Electronics

Bionic Robot - The movements of the BionicCobot can be finely regulated to be either powerful and dynamic, or delicate and yielding - image courtesy of Festo.

Robotics & Automation

New bionic robot concepts inspired by nature

One of the areas AI-equipped automation controllers can help improve is predictive maintenance, vital in raising productivity – image courtesy of Omron Corporation.

Digital Transformation

Omron to release ground-breaking AI-equipped controller

IoT

Thames Card Technology now produces an average 250 million cards annually.

Robotics & Automation

Thames Card Technology reveals £2m machinery Investment

Innovation

Tata Innovation Showcase

- image courtesy of Applied Component Technology (ACT).

Leadership & Strategy

Manufacturers asked to help highlight current trends

Nearly a quarter (23%) of levy-paying firms have no understanding of the Apprenticeship Levy or don’t know how their company will respond to it.

Finance

The Apprenticeship Levy: it can work for everyone

The Manufacturer Smart Factory Expo 2016 - image courtesy of The Manufacturer

Smart Factory

Smart Factory Expo 2017: bigger, bolder, better

Robotics & Automation

First robotic neurosurgery has been completed

Over the next five years, the UK Tyre Pressure Monitoring System market (TPMS) is set to double, rising from £28m to £56m.

Industrial Data

Intelligent Tyres reduce carbon emissions, improve safety

Smart City - Telensa telecell, Schréder LED, Skanska deployment - image courtesy of Telensa

Industrial Data

Smart City manufacturer shifts production from Asia to the UK

Finance

Growth still the fastest way to profitability