Innovation Archives - The Manufacturer

Vaccines grown in plants show promise

Plants closely related to tobacco were used to grow polio vaccines. Image courtesy of Leaf Expression Systems.

Posted on 17 Aug 2017 by Michael Cruickshank

A team of scientists has seen success growing vaccines in plants which have been 'hijacked' to produce new compounds.

Creating a smart connected product from the beginning

PTC CEO Jim Heppelmann at LiveWorx 2017 - image courtesy of PTC

Posted on 14 Aug 2017 by The Manufacturer

In his keynote at LiveWorx17, PTC CEO Jim Heppelmann demonstrated how close physical objects and their digital twins have become.

Inspecting the hull of the world’s largest aircraft

The Airlander 10 in flight. Image courtesy of Hybrid Air Vehicles.

Posted on 13 Aug 2017 by Jonny Williamson

The first full inspection of Airlander’s hull was completed last week by Hybrid Air Vehicles’ team of aerospace technicians as part of ongoing analysis during the Flight Test Progamme.

UK manufactured nickel alloy wires in high demand

Ian Fitzgerald, operations director of alloy wires manufacturer AWI, - image courtesy of AWI

Posted on 9 Aug 2017 by Marc Hauschild

Manufacturer of nickel alloy wires, bars and wire rope, Alloy Wire International (AWI), has sealed several new contracts after a major surge in demand for its ‘Emergency Manufacturing Service (EMS)’.

Green light for ScottishPower’s renewable energy farm

The East Anglia ONE project, which has a capacity of 714 MW and is due to be fully operational in 2020, delivers renewable energy - image courtesy of ScottishPower

Posted on 8 Aug 2017 by Marc Hauschild

Provider for gas, electricity and renewable energy, ScottishPower Ltd., has been granted consent for a wind farm off the coast, using engines two and a half times as big as the Big Ben.

UK start-up creates world-first form of plastic

Posted on 31 Jul 2017 by Marc Hauschild

torc2 has developed a new form of plastic that has the potential to revolutionise the way limb conditions and injuries are treated.

BMW pledges to build new electric MINI at Oxford plant

BMW expects electrified vehicles to account for between 15-25% of sales by 2025 - image courtesy of BMW MINI

Posted on 26 Jul 2017 by Marc Hauschild

BMW Group has announced the new fully battery electric MINI car going into production in 2019 will be built at the company's UK manufacturing plant in Oxford.

£4.2m consortium to make nuclear power safer & more reliable

UK is developing a nuclear new build programme

Posted on 24 Jul 2017 by Jonny Williamson

The University of Strathclyde and Babcock are to lead an industrial partnership worth £4.2m with the aim of making nuclear assets safer and more reliable.

Volvo to go all electric from 2019

An illustration of a 'Mild Hybrid' that will make up one Volvo range of electrified cars to be launched between 2019 and 2021 - image courtesy of Volvo.

Posted on 21 Jul 2017 by Aiden Burgess

Volvo is set to build only plug-in electric and hybrid cars from 2019 with the premium Swedish-based car maker announcing an end to its era of petrol-only motor cars.

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