Research and Technology

L to R: Christopher Greenough (Salop Design & Engineering), Bekki Phillips (In-Comm), Matthew Snelson (Grainger & Worrall) & Mike Roe (Classic Motor Cars) - skills & training

People & Skills

£3m training & development lab to bridge skills gap

Supply Chain Segmentation

Now possible to accurately measure supply chain liquidity

EmDrive built by Eagleworks inside the test chamber - image courtesy of Eagleworks Laboratories, NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center.

NASA publishes EmDrive paper showing physics-defying engine works

Batteries Battery Power Stock Image

An answer to the world’s battery power prayers?

Industrial Strategy Sparks Grinding Industry Manufacturing UK Manufacturers Stock Image Pixbay

UK manufacturing recovery gathers momentum

A Jetstream 31 is used as a ‘flying testbed’, which flies itself while having pilots on board who could take control at any time - image courtesy of BAE Systems - unmanned aircraft

Next trial of unmanned aircraft tech begins

CWLEP Growth Hub’s Jaymie Thakordas (centre) with Bryn Richards & Asuquo Andah (both Aeristech).

LEP investment helps Aeristech boost growth plans

Santander has provided an invoice financing facility to ensure that supplier payments are processed quickly - image courtesy of shutterstock.

Autumn Statement: everything manufacturers need to know

Digital Transformation

Labour: the missing piece in the Industry 4.0 jigsaw

A diagram of the EBR Systems wireless pacemaker technology implanted in a heart - image courtesy of EBR Systems.

New wireless pacemaker technology to help global heart patients

L to R: Titanium powder obtained from rutile sand, Field Assist Sintered double cone preform, then pancake forging - image courtesy of FastForge.

FASTForge to deliver cheaper aerospace titanium