This year's in-depth Annual Manufacturing Report assesses the state of UK manufacturing, looking at everything from skills through to finance, IT and the new technologies of Industry 4.0.
The Composite Centre of the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) with Boeing has been awarded £360,000 in funding from Innovate UK to investigate the way composite material is developed for use in automotive components.
Every Dutch electric train on the national railway now runs on 100% wind power after NS Dutch Railways partnered with energy company Eneco to use its wind turbines to generate the energy needed to power the nation's electric trains.
Leading provider of Manufacturing Operation Management Solutions, Cimlogic has published five simple tips designed to help improve manufacturing efficiency, and which can be easily acted upon immediately.
Birmingham manufacturer, Grayson Thermal Systems has seen sales increase to £28m after securing a string of new orders for its E-Drive electric fan technology and battery thermal management solutions.
Fast-growing industrial group, Liberty House, has announced another major advance into the automotive supply sector by acquiring high-profile Tier 1 vehicle pressings and assemblies manufacturer, CovPress, which had been in administration since September last year.
