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UK Manufacturing is very different – and in many ways far more exciting – than many people outside industry perceive - industrial strategy.

SMAS: swapping old for new to gain efficiencies

BMW and Toyota deepened their collaboration by signing a binding agreement in 2013 - image courtesy of BMW

BMW and Toyota combine to create their latest sports cars

Dedrone will work with Airbus to track and jam small drones. Image courtesy of Dedrone.

Robotics & Automation

Airbus teams up to develop anti-drone tech

Drones

A tool manufacturing floor manager analyses smart factory equipment using the Internet of Things (IoT) - image courtesy of Cisco.

Is creating a Smart Factory part of your business strategy?

The Rize One 3D printer aims to address the problem associated with previous 3D printing technology, post-processing - image courtesy of Rize.

Rize develops the first zero post-processing 3D printer – Rize One

Facebook's Aquila drone flew for the first time last month. Image courtesy of Facebook.

Innovation

Facebook’s Aquila solar drone takes flight

Mercedes-Benz Trucks has started 3D printing truck spare parts using the latest 3D SLS printing processes - image courtesy of Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz to begin 3D printing truck spare parts

An ARM-designed computer chip. Image courtesy of Wikipedia.

Chip designer ARM to be bought by SoftBank for $32bn

The Tesla Model S P85D varient is Consumer Reports highest rated car. Image courtesy of Tesla Motors.

Germany calls for black boxes in driverless cars

Gaining a competitive edge in times of uncertainty