Articles by Michael Cruickshank

An artist's impression of the Tesla battery installation in South Australia. Image courtesy of Tesla.

Huge Tesla battery array completed before deadline in Australia

Run by the UK's Digital Catapult, the Hack and Pitch challenge presented teams of SMEs and startups with a selection of manufacturing-related problems to solve.

Innovation

Hack and Pitch challenge spurs manufacturing innovation

3D printing will play a large role in Industry 4.0. Image courtesy of The Manufacturer

Digital Transformation

Additive Manufacturing: Another layer to Industry 4.0

Startups showed off their wares and products at Innovation Alley. Image courtesy of The Manufacturer

Innovation

Innovation Alley shows off UK Industry 4.0 start-ups

The sun rises over the Liverpool Exhibition Centre as Day 2 of the Expo kicks off. Image courtesy of the Manufacturer.

Digital Transformation

Day 2 of the Smart Factory Expo gets going

The Sawyer robot is designed to work with human coworkers. Image courtesy of The Manufacturer.

Robotics & Automation

A new era of automation comes with Industry 4.0

VR and AR demos have wowed attendees at the Smart Factory Expo. Image courtesy of The Manufacturer.

Digital Transformation

VR and Augmented Reality: A new frontier for manufacturing training?

Graham Cox from IBM explained how Watson can benefit manufacturers. Image courtesy of The Manufacturer

Digital Transformation

AI to form backbone of Industry 4.0

Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram welcomed delegates to Liverpool and the co-located Leaders Conference and Smart Factory Expo - image courtesy of The Manufacturer.

Leadership & Strategy

Smart Factory Expo & Leaders Conference kicks off in Liverpool

Broadcom is offering to buy its rival Qualcomm. Image courtesy of Wikipedia

Broadcom makes massive offer to buy chipmaker Qualcomm

A Model 3 under construction on a Tesla assembly line. Image courtesy of Tesla.

Tesla suffers worst quarter ever as production delays hit