Engineering

2M Automation - Oct 2016

2M Automation: oils well that ends well

Sweden is to vote on a plan to slash the value-added tax (VAT) rate from 25% to 12% on repairs to bicycles, clothes and shoes - image courtesy of Pixabay

Sweden to give tax break for repairs to change its wasteful consumer culture

Introducing the Mine Kafon Drone, an airborne drone for detecting land mines - image courtesy of Mine Kafon Foundation and Kickstarter

De-mining drones aim to rid the world of land mines within 10 years

The Energy Observer solar powered boat will sail for six years around the world as a floating exhibition and clean energy laboratory - image courtesy of The Energy Observer.

Solar powered boat now a concept and commercial reality

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, built by Lockheed Martin, was successfully launched on Sept. 8 on its mission to the Bennu Asteroid - image courtesy of Lockheed Martin and NASA

NASA launches seven-year mission to retrieve asteroid sample

The Manufacturer Thought Leadership networks

Manufacturers sought to join The Manufacturer Thought Leadership Network

A close up of Graphene molecular mesh for making graphene products such as graphene coating.

Talga Resources makes first delivery of graphene coating product

The 5 stages of the Connected Enterprise according to Rockwell Automation - image courtesy of Rockwell.

Rockwell Automation leads by example

Generic image of fire, fire fighting bullet, - image courtesy of Adobe Stock

Giant fire fighting bullet patented by Boeing

The construction company has announced to create 600 new jobs - image courtesy of JCB.

JCB: a tale of true grit

Apple claims to have created in excess of 1 million jobs since 2008. The Apple store in Santa Monica - image courtesy of Apple.

Apple EU Tax ruling says tech giant paid just 0.005% on EU profits