Digital marketing: trend setter
Posted on 10 Feb 2016 by The Manufacturer
Hayden Richards, TM’s digital strategist, reveals what lies ahead in the world of digital marketing and manufacturing. Sponsor News
Materialise announces European-wide metal 3D printing tour
Posted on 9 Feb 2016 by The Manufacturer
Materialise is preparing to host a series of seminars with the aim of educating engineers and designers on the added value of metal 3D printing. HiETA unveils additive manufacturing tech centre
Posted on 9 Feb 2016 by Victoria Fitzgerald
On February 5, Kingswood MP Chris Skidmore, formally opened HiETA Technologies’ new Additive Manufacturing Technology Centre. When refurbishment of a HVAC system is good for your factory and your bottom line
Posted on 26 Jan 2016 by The Manufacturer
The upgrade of an HVAC system nearly always brings savings in maintenance; in one instance it has also about an approximate 50% improvement in performance at a cheese factory in Scotland. UK facing power supply gap by 2025
Posted on 26 Jan 2016 by Victoria Fitzgerald
Closure of UK coal and nuclear plants is expected to create an electricity supply gap of up to 55% by 2025, according to the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. FANUC unveils second ‘cobot’
Posted on 26 Jan 2016 by Victoria Fitzgerald
FANUC UK has announced the launch of its latest collaborative robot, the CR-7iA, with the ability to lift payloads of up to 7kg. Nature inspired nano-structures help create smart windows
Posted on 25 Jan 2016 by Jonny Williamson
A potentially revolutionary new type of smart window – developed by University College London – could cut window-cleaning costs in tall buildings, while reducing heating bills and boosting worker productivity. Amnesty claims batteries contain cobalt mined by child labour
Posted on 20 Jan 2016 by Michael Cruickshank
A new report released today by Amnesty International claims that minerals used within lithium-ion batteries are often sourced from mines utilising child labour.
“Currency confusion” could spell trouble for SMEs
Posted on 19 Jan 2016 by Victoria Fitzgerald
The growth and profitability of internationally trading SME manufacturers could be affected by volatile exchange rates ahead of the UK's EU referendum, according to research by foreign exchange service providers, World First. National minimum wage to increase as of April 1
Posted on 18 Jan 2016 by Callum Bentley
More than 70%of workers have said they will feel more positive for themselves and their families as a result of the introduction of the new National Living Wage, announced by the Chancellor at the Summer Budget.