will be Tuesday 3 October 2017. Ford CEO calls for reducing fuel economy targets
Posted on 30 Jan 2017 by Michael Cruickshank
The CEO of Ford Motor Company has called on the US Government to reconsider planned fuel economy targets for future automobile production.
Boeing shows off new spacesuit design
Posted on 29 Jan 2017 by Michael Cruickshank
US aerospace company Boeing has this week shown off a new advanced and lightweight spacesuit design.
ITER fusion reactor slowly moves forward
Posted on 26 Jan 2017 by Michael Cruickshank
The world's largest nuclear fusion project, known as the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor, or ITER, has taken another step closer to completion this month.
Siemens announces €50m digitisation alliance
Posted on 26 Jan 2017 by Jonny Williamson
Siemens has formalised a strategic alliance agreement with global infrastructure software provider, Bentley Systems, to leverage digitisation to advance infrastructure project delivery and asset performance. Airbus announces flying car development
Posted on 25 Jan 2017 by Michael Cruickshank
European aerospace manufacturer Airbus Group has announced plans to develop and build practical flying cars.
Trump talks with Tesla and Apple about making US manufacturing great again
Posted on 25 Jan 2017 by Aiden Burgess
With Donald Trump now sworn in as the 45th President of the United States of America, questions remain as to how the new administration will implement its manufacturing and trade policies and what impact these will have. UK autonomous vehicles leader heads ‘down under’
Posted on 24 Jan 2017 by Jonny Williamson
One of the UK’s leading forces in autonomous vehicles, RDM Group, has invested in its first international facility in a bid to tap into a $90bn global opportunity.