What are the main factors that manufacturers and policymakers must consider to bring driverless cars into everyday life. Prasad Satyavolu, Cognizant’s head of innovation, manufacturing & logistics, explores?
Glasgow-based M Squared Lasers, a leading force in the UK’s growing laser and photonics sector, has received a further investment of £1.65m from BGF (Business Growth Fund) to support its continued rapid growth.
ABB is to supply energy-efficient, low-voltage power distribution solutions to COMPAS (Cooperation Manufacturing Plant Aguascalientes), the new car manufacturing facilities of Renault-Nissan and Daimler’s strategic Mexican joint venture with the aim of reducing energy consumption by up to 20%.
The University of Manchester has launched a new company, Graphene Enabled, to develop a range of industrial and consumer products, components and systems based on its broad portfolio of IP relating to graphene and other 2D technologies.
With the introduction of openROBOTICS, partners COMAU and B&R are opening up new dimensions of robotics integration for machinery and production lines.
The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) based at Ansty Park near Coventry, is on the lookout for 40 new apprentices to join its award-winning engineering apprenticeship programme in September.
SG Technologies – a global leader in the production of high performance magnetic components – has more than doubled the production capacity for one of its highest volume products thanks to a new high speed automated product packaging system developed by GB Innomech.
Manufacturing for medical applications has been a highly valuable niche area of industry for decades. Advances in electronic, chemical and material technologies are giving the sector a renewed boost, Ruari McCallion has been finding.
