Food and Beverage

Smart Factory

How is chewing gum made?

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

Trump kills Manufacturing Council as CEOs pull out

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Can the Middle East become a manufacturing hub?

The Scottish whisky industry is reportedly worth around £4bn to Scotland, and might be under threat after Brexit.

Leadership & Strategy

Scotch whisky industry under risk in the wake of Brexit

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Finance

Record profits for Wrigley ahead of its UK anniversary

The remote operated vineyard robot keeps a human operator in the loop via a virtual reality (VR) interface – image courtesy of Digital Harvest.

Robotics & Automation

Vineyard robot to counter labour shortages

Various types of manufacturing in action that utilise smart technologies. Microsoft email header image - image courtesy of APS

Smart Factory

The smart technologies set to change manufacturing

Full Supply Chain Optimization incorporates many interrelated facets - image courtesy of APS

Digital Transformation

Optimising your supply chain – what the most advanced companies are doing differently

The design principles a company learns from additive manufacturing jigs and fixture products then become part of its business toolkit - image courtesy of Materialise.

Smart Factory

Additive manufacturing on the mind

The Flippy robot is designed to automate flipping fast-food burgers. Image courtesy of Miso Robotics.

Robotics & Automation

New kitchen robot Flippy set to transform fast food

Ocado is testing robotic hands in a simulated warehouse. Image courtesy of Ocado Technologies.

Robotics & Automation

Online supermarket Ocado tests robotic hand