Renishaw is contributing its additive manufacturing expertise to a new £17.7m project to develop an innovative way of designing and manufacturing aircraft wings, which will encourage a “right first time approach” and reduce development time.
IFS’ Antony Bourne looks beyond the hype of Industry 4.0 and argues why failing to react to new technologies could be catastrophic for some manufacturers.
Although diverse 3D printing projects continue to capture the selective gaze of mainstream media, Andy Middleton, president – EMEA at Stratasys, lifts the lid on where the technology is making a more important and widespread impact.
Siemens has announced the acquisition of a majority stake (85%) in Materials Solutions – a leading additive manufacturing processing and production firm based in Worcester.
Rize has made huge leaps in the development of 3D printing technology with the Boston-based startup creating a new 3D printer that doesn’t require any post processing of the object after it is printed.
The world doesn’t stand still. So, it’s important for manufacturers to keep abreast of emerging manufacturing technology trends—both in terms of IT, as well as core manufacturing technologies. What are the key manufacturing takeaways from Gartner’s top technology trends? Andy Gough, general manager at Datawright discusses.
In an effort to resolve a lengthy backlog in the delivery of its spare parts, from September, Mercedes-Benz is going make 30 different plastic spare parts for its cargo trucks available to 3D print.
A new collaboration between SAP SE and APWorks, a subsidiary of Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, has been announced that aims to speed up the adoption and standardisation of industrial 3D printing.
While the fourth industrial revolution reveals the perks and pitfalls of digitized production, companies are facing challenges and opportunities like never before.
