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Trump kills Manufacturing Council as CEOs pull out

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

Posted on 17 Aug 2017 by Michael Cruickshank

US President Donald Trump has announced that he will end his Manufacturing Council after a number of high-profile CEOs pulled out.

Alphabet makes move into energy storage

Renewable energy such as wind power suffers from intermittant generation capacity. Image courtesy of Wikipedia - Chris Lim.

Posted on 15 Aug 2017 by Michael Cruickshank

Technology conglomerate Alphabet has revealed that it is actively investigating new methods of storing energy.

World’s largest solar thermal plant to be built in South Australia

An artist's impression of the solar thermal plant to be built in SA. Image courtesy of Solar Reserve.

Posted on 14 Aug 2017 by Michael Cruickshank

The Government of South Australia announced today that the world's largest solar thermal plant will be built in Port Augusta.

Can the Middle East become a manufacturing hub?

Posted on 14 Aug 2017 by The Manufacturer

When most people think of the Middle East and the industry that dominates it, they think of the oil industry.

Manufacturer unveils carbon negative carpets

Interface has taken selected plant-derived carbon and converted it into a durable material that stores that carbon and make the carpet carbon negative - image courtesy of Interface

Posted on 20 Jun 2017 by Jonny Williamson

The world’s largest manufacturer of modular carpets, Interface, has unveiled a carbon negative carpet, which is binding, reversing and absorbing CO2 within its manufacturing process.

The smart technologies set to change manufacturing

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

Posted on 8 Jun 2017 by The Manufacturer

Smart technologies are becoming increasingly ubiquitous in our day to day lives. From smartphones to smart homes, the dramatic increase in power and sophistication of technology is opening up new technological frontiers and promising endless possibilities for the development of many different industries, particularly manufacturing.

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

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

Posted on 7 Jun 2017 by Tim Brown

Treat data and information as you would any critical business asset: measure, document and manage essential attributes such as value, risk and cost.

India makes abrupt shift away from coal

India currently generates most of its power from thermal coal. Image courtesy of Flickr - Vikramdeep Sidhu

Posted on 29 May 2017 by Michael Cruickshank

A new IEEFA report has shown that India is making big moves away from coal power, and towards renewable solar energy.

New idea to tackle global issue of plastic waste

Marine Plastic Waste Beach Rubbish Sustainable stock - image courtesy of Pixabay.

Posted on 15 May 2017 by Jonny Williamson

Unilever and the Fraunhofer Institute has developed a potentially ground-breaking new technology to combat the hundreds of billions of single-use plastic sachets thrown away globally every year.

SolidWorks World 2017: what’s new and next in CAD and tech

Creed and Alter Bridge guitarist, Mark Tremonti, with Paul Reed Smith and Jon Wasserman of Paul Reed Smith Guitars at SolidWorks World 2017 - image courtesy of The Manufacturer.

Posted on 28 Feb 2017 by Tim Brown

The latest SolidWorks World event, held at the beginning of the month in Los Angeles, CA, saw the latest installment of the globally renowned event tackle the latest approaches to technology, design and engineering. Head of international content, Tim Brown, got along to see all the latest the event had to offer.

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