Manufacturing Technologies

SUP706 from Stratasys is ideal for cleaning multiple small parts simultaneously - image courtesy of Stratasys.

New material allows 3D printing to be used for high volume production

Autodesk Fusion360

PLM: don’t try to eat the elephant whole

I, Cobot: Future collaboration of man and machine

What could be the world’s first road-ready, 3D printed car, the LM3D Swim (image courtesy of Local Motors).

Local Motors to build world’s first road-ready, 3D printed car

Toyota FCV Plus (concept)

Toyota to establish $1bn US-based robotics and AI R&D company

A Black Hawk helicopter, Sikorskys most well known product. Image courtesy of Wikipedia Commons.

Record Q3 M&A activity reveals thriving aerospace & defence industry

Samsung is the world's largest consumer electronics company. Image cropped & courtesy of Flickr - Nan Palmero

Korea teams up with Samsung to build factory robots

IoT Internet of Things

Lack of ownership holding back manufacturers adoption of IoT

The new 777X, which builds on the 777 design and includes new engines, an all-new composite wing leverages technologies from the 787 Dreamliner - image courtesy of Boeing

Japanese manufacturers automate to meet growing demand for aircraft parts

The front seats and autonomous vehicle control centre of the Nissan IDS - image courtesy of Nissan.

Connected Cars: a new era of performance

Antony Bourne, global manufacturing industry director, IFS.

Over-hyped or not, IoT is real – and it’s happening today