Machine tools

3D Printing 3D Systems on demand manufacturing services – image courtesy of 3D Systems.

The future of Rapid Prototyping

Autodesk Technology Centre - Birmingham - image courtesy of Autodesk.

Autodesk Technology Centre: A new frontier for design & manufacture

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

Panasonic Smart Factory is delivering increased manufacturing performance - image courtesy of Panasonic

Panasonic Smart Factory realises higher productivity with new function

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

Digital Transformation

ThyssenKrupp accelerates Machine2Machine communication

Manufacturers are urged to consider the ways in which data can help them remain innovative and ahead of a challenging marketplace. This could include predictive maintenance.

Preparing for an AI future with predictive maintenance

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?

Various types of manufacturing in action that utilise smart technologies. Microsoft email header image - image courtesy of APS

The smart technologies set to change manufacturing

Full Supply Chain Optimization incorporates many interrelated facets - image courtesy of APS

Digital Transformation

Optimising your supply chain – what the most advanced companies are doing differently

Additive Manufacturing - Inspecting the form of a part during build

Setting sail for a new era of additive manufacturing

The design principles a company learns from additive manufacturing jigs and fixture products then become part of its business toolkit - image courtesy of Materialise.

Additive manufacturing on the mind