Creating a smart connected product from the beginning
Posted on 14 Aug 2017 by The Manufacturer
In his keynote at LiveWorx17, PTC CEO Jim Heppelmann demonstrated how close physical objects and their digital twins have become. Design and PLM
Volvo to go all electric from 2019
Posted on 21 Jul 2017 by Aiden Burgess
Volvo is set to build only plug-in electric and hybrid cars from 2019 with the premium Swedish-based car maker announcing an end to its era of petrol-only motor cars. Bees’ colour perception may deliver evolutionary jump in camera and sensor technology
Posted on 5 Jul 2017 by Tim Brown
Researchers from Melbourne universities in Australia have published new research into how bees perceive colour and revealed findings that could revolutionise cameras and robotic sensors. Bremont: flying the flag for British watch manufacturing
Posted on 4 Jul 2017 by The Manufacturer
Behind the effortless glamour of a luxury watch brand, modern watch manufacturing requires ultra-precision engineering and a finely honed sense of what to manufacture in-house and what to outsource. Dan Hayes hears the Bremont story from British watchmaker Giles English. The best engineering designs from London South Bank University 2017
Posted on 3 Jul 2017 by The Manufacturer
London South Bank University is one of the city’s largest and oldest universities. It has been providing vocational, accredited and professionally recognised education since 1892. The future of PLM: creating the “Things” for the Internet of Things
Posted on 21 Jun 2017 by The Manufacturer
Consumers, analysts, and product development companies agree: the Internet of Things is not only the future of the products that will shape our world – in many ways, it’s already here. RAB Lighting locates PLM without the IT burden
Posted on 16 Jun 2017 by The Manufacturer
In a world where appliances last ten years and we replace our phones every two, it’s unusual to run into a company that produces components to last more than a quarter century. And with no maintenance required! What is a digital twin?
Posted on 15 Jun 2017 by The Manufacturer
The Fourth Industrial Revolution, Industry 4.0 and 4IR are terms that are becoming commonplace in manufacturing. Now that these terms are accepted, a new wave of technical turns of phrase have been born. The smart technologies set to change manufacturing
Posted on 8 Jun 2017 by The Manufacturer
Smart technologies are becoming increasingly ubiquitous in our day to day lives. From smartphones to smart homes, the dramatic increase in power and sophistication of technology is opening up new technological frontiers and promising endless possibilities for the development of many different industries, particularly manufacturing. New platform slashes cost of 3D printing
Posted on 7 Jun 2017 by Marc Hauschild
3D printing could become an affordable reality for small businesses thanks to Massachusetts-based 3D printer manufacturer, Formlabs.