Machine tools are the cornerstone of the UK manufacturing industry, used directly and indirectly in every sector from aerospace to oil & gas. Victoria Fitzgerald caught up with Group Product Manager Europe at Yamazaki Mazak, Alan Mucklow, to get his take on the sector’s health.
Industry and commerce will be profoundly affected by five megatrends that will radically change the world as we know it, according to the visionaries at Schneider Electric. Ruari McCallion met them at the Life is On: Innovation Summit in Paris.
Having returned from Hannover, Germany, Allan Behrens, founder of business technology consultants, Taxal, reports on his experience at the world’s largest industrial fair.
The Royal Academy of Engineering has today revealed the finalists for the 2016 MacRobert Award, renowned for spotting the ‘next big thing’ in technology since it was established in 1969.
Silicon Valley-based company, Made in Space, has a chance to live up to its company name after being selected by NASA to lead the next phase in the ongoing development of in-space manufacturing.
Canon Europe has today announced a new strategic partnership with Materialise NV, a leading provider of additive manufacturing software and 3D printing services.
Ultrasonic welding is a technique used to create a solid-state weld where ultrasonic vibrations and pressure are used to create a weld that is fast and doesn't require any additional bolts or adhesives.
