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The Samsung Austin Semiconductor Automated LSI plant opened for operation in 2011 - image courtesy of Samsung

Finance

Samsung announces $1bn investment to expand Texas microchip plant

Industry 4.0 digitisation of manufacturing Technology

Leadership & Strategy

TMALC 2016: the digitisation of manufacturing

Artist’s impression of the multipropeller City Airbus vehicle being developed as a part of the Airbus Vahana project - image courtesy of Airbus

Innovation

Airbus heads skyward with flying taxi concept to take on urban congestion

Concept art by Uber of their flying car system. Image courtesy of Uber Technologies.

Innovation

Uber plans autonomous flying cars in a decade

The Bosch Mondeville plant has acquired leadplant competence and provides fast 3D development and printing services - image courtesy of Bosch and Zortrax

Digital Transformation

Bosch implements efficient 3D printing solutions by Zortrax

Adelaide scientist, Colin Hall, has been recognised with Prime Minister's science prize for creating shatter-proof plastic side mirrors for cars - image courtesy of the Dept of Industry, Innovation and Science

Ford buys up big on plastic side mirrors for F-Series trucks

TRL Academy Quarterly Research Review Front Cover - Jul-Sep 2016

Machine learning & cyber security to drive future of transport

UPS first announced its expansion plans at a press event that also was attended by representatives from Fast Radius and SAP. In May - image courtesy of UPS.

UPS to establish 3D printing factory in Singapore

Ford Australia - A Ford Falcon race car driven by James Moffat and Alex Davison at the 2012 Bathurst 1000 V8 Supercars race - photo courtesy of Racin Jason.

Ford ends manufacturing in Australia after 91 years

Dr. Paddy Neumann, chief scientist and founder of Neumann Space and creator of the Neumann Drive ion rocket, studied aerospace engineering and physics at the University of Sydney - image courtesy of Neumann Space.

Revolutionary ion rocket can be fuelled by space junk and get to “Mars and back on one tank”

The huge spar was designed by Cranfield MSc students to test the capability of the new WAAM machine - image courtesy of Cranfield - metal 3D printed part

The largest metal 3D printed part ever made?