Technology and Innovation

Bionic Robot - The movements of the BionicCobot can be finely regulated to be either powerful and dynamic, or delicate and yielding - image courtesy of Festo.

Automation

New bionic robot concepts inspired by nature

One of the areas AI-equipped automation controllers can help improve is predictive maintenance, vital in raising productivity – image courtesy of Omron Corporation.

Digital Transformation

Omron to release ground-breaking AI-equipped controller

IoT

£4.5m funding for offshore wind growth announced

Leadership

What’s holding UK manufacturing back from achieving its potential?

Innovation

Tata Innovation Showcase

Braille Printer - b.my.jet uses tactile printing technology, instead of traditional embossing, in a controlled and precise manner – image courtesy of KWSP.

Innovation

UK helps develop radically new digital Braille printer

Smart Factories - image courtesy of University of Warwick WMG.

Finance

£1bn investment to amplify UK technology

Santander has provided an invoice financing facility to ensure that supplier payments are processed quickly - image courtesy of shutterstock.

Finance

Innovate UK: funding the future

The company employs nearly 3,000 people in the UK, US, China, Japan, Germany and the Czech Republic and celebrated its centenary in 2015 – image courtesy of Ricardo.

Smart Factory

Ricardo: the right stuff

The Manufacturer Smart Factory Expo 2016 - image courtesy of The Manufacturer

Smart Factory

Smart Factory Expo 2017: bigger, bolder, better

Stock - Connected Connectivity Globe Smart Digital Supply Chain Technology

Digital Transformation

Smart supply chain: are we there yet?

The open ecosystem aims to make autonomous driving more accessible to the public, and accelerate the overall pace of innovation – image courtesy of Baidu.

Digital Transformation

Autonomous driving to go open source