India’s $4 phone: a manufacturing miracle?
Posted on 22 Feb 2016 by Michael Cruickshank
An Indian phone company has drawn headlines recently with an announcement that it will sell a smartphone at an unprecedentedly low price.
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Industry reaction to new EU deal for the UK
Posted on 22 Feb 2016 by Fred Tongue
The CBI has responded to the deal, which Prime Minister Cameron secured, and the announcement that the UK will have a referendum. £20m to accelerate commercialisation of 3D printing metal powder tech
Posted on 19 Feb 2016 by Jonny Williamson
Yorkshire-based Metalysis has announced a combined investment of £20 million from Woodford Patient Capital Trust, managed by Neil Woodford - one of Britain’s most prominent fund managers, and Iluka Resources, an existing investor in Metalysis. Global tech exclusivity deal boosts growth plans for UK healthcare firm
Posted on 19 Feb 2016 by Jonny Williamson
International advanced wound and skin care company, Crawford Healthcare has secured the exclusive rights to Canadian advanced materials developer, Exciton Technologies’ innovative Silver Oxysalt Technology. Tim Cook’s letter to Apple customers regarding encryption
Posted on 18 Feb 2016 by Tim Brown
On December 2, 2015, 14 people were killed and 22 were seriously injured in a terrorist attack in San Bernardino, California, which consisted of a mass shooting and an attempted bombing. UK manufacturing bags £9.2bn growth
Posted on 17 Feb 2016 by Jonny Williamson
UK production of handbags and luggage grew 3% to £364 billion as at the end of 2014 – the equivalent of £9.2 billion – according to analysis of the latest official PRODCOM Report from the ONS by Santander Corporate & Commercial. Google self-driving AI considered a ‘driver’ amidst liability concerns
Posted on 17 Feb 2016 by Cobey Bartels
The US Federal Government has given the Google self-driving AI system the nod, allowing computers and software operating the self-driving cars to be considered the 'driver', raising further concerns around liability. The BAE Systems Terrier tank is the ‘Swiss Army Knife’ of combat vehicles
Posted on 16 Feb 2016 by Aiden Burgess
The British Army has unveiled its reworked BAE Systems’ Terrier tank – a combat vehicle described as the ‘Swiss Army Knife’ of combat vehicles due to its multitude of tools and functions. China’s Haier Group to acquire GE appliance unit for $5.4bn
Posted on 15 Feb 2016 by Aiden Burgess
Haier Group has agreed to buy the General Electric (GE) appliances business for $5.4bn in a deal which would be one of the largest acquisitions by a Chinese company of a US firm, and the largest by an overseas electronics business. MACH 2016: a manufacturing technologies event with global appeal
Posted on 15 Feb 2016 by The Manufacturer
If you only visit one manufacturing technologies exhibition in Europe this year, make it MACH 2016 – the UK’s largest and most well established manufacturing technologies showcase, organised by the industry for the industry.