The best in UK manufacturing: TMMX Awards 2016 shortlist announced
Posted on 17 Aug 2016 by Victoria Fitzgerald
The Manufacturer has revealed the shortlisted companies for this year’s prestigious TMMX Awards. Defence
US Air Force declares the F-35A fighter jet ready for combat
Posted on 10 Aug 2016 by Aiden Burgess
The US Air Force has declared the world’s most expensive and advanced weapons system in history, the F-35 fighter jet, is ready for combat. Airbus teams up to develop anti-drone tech
Posted on 1 Aug 2016 by Michael Cruickshank
European aircraft manufacturer Airbus is teaming up with electronics startup Dedrone to develop new anti-drone technologies.
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. 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.
New agreement helps 3D printing take off
Posted on 13 Jul 2016 by Fred Tongue
A new collaboration between SAP SE and APWorks, a subsidiary of Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, has been announced that aims to speed up the adoption and standardisation of industrial 3D printing. Communication Structures for Industry 4.0
Posted on 13 Jul 2016 by The Manufacturer
While the fourth industrial revolution reveals the perks and pitfalls of digitized production, companies are facing challenges and opportunities like never before. Reaction Engines secures more development funding
Posted on 12 Jul 2016 by Michael Cruickshank
UK-based aerospace startup Reaction Engines has been awarded further funding from European and UK space agencies.