SpaceX reuses rocket for the first time
Posted on 5 Apr 2017 by Michael Cruickshank
US spaceflight company SpaceX has today successfully reused a Falcon 9 rocket first stage as part of a satellite launch.
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Additive manufacturing on the mind
Posted on 27 Mar 2017 by Jonny Williamson
Jonny Williamson discusses the benefits of ‘thinking additive’ with Philip Hudson, UK managing director of additive manufacturing pioneer, Materialise. Trump approves 2033 manned Mars mission
Posted on 22 Mar 2017 by Michael Cruickshank
US President Trump has approved Nasa to conduct a manned mission to Mars by 2033 according to a new budget decree.
Deep Space Industries reveals Prospector-X spacecraft
Posted on 22 Mar 2017 by Michael Cruickshank
US-based asteroid mining company Deep Space Industries (DSI) has recently revealed a new spacecraft called Prospector-X.
Blue Origin unveils new engines and spacecraft
Posted on 8 Mar 2017 by Michael Cruickshank
US private spaceflight company Blue Origin has this week unveiled new information about its new and larger rocketry plans.
What can British aerospace learn from Florida?
Posted on 5 Mar 2017 by The Manufacturer
Space is taking off in Britain, so what can the nation’s aerospace industry learn from Florida’s example? Quite a lot, as Destin Wells, business development manager for Aviation & Aerospace at Enterprise Florida, explains. SolidWorks World 2017: what’s new and next in CAD and tech
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. Rise of the British start up
Posted on 21 Feb 2017 by The Manufacturer
When thinking of start-ups, the image of tanned Ivy League dropouts developing complicated pieces of software from their unconventional Californian workspaces often springs to mind. But the reality of launching a business – big or small – from scratch can be very different, as is often the case with those starting up manufacturing in the UK. Rita Lobo examines the challenges of taking the first steps in manufacturing. An industrial IoT wake-up call
Posted on 17 Feb 2017 by Jonny Williamson
Autodesk and Taxal recently conducted an in-depth research study into how the Internet of Things is set to transform manufacturing over the coming years. Jonny Williamson catches up with Taxal’s Allan Behrens to go through the findings and the wider implications. What technologies power Connected Manufacturing?
Posted on 15 Feb 2017 by The Manufacturer
The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) requires UK companies to connect their manufacturing operations with technology, in order to deliver more agile, responsive and customer-focused outcomes. But what are the specific technologies that British industrialists need to embrace?