Workforce and skills

Productivity - Digital technologies are enabling SMEs to play catch-up with their global counterparts – image courtesy of Cimlogic.

Digital Transformation

Productivity puzzle: finding the balance between people & tech

Smart factories are set to improve productivity and labor cost hugely over the next 5 years - image courtesy of APS

Smart Factory

Smart factories set to contribute up to £1.13 trillion to the global economy

A Sewbot robot autonomously sews a pair of jeans. Image courtesy of SoftWear Automation.

Robotics & Automation

Sewbots to replace humans at new US garment factory

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

Robotics & Automation

Three main misconceptions about cobots and robots

A doctor implants an RFID chip into the hand of a researcher. Image courtesy of Wikipedia.

Digital Transformation

Implanted employees become a reality

McLaren Automotive posts successive sales record 2015

Leadership & Strategy

McLaren Automotive: Driven to win

apprenticeship - Marches Centre of Manufacturing and Technology (MCMT

Skills

First cohort signs up for £4m training hub

Fourth Industrial Revolution Technology Manufacturing People - Stock Image

Skills

How will the Fourth Industrial Revolution impact your workforce?

The substantial investment in digitalisation will support the exploration of new business models, solutions and services for customer, alongside upskilling and training staff – image courtesy of Evonik.

Digital Transformation

Speciality chemical firm pours €100m into digitalisation

Samsung Washing Machines recently won the 'Ergonomic Design Award' at the Asian Conference on Ergonomics and Design - image courtesy of Samsung

Digital Transformation

Samsung set to expand US operations with new $380m South Carolina manufacturing plant

The Awards aim to identify and celebrate the best female engineering talent .

Leadership & Strategy

The Manufacturer offers young scientists a helping hand