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Daimler scales back hydrogen fuel cell development

A Daimler Mercedes Benz concept fuel cell vehicle. Image courtesy of Wikipedia.

Posted on 5 Apr 2017 by Michael Cruickshank

German automaker Daimler AG has this week announced plans to scale back its development of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCVs).

Additive manufacturing on the mind

The design principles a company learns from additive manufacturing jigs and fixture products then become part of its business toolkit - image courtesy of Materialise.

Posted on 27 Mar 2017 by Jonny Williamson

Jonny Williamson discusses the benefits of ‘thinking additive’ with Philip Hudson, UK managing director of additive manufacturing pioneer, Materialise.

Employee engagement and Industry 4.0

The opportunities from digital manufacturing technologies are limitless - image courtesy of The Manufacturing Technology Centre.

Posted on 22 Mar 2017 by Nick Peters

Editorial director, Nick Peters chats to Kylene Zenk, of Kronos, all about Industry 4.0 and how it will affect employee engagement.

Swedish company Northvolt plans massive battery factory

A rendering of the first complete Gigafactory in Nevada (image courtesy of Tesla).A rendering of the first complete Gigafactory in Nevada (image courtesy of Tesla).

Posted on 18 Mar 2017 by Michael Cruickshank

Northvolt AB, a newly-founded Swedish company is raising funds to build a massive battery manufacturing complex.

UK automotive: mexico waving

Mexico Mexican Flag - Image courtesy of Pixabay.

Posted on 15 Mar 2017 by The Manufacturer

Santander is supporting the UK automotive sector by mounting a new trade initiative to help UK manufacturers to access the Mexican automotive sector. Peter Osborne reports.

Intel to buy autonomous car tech company Mobileye

Intel will make use of Mobileye's autonomous vehicle technology. Image courtesy of Intel.

Posted on 15 Mar 2017 by Michael Cruickshank

US-based silicon chip manufacturer Intel is planning to buy Israeli autonomous car technology company Mobileye.

Ford begins large-scale 3D printing trial

Ford workers print car parts using a Stratasys 3D printer. Image courtesy of Ford Motor Company

Posted on 9 Mar 2017 by Michael Cruickshank

US automotive manufacturer Ford Motor Company this week announced plans to begin testing the production of large-scale parts using 3D-printing.

Vauxhall PSA Group: what you need to know

Vauxhall employs some 4,500 people at its plants in Ellesmere Port (Cheshire) and Luton (Bedfordshire) - image courtesy of Pixabay.

Posted on 8 Mar 2017 by Jonny Williamson

General Motors (GM) has today announced that it’s Opel/Vauxhall subsidiary will be sold to Peugeot and Citroën owner, PSA Group, for €1.3bn.

GM sells Opel and Vauxhall to PSA Group

Posted on 6 Mar 2017 by Michael Cruickshank

US-based automaker General Motors (GM) today announced plans to sell off its 'Opel' and 'Vauxhall' subsidiaries.

SolidWorks World 2017: what’s new and next in CAD and tech

Creed and Alter Bridge guitarist, Mark Tremonti, with Paul Reed Smith and Jon Wasserman of Paul Reed Smith Guitars at SolidWorks World 2017 - image courtesy of The Manufacturer.

Posted on 28 Feb 2017 by Tim Brown

The latest SolidWorks World event, held at the beginning of the month in Los Angeles, CA, saw the latest installment of the globally renowned event tackle the latest approaches to technology, design and engineering. Head of international content, Tim Brown, got along to see all the latest the event had to offer.

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