Innovation

Innovate UK: Helping to support the UK’s award-winning businesses

3D development engineer Hanifeh Zarezadeh is a jewellery specialist and developer of the Liquid Crystal Precision 3D printer, an ideal printer for the jewellery industry. Shown here, Zarezadeh is examining the quality, performance and reliability of jewellery 3D prints.

Posted on 17 Jun 2018 by The Manufacturer

Simon Edmonds highlights the support Innovate UK has made – and continues to make – for companies that win prestigious Queen’s Awards. Plus, there is the latest news on Innovate UK’s funding competitions and the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund.

KTN at International Business Festival: Helping manufacturers innovate

The Prince's Trust has partnered with Innovate UK, to find the next generation of UK innovators - image courtesy of Depositphotos.

Posted on 15 Jun 2018 by The Manufacturer

At the International Festival for Business (IFB) 2016, KTN’s manufacturing team were challenged by their director to develop a high profile, innovative initiative that could make a major impact helping manufacturers to innovate. Fired up, we set to and started developing a plan.

UK Govt to invest in innovational manufacturing project

A business delegation including of UK’s best advanced innovation companies will head to China this week to boost growing bilateral trade and investment ties.

Posted on 14 Jun 2018 by The Manufacturer

The government has today (14 June) announced plans to allow UK businesses to apply for funding via the Industry Strategy Challenge Fund initiative to increase manufacturing capacity of innovative genomic analysis technologies.

AMRC boosts confidence & sales of manufacturers in nuclear sector

Pumps - Nuclear (F4N)

Posted on 12 Jun 2018 by Marc Hauschild

More than half of manufacturers taking part in the Nuclear AMRC's ‘Fit For Nuclear’ programme is confident of winning new nuclear work this year, a new survey has found.

Beast from the East helps UK engineering firm create 20 jobs

The Beast from the East aftermath leads to a boost in orders for the North Yorkshire manufacturer Econ Engineering.

Posted on 11 Jun 2018 by Marc Hauschild

North Yorkshire manufacturer Econ Engineering is feeling the benefit of last winter’s extreme weather conditions with a boost in orders for its winter maintenance and road repair vehicles leading to the creation of 20 new jobs.

Coventry lightweight casting maker develops new parts for JLR

Sarginsons Industries is to set to start on a new programme of work on parts for the next generation of JLR vehicles.

Posted on 11 Jun 2018 by Marc Hauschild

Sarginsons Industries, a Midlands-based lightweight casting company, is set to start on a new programme of work on parts for the next generation of Jaguar Land Rover vehicles.

New £3m project to recycle all plastics in Scotland and beyond

Posted on 11 Jun 2018 by Marc Hauschild

Funding of over £3m has been announced for four projects comprising a new plastics recycling partnership, Project Beacon, which has the potential to recycle all plastics in Scotland and beyond – even those that currently can’t be recycled.

The future of Rapid Prototyping

3D Printing 3D Systems on demand manufacturing services – image courtesy of 3D Systems.

Posted on 4 Jun 2018 by Jonny Williamson

In use for more than 20 years among the elite of manufacturing companies, rapid prototyping continues to prove itself by empowering rapid product innovation.

Startups pitching for support at Royal Academy of Engineering

The Royal Academy of Engineering gave 14 hub members a platform to attract support and funding.

Posted on 1 Jun 2018 by Marc Hauschild

Yesterday (31 May), the Royal Academy of Engineering's Enterprise Hub gave 14 hub members a platform to attract support and funding from Britain’s leading engineers and investors.

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