BAE Systems predicts top manufacturing job roles in 2040 Emerging technologies such as Virtual Reality (VR), Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotics will influence the careers of the future.
Integrated transport will unlock our industrial revolution In this article Juergen Maier, CEO of Siemens UK, looks at how an integrated, modern public transport network will unlock the fourth industrial revolution.
Editor’s comment for July 2019 You’ll find two home grown editorial features in the July issue about tooling companies – Ceratizit Group and Mitsubishi Materials.
Improving productivity in the era of Industry 4.0 In this article Alasdair Pettigrew, CEO of Tricorn Systems, discusses how implementing the latest production control software can maximise productivity.
How will automation affect the UK manufacturing jobs market? With the rise of automation in manufacturing, Subcon Laser Cutting looks at how the new Industry 4.0 technology will affect the industry.
20-year-partnership is still going strong Eggleston Steel is a steel stockholder, originally founded in 1809, that has carved out a reputation for turning around customer orders at extremely short notice.
Innovation inside the box Leading-edge IBM AI hardware on the shopfloor of Factory 2050, at the University of Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre, is giving UK manufacturers access to artificial intelligence and machine learning…
Technical solutions in Stuttgart Offering a wealth of machining capability and technical expertise, the opening of a brand new Technology Centre in Stuttgart, Germany will be good news for tooling specialist Mitsubishi Materials’ UK…
Electric car tipping point will delight and destroy Electric cars are a hot topic at the moment. Here, Dr Peter Harrop, a leading industry expert and chairman of IDTechEx gazes into his crystal ball and predicts 2025 as…
Blade flexibility and high productivity Specialist stockholder serving the oil and gas industry, Howat Group, perhaps better known by its trading names AMS, ESS and Ancon, has installed a 14th Kasto bandsaw – a KASTOwin…
The road to revival and modern manufacturing When Sudbury, Suffolk-based precision engineering C. Rayment faced closure it looked like the end for the general engineering subcontractor, but as Ed Hill discovered, the arrival of a new management…
Cowie Engineering invests in new wire EDM from Sodi-Tech Cumbernauld-based subcontract manufacturing specialist Cowie Engineering has continued its investment drive by installing a Sodick VL600Q CNC wire erosion machine from Sodi-Tech EDM.
XYZ machining centre proves its worth at Alken Engineering Alken Engineering is a long-term user of XYZ Machine Tools. It now has 10 XYZ ProtoTRAK mills and three XYZ ProTURN lathes on its capacity list, but for many years…
Best of both worlds Some companies sell products; some companies sell services; but relatively few offer both. Redditch-based Accurate Cutting Services is a sawing specialist that falls squarely into this category, offering a wide…
Visiting Ceratizit's manufacturing sites in Germany and Austria As manufacturing becomes ever more global, it’s never been more important to find a unique selling point to differentiate yourself from the competition. For cutting tool specialist, the Ceratizit Group,…
Optimised titanium and Inconel machining for aerospace A packed audience of aerospace production specialists were treated to a font of advanced manufacturing knowledge at the AMRC with Boeing Centre, Sheffield, when machining solutions specialist Starrag UK joined…
Right-first-time thanks to smart software The acquisition of Bystronic fibre laser, press brake and software technology has enabled Holmfirth-based sheet metal design and engineering specialist, Allsops, to create a seamless cutting and bending production environment.…
Engineering firm invests in machinery amid fish farming boom The huge growth in fish farming in recent years is proving good news for a small precision engineering company based near Spalding.
The EV overload The rise of the electric vehicle, or EV, is inevitable. Over the past decade, many car manufacturers, including BMW, Audi and of course Tesla, have blown the lid off this…
3D printing application delivers ‘100x better parts’ A few years ago, the R&D director of Torus Group set himself the challenge of making 3D printing an indispensable part of the bespoke metrology business by exploring its benefits…
Why do we need citizen data scientists? Demand for data scientists is higher than ever before and IBM predicts it will increase by 28% by 2020.
How the UK can reclaim the robotics revolution Nigel Smith, managing director of industrial robot distributor TM Robotics, explains how the UK can reclaim the robotics revolution with simplified robot programming.
How to maintain metalworking fluids to optimum standards Metalworking fluids play a vital role in the machining process but sometimes maintaining them to optimum standards can be neglected.
How additive manufacturing helped launch SpaceX SpaceX is considered one of the most exciting companies of the 21st century, and with the rise of additive manufacturing (AM), industrial equipment supplier Kingsbury UK takes a look at…
