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The Manufacturer: best blogs of 2016

The Manufacturer Best Blogs 2016 - image courtesy of Pixabay.

Posted on 3 Feb 2017 by Jonny Williamson

The Manufacturer received a lot of insightful and thought-provoking contributions during 2016. Here’s 12 of the most shared and popular.

Boeing shows off new spacesuit design

An astronaut wearing the Boeing Blue spacesuit in a mockup of the CST-100 Starliner capsule. Image courtesy of Boeing.

Posted on 29 Jan 2017 by Michael Cruickshank

US aerospace company Boeing has this week shown off a new advanced and lightweight spacesuit design.

Trump talks with Tesla and Apple about making US manufacturing great again

Republican candidate Donald Trump has claimed victory in the 2016 US election - image courtesy of Gage Skidmore

Posted on 25 Jan 2017 by Aiden Burgess

With Donald Trump now sworn in as the 45th President of the United States of America, questions remain as to how the new administration will implement its manufacturing and trade policies and what impact these will have.

Moon Express secures funding for launch

A computer rendering of the MX-1 probe on the way to the Moon. Image courtesy of Moon Express.

Posted on 22 Jan 2017 by Michael Cruickshank

US private space exploration company Moon Express last week announced that it has received sufficient funding to launch a craft to the moon.

SpaceX announces September explosion cause

The Falcon 9 rocket exploded at LC-40 (pictured) in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Image courtesy of SpaceX.

Posted on 3 Jan 2017 by Michael Cruickshank

Private spaceflight company, SpaceX, has today announced the root cause of a costly explosion last year.

Nasa moves ahead with robotic satellite repair craft

Restore-L will be able to both repair and refuel satellites in space. Image courtesy of Nasa.

Posted on 11 Dec 2016 by Michael Cruickshank

US space agency Nasa has this week announced new information regarding its plans to build an in-orbit satellite repair craft.

Rockwell Automation: upskilling for the future

Manufacturers are urged to consider the ways in which data can help them remain innovative and ahead of a challenging marketplace. This could include predictive maintenance.

Posted on 8 Dec 2016 by Jonny Williamson

With high-level maintenance & repair skills seemingly in short supply, executives from Rockwell Automation tell Jonny Williamson how its Services & Solutions can help fill the gap.

Now possible to accurately measure supply chain liquidity

Posted on 7 Dec 2016 by Jonny Williamson

A new Supply Chain Funding Index has been launched by URICA, in conjunction with YouGov and economic advisor, Dr John Ashcroft, to determine the health of our supply chains and the liquidity contained within.

NASA publishes EmDrive paper showing physics-defying engine works

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

Posted on 7 Dec 2016 by Tim Brown

NASA’s long-awaited and highly anticipated EM (Electromagnetic Drive) drive paper, which details the testing of an engine that defies the laws of physics, has finally been peer-reviewed and published.

Russian Progress spacecraft suffers another failure

Russian spacecraft have suffered a number of failures in recent years. Image courtesy of Nasa Johnson

Posted on 6 Dec 2016 by Michael Cruickshank

An unmanned Russian Progress resupply spacecraft suffered a failure minutes after launch last week.