Machine tools

Utilising 3D printing to create jigs and fixtures - image courtesy of Formlabs

Innovation

Replacing machined jigs and fixtures with 3D printing

Autodesk Technology Centre - Birmingham - image courtesy of Autodesk.

Innovation

Autodesk Technology Centre: A new frontier for design & manufacture

Smart factories are set to improve productivity and labor cost hugely over the next 5 years - image courtesy of APS

Smart Factory

Smart factories set to contribute up to £1.13 trillion to the global economy

Panasonic Smart Factory is delivering increased manufacturing performance - image courtesy of Panasonic

Smart Factory

Panasonic Smart Factory realises higher productivity with new function

The rise of robotics is probably one of the most highly visible effects of digital transformation.

Digital Transformation

ThyssenKrupp accelerates Machine2Machine communication

IoT

Manufacturers are urged to consider the ways in which data can help them remain innovative and ahead of a challenging marketplace. This could include predictive maintenance.

Smart Factory

Preparing for an AI future with predictive maintenance

A digital twins is a computerised versions of a physical asset, data from sensors in the real world can be inputted in to the twin to create simulations - image courtesy of APS

Digital Transformation

What is a digital twin?

IoT

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

Digital Manufacturing Stock

Digital Transformation

Global partnership to advance digital manufacturing

Additive Manufacturing - Inspecting the form of a part during build

Innovation

Setting sail for a new era of additive manufacturing