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CAF said that it hopes in the near future to be making rolling stock for the South Wales Metro - image courtesy of CAF

Spanish train maker creates 300 jobs in Wales

The British automotive manufacturer recently unveiled its first BEV, the Jaguar I-PACE Concept, expected to be on the roads by 2018 - image courtesy of Jaguar Land Rover.

WMG & JLR announce £5.7m vehicle electrification alliance

The facility will reportedly hold approximately 600 staff and is expected to create more than 200 additional jobs for design engineers and programme managers - image courtesy of Tata Technologies.

£20m Tata Tech centre to create 200 new UK jobs

Cepac's latest accounts from 2015 stated a turnover of £87.8m, with pre-tax profits of £7.5m - image courtesy of Pixabay

Cepac unboxes £2m factory expansion

One of the three centres, located at the University of Birmingham, will focus on railway control and simulation, data integration and cybersecurity, condition monitoring and sensing – image courtesy of University of Birmingham.

£92m to make UK global centre of railway excellence

Social Network of Things - Internet of Things - Smart Factory - Connected Machines

Digital Transformation

Could better factory connectivity open up new markets?

The rise of robotics is probably one of the most highly visible effects of digital transformation.

Digital Transformation

ThyssenKrupp accelerates Machine2Machine communication

The Centre for Digital Built Britain is a partnership between the Department of Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy and the University - image courtesy of Pixabay.

Welsh smart building start-up secures £3m in funding

Burberry's sales figures rose by 4% in the past three months mainly because the sales in China increased by 15% - image courtesy of Flickr

Burberry scraps new UK factory despite sales pick-up

Germany’s annual supply and operational stock of industrial robots in 2016 had a share of 36% in Europe - image courtesy of University of Warwick WMG.

What does automation bring to a business?

Palletising operations have become increasingly automated as businesses look to eliminate manual stacking hazards, improve worker health, maintain quality and reduce product damage - image courtesy of PacePacker.

Enquiries double for flexible palletising robots