Research and Technology

Spring Statement 2018 allocates the first wave of funding, providing over £95m for 13 areas across the UK.

UK manufacturing optimism reaches 20-month high

A CSIRO scientist holds up a thin slice of graphene. Image courtesy of CSIRO.

Australian scientists make graphene production breakthrough

Savortex hand dryers will be IP-enabled so that advertising messages and (very) short films can be served to individual dryers – image courtesy of Savortex Intel - IoT.

Digital Transformation

The IoT solution hanging rivals out to dry

The Annual Manufacturing Report 2017 reflects a surprisingly resilient mood among UK manufacturers- image courtesy of DFC

Annual Manufacturing Report 2017 published

As Veit phrased it, Industry 4.0 will “change work”, opposed to “killing work”, noting that jobs are likely to be safeguarded with employee skill-levels being raised.

People & Skills

UK’s first Cyber Factory training facility online

The Manufacturer Best Blogs 2016 - image courtesy of Pixabay.

Digital Transformation

The Manufacturer: best blogs of 2016

Predictive - In the Digital Railway, the UK rail sector has a real opportunity to finally address the capacity issues and market barriers that have held it back for so long.

Digital Transformation

The year of the Digital Railway

GSK investment - Science Lab UK Research Innovation

UK research & innovation receives £15m backing

People & Skills

New Made Here Now website to inspire future engineers

3P Innovation aims to address the 250,000 serious infections and 3,000 deaths catheters used in UK hospitals lead to - image courtesy of Pixabay.

UK innovation to halve hospital infection rates

MAPP aims to address the challenges and opportunities surrounding advanced powder processes through an ambitious interdisciplinary research programme.

Future Manufacturing Hub for Powder Processes Launches