Automotive

Juergen Maier said that the building will help place the East Midlands at the centre of digital manufacturing: “It’s important because our future lies in driving a new technological revolution focusing on AI, automation, robotics and 3D printing.”

Leadership & Strategy

£24m Advanced Manufacturing Building opens at Nottingham University

(From left to right): Jennifer Jach of Lear, Paul Lockwood of Gateshead College, apprentice Natalia Walas and apprentice Jordan Barrowman - image courtesy of Gateshead College.

Skills

Automotive supplier partners with college to roll-out national apprenticeship scheme

Leadership & Strategy

Gauging the mood of UK Manufacturing: The Manufacturer’s Annual Manufacturing Report 2019

Leadership & Strategy

UK automotive exports to Asia up 21% in 2017

autonomous vehicles - The 1965 Ford Mustang converted to autonomous driving - image courtesy of Matt Woods.

Digital Transformation

Autonomous vehicles, so near and yet so far

IoT

Faster horses? Henry Ford said if he’d asked people what they wanted, they’d have said faster horses, not cars - image courtesy of Depositphotos.

Robotics & Automation

We must invest more in robots to improve UK productivity, says PPMA CEO

Dawn View of the Air Traffic Control Tower at Birmingham Airport in the Midlands - image courtesy of Depositphotos

Digital Transformation

Birmingham Airport expansion plan to boost West Midlands manufacturing

The MTC is aiming to recruit nearly 100 apprentices to start work in September 2019.

Skills

Coventry’s Manufacturing Technology Centre aims to attract 100 future engineers

autonomous vehicles self-driving vehicle connected cars - image courtesy of Depositphotos.

Industrial Data

£20m announced for UK electric vehicle data centre

Sales at the Brummie manufacturer have increased 20% in the past year to £6m - image courtesy of Frank Dudley Ltd.

Leadership & Strategy

At Frank Dudley, growth has meant a bigger 70th birthday cake

Tidal Power - Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon is the pathfinder project for UK and international tidal lagoons at full-scale – shown here is an artist’s impression of the lagoon wall

Leadership & Strategy

Global & Green: The future of trade and the environment