UK automotive exports to Asia up 21% in 2017
Posted on 26 Nov 2018 by The Manufacturer
Asia is the fastest growing market for British-made cars. But the EU is still the top export market for the British automotive sector. Research and Development
Safeguarding UK manufacturing requires us all to become more childish
Posted on 23 Nov 2018 by The Manufacturer
Manufacturers must learn to adapt to constant change, become more resilient to its effects, and seek the hidden opportunities it offers. Autonomous vehicles, so near and yet so far
Posted on 15 Nov 2018 by Nick Peters
A highlight of the 2018 Goodwood Festival of Speed was the sight of a 1965 Ford Mustang driving itself autonomously up the famed hill climb with the Duke of Richmond and a BBC TV crew in the back. Innovate UK: Backing British innovation
Posted on 12 Nov 2018 by The Manufacturer
Simon Edmonds reports on a graphene-export success story, innovative 3D printing processes and this year’s impact review on low and zero-emission vehicles. Coventry’s Manufacturing Technology Centre aims to attract 100 future engineers
Posted on 7 Nov 2018 by The Manufacturer
The Manufacturing Technology Centre is holding an apprentice open event on the evening of 6 December to provide potential trainees with an insight into the centre’s apprenticeship programme. Smiths Group: A history of innovation
Posted on 7 Nov 2018 by Nick Peters
Smiths Group has been innovating from the dawn of the Industrial Revolution to the space race. Nick Peters sits down with its Head of Innovation, Keir Boxshall. UK Govt announces £50m to attract world’s best digital talent
Posted on 1 Nov 2018 by The Manufacturer
The Manchester-based Alan Turing Institute has been awarded an additional £50m to help it recruit more fellowships in an effort to address the country’s digital skills shortage. Five IP challenges for the digital economy
Posted on 30 Oct 2018 by The Manufacturer
As manufacturers transition into digitally driven business models, they face significant challenges regarding their intellectual property. Dr Frank Tietze offers some strategies to overcome them. Why partnerships are needed for UK manufacturing to flourish
Posted on 25 Oct 2018 by The Manufacturer
The changing political and economic landscape means, more than ever, people will be looking to our industrial sector to play its part in the future prosperity of the country. Is there already a successor to additive layer manufacturing?
Posted on 18 Oct 2018 by The Manufacturer
While the digital revolution disrupting manufacturing has grabbed most of the headlines, revolutionary engineering processes are being developed that could have an equally profound impact on the sector.