Environmental Sustainability

The technologies and concepts BMW unveiled are already being assessed in a number of pilot projects across its global network – image courtesy of BMW Group.

Smart Factory

Logistics: the beating heart of BMW Group

EmDrive built by Eagleworks inside the test chamber - image courtesy of Eagleworks Laboratories, NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center.

Innovation

NASA publishes EmDrive paper showing physics-defying engine works

Repair Cafe also has an active community and forum, which helps bring people together and share ideas - image courtesy of Repair Cafe

People & Skills

Repair Cafe helps people fix items rather than dump them

L to R: Titanium powder obtained from rutile sand, Field Assist Sintered double cone preform, then pancake forging - image courtesy of FastForge.

Innovation

FASTForge to deliver cheaper aerospace titanium

Coal power is becoming increasingly unpopular globally. Image courtesy of Wikipedia.

Finance

Coal use in decline despite price rise

A new technique for producing 3D printed organs could help reduce the use of animal testing in the pharmaceuitical industry - image courtesy of Pixabay.

Digital Transformation

3D printed organs offer alternative to animal testing

A computer generated image of the hydroelectric batteries combined with wind turbines. Image courtesy of GE Renewable Energy.

Innovation

German wind farm to use hydroelectric batteries

Honda tests an autonomous vehicle at GoMentum Station. Image courtesy of Honda.

Industrial Data & AI

Smart road infrastructure to play a key role in self-driving technology

The Manufacturer MX Awards 2016 overall winners, DURA Automotive Systems.

Leadership

Announcing the winners of The Manufacturer MX Awards

The RoboVent Portable FumeGun can be used for a range of activities including the extraction of welding fumes - image courtesy of RoboVent

Automation

RoboVent announces expansion into Europe and appointment of industry veteran Gary Keene

Artist’s impression of the multipropeller City Airbus vehicle being developed as a part of the Airbus Vahana project - image courtesy of Airbus

Innovation

Airbus heads skyward with flying taxi concept to take on urban congestion