Marine

Autonomous ships could be the future for the maritime industry - image courtesy of Depositphotos.

Digital Transformation

Will the future of autonomous ships enable them to mimic humans?

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

Replacing machined jigs and fixtures with 3D printing

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

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

An artist's impression of one of the autonomous patrol boats. Image courtesy of Rolls-Royce

Rolls-Royce designs autonomous patrol ship

Govt will grow the UK’s maritime sector to become a global front runner in future innovation and technology.- image courtesy of Pixabay

Brexit Britain to experience shipbuilding renaissance

Two sizes of bolt tensioners were produced - M120 and M150 – which were used to tighten the main bolts located around the clamp body - image courtesy of Boltight

UK innovation vital part of major Australian deep sea project

the service is thought to make use of a secure maritime communications network and a mobile command and control centre, featuring the same technology BAE Systems provides to UK Royal Navy platforms.

Digital Transformation

UK’s first maritime autonomous systems testing service to set sail

HMS Queen Elizabeth - More than 200 cameras allow monitoring of engine and machinery spaces - image courtesy of the Aircraft Carrier Alliance

HMS Queen Elizabeth represents ‘best of UK engineering’

Autonomous Robots Drone UAV Multicopter Aerial View Camera Remote Inspection – image courtesy of Pixabay.

Autonomous robots to cut inspection costs by 25%

Robotics UK Oil and Gas Off Shore Oil Rig Platform

R&D funding for extreme robotics & AI projects

Manufacturers are embracing servitization in order to deliver greater customer value and generate recurring revenue streams – image courtesy of Pixabay.

Is servitization helping your business rise up the value chain?