The Manufacturer MX Awards 2017 winners announced
Posted on 17 Nov 2017 by Jonny Williamson
The elite of the UK manufacturing community gathered last night (16 November) to celebrate The Manufacturer MX Awards 2017. Design and PLM
Smart Factory Expo: survival guide
Posted on 1 Nov 2017 by The Manufacturer
The UK’s biggest FREE digital manufacturing exhibition – Smart Factory Expo, has arrived in Liverpool (15-16 November, Exhibition Centre Liverpool). Five reasons why carbon fibre is the future of design
Posted on 26 Oct 2017 by The Manufacturer
Carbon fibre is set to become commonplace in every product sector, from furniture to electronics, clothing to sporting goods. Marc Cohen, CEO of London-based start-up Hypetex, explains why. The crucial element digitalisation ignores
Posted on 17 Oct 2017 by The Manufacturer
In the much-publicised march towards the digitalisation of manufacturing, one very important element is routinely ignored, namely how to integrate the digital sharp end with back office systems that traditionally have relied on paper. Panasonic Smart Factory realises higher productivity with new function
Posted on 13 Sep 2017 by Tim Brown
Panasonic has just released a video introducing its global smart factory solutions business. Hyundai FCEV: a sneak peak at the 2018 hydrogen fuel cell SUV
Posted on 18 Aug 2017 by Tim Brown
Hyundai Motor has provided an early glimpse of its next generation fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV), well ahead of the hydrogen-powered SUV’s official launch in early 2018. 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. 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.