News

Apple may be looking to use local assembly to legally open stories in India. Image courtesy of Apple.

Finance

Apple announces US manufacturing investment

Cobots - New robotic manufacturing and automation could displace millions of workers in the ASEAN region. Image courtesy of Rethink Robotics.

Robotics & Automation

Cobots market to grow significantly over next five years

Automation Suppliers welding arm

Robotics & Automation

What do manufacturers expect from automation suppliers?

Robotics - By simulating millions of potential robot path combinations, IPS Robot Optimisation maximises efficiency and avoid collisions – image courtesy of fleXstructures.

Robotics & Automation

Smart robotics technology hits big at Hannover

GM will pull out of Venezuela following the seizure of one of its plants. Image courtesy of Flickr - Meesh

Finance

GM to pull out of Venezuela following plant seizure

The Rolkaz Hemp Series Skateboards come in two designs, Drifter and Mala and will be available via Kickstarter - image courtesy of Rolka.

Innovation

Rolkaz Hemp Skateboard needs a kick start to get up and rolling

Hannover Messe -Digitisation - Collaborative robots or ‘cobots’ are about to fundamentally transform the way humans work in factories - image courtesy of Deutsche-Messe.presse@messe.de

Smart Factory

Hannover Messe: making the benefits of digitisation tangible

The in-house Stratasys 3D Printer enables the creation of exact replicas of the patient’s anatomy and allows customized fittings and pre-bending of plates – image courtesy of Stratasys.

Innovation

3D printing transforms hospital surgeries

More than 75% say they plan on tying machine-to-people devices , - image courtesy of HSO.

Smart Factory

Digital Twins to change the face of manufacturing

The Tokamak ST40 fusion reactor, which has been switched on and taken the UK one step further towards generating electricity from the power of the stars - image courtesy of Tokamak Energy.

Innovation

UK takes giant leap forward in fusion power thanks to Tokamak reactor

Tianzhou-1 sucessfully docked with the Tiangong-2 space lab. Image courtesy of China Manned Space

Innovation

China advances space program with Tianzhou mission