Samsung reportedly in talks to acquire Fiat auto parts unit
Posted on 10 Aug 2016 by Aiden Burgess
Samsung is reportedly in advanced talks to buy Magneti Marelli, the auto components manufacturing arm of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. Automotive
China debuts prototype straddling bus
Posted on 3 Aug 2016 by Michael Cruickshank
The first working prototype of a ‘straddling bus’ able to drive over traffic has been shown off to the public in China.
BMW and Toyota combine to create their latest sports cars
Posted on 3 Aug 2016 by Aiden Burgess
Motoring giants BMW and Toyota have joined forces in a collaboration which will create new sports cars for the iconic automakers. Hyperloop One opens first manufacturing plant to help shape the future of transportation
Posted on 3 Aug 2016 by Aiden Burgess
High-speed transport pioneering firm, Hyperloop One, has opened its first manufacturing plant to help build and shape the future of high-speed transportation Tesla opens Gigafactory to the media
Posted on 2 Aug 2016 by Michael Cruickshank
Electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla Motors has shown off its so-called ‘Gigafactory’ to the media for the first time.
Is creating a Smart Factory part of your business strategy?
Posted on 27 Jul 2016 by Tim Brown
Connected devices, Smart Factory, Industry 4.0, Connected Factory, IoT, IIoT - there's a lot of buzz around these relatively new but basically interchangeable ideas. New innovation allows Stagecoach electric buses to run for longer
Posted on 27 Jul 2016 by Tim Brown
Stagecoach has become the first UK bus operator to implement an innovative modification to its electric buses which allows them to run for longer in between charging sessions. UK defence firm QinetiQ unveils new material to protect aircraft from impacts
Posted on 27 Jul 2016 by Aiden Burgess
UK multinational defence technology company, QinetiQ, has developed a rubbery material that could make aircraft structures three times more resistant to impacts such as bird and drone strikes. Rize develops the first zero post-processing 3D printer – Rize One
Posted on 27 Jul 2016 by Aiden Burgess
Rize has made huge leaps in the development of 3D printing technology with the Boston-based startup creating a new 3D printer that doesn’t require any post processing of the object after it is printed. Trump makes shallow promise to revive US manufacturing in nomination speech
Posted on 22 Jul 2016 by Michael Cruickshank
US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has identified manufacturing and trade as key issues for his election campaign.