The Manufacturer: best blogs of 2016
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. Textiles
Rockwell Automation: upskilling for the future
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. New Balance on the defensive after Neo-Nazis claim the brand
Posted on 22 Nov 2016 by Aiden Burgess
Sports footwear manufacturer, New Balance, has learned the hard way that is generally better for a company to stay out of politics. TMALC 2016: the digitisation of manufacturing
Posted on 2 Nov 2016 by Jonny Williamson
Senior figures from across the UK manufacturing landscape discussed the trends, technologies and influences that are transforming the future of industry during the UK’s largest event of its kind, The Manufacturer's Annual Leaders Conference 2016. Reebok unveils new additive manufacturing ‘Liquid Factory’
Posted on 24 Oct 2016 by Michael Cruickshank
Sportswear producer Reebok unveiled its new ‘Liquid Factory’ technology last week which makes use of additive manufacturing to create shoes.
A digital manufacturing revolution
Posted on 18 Oct 2016 by Jonny Williamson
The Manufacturer and Atos recently hosted their second annual roundtable event, bringing together leaders from across industry to discuss how the UK can better embrace digital manufacturing technologies. Servitization 2016: live coverage
Posted on 18 Oct 2016 by Jonny Williamson
Yesterday was the Servitization 2016 Conference, an annual event delivered by The Manufacturer Thought Leadership Network. Below is a recap of the day's presentations, which offered real-world examples of the benefits of a service-based business model and the growth companies can derive from embracing it. English Fine Cottons: King Cotton returns
Posted on 11 Oct 2016 by Fred Tongue
Fred Tongue visited English Fine Cottons in Manchester, a firm looking to re-establish the North West as a cotton spinning colossus. Sweden to give tax break for repairs to change its wasteful consumer culture
Posted on 5 Oct 2016 by Aiden Burgess
The Swedish government has proposed to change the country’s consumer cycle from one of a disposable culture of ‘buy, use, throwaway, buy’ to a more rational one of ‘buy, use and repair'.