Plasma cutting machines are used to cut strong metals like steel into a variety of shapes and lengths using a combination of a plasma torch and other integrated components.
On 19 February, Amazon filed a patent application in respect of the equipping of trucks with 3D printers so that products can be printed on-demand, whether en route to the customer or at a customer’s doorstep. Cerys Wyn Davies, partner of Pinsent Masons LLP looks at the potential impact of this method of product delivery.
Car manufacturers Ford and Mazda cruised into this week’s Salone del Mobile, also known as Milan Design Week, to showcase the skills of their design teams.
Water heaters are in the spotlight this month as manufacturers respond to updated federal regulations with better insulation and more efficient technologies.
The Chinese Government has detailed new plans to transform manufacturing in the Pearl River Delta region with the introduction of $152bn worth of automation equipment.
Verticalization is increasingly becoming a successful business strategy for manufacturers says Larry Korak, industry strategy director, industrial manufacturing at software provider Infor.
