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). Design and PLM
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. How to design innovation in to your business
Posted on 26 Sep 2017 by Fred Tongue
In order to become a company focused on innovation you need to have enabling technology. Greg Rowe Ltd let us know how they became an innovator. 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. 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. Using design to create halo products
Posted on 27 Jul 2017 by The Manufacturer
Companies make a big effort to show off when it comes to their latest product innovations. In the automotive industry this may be around concept cars; in defence and energy, virtual reality simulation is all the rage; and in silicon foundries it may be pushing the limits of miniaturisation to maintain the march of Moore’s Law. 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. New £350K R&D competition tasks tech innovators with solving real-world challenges
Posted on 4 Jul 2017 by The Manufacturer
A new initiative launched today by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and the High Value Manufacturing Catapult (HVMC) is seeking innovative UK small and medium enterprises (SMEs) whose technology can be adapted and commercialised to solve societal and industry challenges in sectors that are new to the company. 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.