Manufacturing Technologies

Automation - Using standard components from Festo, Harwin achieved the automation accuracy necessary to produce differently shaped and sized connectors on one assembly line - image courtesy of Festo.

Robotics & Automation

Automation brings flexibility & efficiencies to electronics firm

Robotics - By simulating millions of potential robot path combinations, IPS Robot Optimisation maximises efficiency and avoid collisions – image courtesy of fleXstructures.

Robotics & Automation

Smart robotics technology hits big at Hannover

Digital Manufacturing Stock

Digital Transformation

Global partnership to advance digital manufacturing

Hannover Messe -Digitisation - Collaborative robots or ‘cobots’ are about to fundamentally transform the way humans work in factories - image courtesy of Deutsche-Messe.presse@messe.de

Smart Factory

Hannover Messe: making the benefits of digitisation tangible

The in-house Stratasys 3D Printer enables the creation of exact replicas of the patient’s anatomy and allows customized fittings and pre-bending of plates – image courtesy of Stratasys.

Innovation

3D printing transforms hospital surgeries

More than 75% say they plan on tying machine-to-people devices , - image courtesy of HSO.

Smart Factory

Digital Twins to change the face of manufacturing

Thomas Dudley’s award-winning foundry division has upgraded its Kunkel Wagner line - image courtesy of Thomas Dudley. Picture by Shaun Fellows / Shine Pix Apprenticeship.

Finance

Thomas Dudley’s upgraded Kunkel Wagner line offers new production capabilities

The Tokamak ST40 fusion reactor, which has been switched on and taken the UK one step further towards generating electricity from the power of the stars - image courtesy of Tokamak Energy.

Innovation

UK takes giant leap forward in fusion power thanks to Tokamak reactor

UK Manufacturers CNC Machine Metal Machinery Stock - image courtesy of Pixabay.

Finance

£1m project to drive UK manufacturers competitiveness

Bloodhound SSC is presented in record attempt configuration, with its 2m-high tail fin in place for the first time.

Leadership & Strategy

Bloodhound SSC: one final push

Steve Lindsey, founder & CEO, Lontra – image courtesy of Lontra.

Innovation

UK engineer shortlisted for global innovation award