Heavy Machinery

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

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

New appointments support Green's growth. Image courtesy of Green's - Martin Parr

Green’s growth in 2017 leads to new appointments

Robust fire safety measures are a must for manufacturers. Image courtesy of Wikipedia

Fire Prevention and Response for Manufacturers

Demolition Heavy Machinery Construction - Image Courtesy of Pixabay.

People & Skills

UK’s first demolition degree gets off the ground

Ian Malcolm, managing director, ElringKlinger (GB).

Job creation for UK firm following £250k machinery investment

Speciality plastics firm invests £1m to drive growth

B2C technology is increasingly being incorportated into B2B commerce and manufacturers are urged not to miss the opportunity - image courtesy of APS.

Tech experts urge manufacturers to adopt common B2C technology to avoid disappointing customers

Robotics UK Oil and Gas Off Shore Oil Rig Platform

R&D funding for extreme robotics & AI projects

The cloud has opened up better and more efficient software access for packages such as PLM., CAD, ERP and more - image courtesy of APS stock image.

RAB Lighting locates PLM without the IT burden

A digital twins is a computerised versions of a physical asset, data from sensors in the real world can be inputted in to the twin to create simulations - image courtesy of APS

Digital Transformation

What is a digital twin?

Manufacturers are embracing servitization in order to deliver greater customer value and generate recurring revenue streams – image courtesy of Pixabay.

Is servitization helping your business rise up the value chain?