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Cars rolling along the production line

Have your say on the most pressing issues facing UK manufacturing in 2020

Drones are helping mining firms undertake digital elevation modeling - image courtesy of APS.

Making digital elevation modeling in mining affordable with automated drones

IBM unveils new commercial Q System One quantum computer

IBM unveils new commercial Q System One quantum computer

There is a high potential for opportunity in the developing lightweight structures sector in Greater Manchester - image courtesy of UK Department for International Trade

Global lightweight manufacturing hub forming in Greater Manchester

The research will develop cost effective, scalable carbon fibre composite solutions - image courtesy of Martin Neeves Photography & Film.

Lightweight cars: How important are they?

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

Trump campaigned extensively on bringing manufacturing jobs back to the US. Image courtesy of Wikipedia.

Trump kills Manufacturing Council as CEOs pull out

According to the trade organisation ADS, the UK aerospace and defence sector employ 338,000 people and account for seven per cent of UK exports - image courtesy of Pixabay

World’s first robotic selective plating station developed

Superbugs Hospital corridor Healthcare Innovation

UK start-up creates world-first form of plastic

Puzzle money finance cash bank notes investment funding – image courtesy of Pixabay.

3D printer start-up secures $115m in funding

Automotive Car Exhaust Tailpipe CO2 Emissions - image courtesy of Pixabay.

CO2 emissions focus leads to serious unintended costs