Chemicals

A 3D printer uses filament to fabricate and object. Image courtesy of Wikipedia - Z22.

BASF expands in 3D printing with new acquisition

Trump campaigned extensively on bringing manufacturing jobs back to the US. Image courtesy of Wikipedia.

Trump kills Manufacturing Council as CEOs pull out

L to R: David Merchant (Ace Forming), Chris Ball and Ian Whateley (both Advanced Chemical Etching).

Continuous improvement drive leads to export growth

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Australia considering mandatory national battery recycling scheme

The business a market leader supplier of powder containment and aseptic transfer valves for the pharmaceutical, biotech, chemical and other process industries – image courtesy of ChargePoint Technology.

Precision valve supplier announces major machinery investment

Two-dozen delegates from 18 companies were given a guided tour of Arrow’s cutting-edge facility in Moira (Derbyshire) – image courtesy of Arrow Solutions.

UK chemicals firms eyes further Far Eastern expansion

The substantial investment in digitalisation will support the exploration of new business models, solutions and services for customer, alongside upskilling and training staff – image courtesy of Evonik.

Digital Transformation

Speciality chemical firm pours €100m into digitalisation

Certain pesticides were found to harm the reproductive success of bee colonies. Image courtesy of Wikipedia - Waugsberg.

New study links pesticides to bee decline

B2C technology is increasingly being incorportated into B2B commerce and manufacturers are urged not to miss the opportunity - image courtesy of APS.

Tech experts urge manufacturers to adopt common B2C technology to avoid disappointing customers

A digital twins is a computerised versions of a physical asset, data from sensors in the real world can be inputted in to the twin to create simulations - image courtesy of APS

Digital Transformation

What is a digital twin?

Manufacturers are embracing servitization in order to deliver greater customer value and generate recurring revenue streams – image courtesy of Pixabay.

Is servitization helping your business rise up the value chain?