Boeing tests Blended Wing Body with NASA
Posted on 14 Sep 2016 by Michael Cruickshank
US aerospace and defense manufacturer Boeing is moving ahead with tests of its Blended Wing Body (BWB) design.
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Blue Origin unveils New Glenn rocket plans
Posted on 13 Sep 2016 by Michael Cruickshank
US-based private spaceflight company Blue Origin yesterday announced plans for its largest rocket yet – the New Glenn.
Loma Systems named UK national champion in the European Business Awards 2016/17
Posted on 13 Sep 2016 by The Manufacturer
Loma Systems has been named a National Champion for United Kingdom in The European Business Awards, sponsored by RSM; Europe’s largest business competition set up to celebrate business excellence and best practice in the European business community. New robots bring automated sewing into reality
Posted on 10 Sep 2016 by Michael Cruickshank
Two new sewing robots have created the first ever autonomously-sewn garments and are set to cause major disruption in the garment manufacturing industry.
Talga Resources makes first delivery of graphene coating product
Posted on 9 Sep 2016 by Tim Brown
Talga Resources has produced and delivered its first value-added graphene based product — a metal pre-treatment graphene coating — to a leading global coatings company. Rockwell Automation leads by example
Posted on 8 Sep 2016 by The Manufacturer
Rockwell Automation has made significant performance gains in recent years. Productivity has grown by more than 4%, lead times for its manufactured goods have been cut in half and on-time deliveries are up to 98%. Giant fire fighting bullet patented by Boeing
Posted on 7 Sep 2016 by Aiden Burgess
Boeing has been awarded a patent for an idea, which could change the way we fight forest fires. JCB: a tale of true grit
Posted on 1 Sep 2016 by Victoria Fitzgerald
Victoria Fitzgerald gets a lesson in history and innovation from JCB. Apple EU Tax ruling says tech giant paid just 0.005% on EU profits
Posted on 31 Aug 2016 by Tim Brown
In 2012, Apple paid approximately $6bn in US Corporate Tax on a reported US pretax income of $19bn. This in the words of Apple CEO, Tim Cook, at a Senate subcommittee in Taxes, 30.5% or around 2.5% of the total Corporate Tax revenue raised in the US. Tesla SolarCity deal to allow houses to generate and store electricity
Posted on 31 Aug 2016 by Aiden Burgess
Tesla has received approval to acquire solar panel company SolarCity for $2.6bn, in a move which comes at a financial crossroads for a solar industry, which is facing the prospect of an oversupply of solar panels.