Research and Technology

Horizontal Innovation Electrical Stock Image - Image courtesy of IET Media Image Library.

New £350K R&D competition tasks tech innovators with solving real-world challenges

An Apache attack helicopter was outfitted with a laser weapon pod. Image courtesy of Raytheon.

Laser Apache helicopter tested for the first time

Autonomous Robots Drone UAV Multicopter Aerial View Camera Remote Inspection – image courtesy of Pixabay.

Autonomous robots to cut inspection costs by 25%

Robotics UK Oil and Gas Off Shore Oil Rig Platform

R&D funding for extreme robotics & AI projects

Supersonic Aviation - Stratasys empowers Boom to improve speed of development of XB-1, its supersonic demonstrator, taking flight next year – image courtesy of Boom.

3D printing to accelerate development of supersonic aviation

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?

Stock Image Manufacturing Factory Sustainability Process and demonstrating servitization.

Digital Transformation

Add service, add value: developing new revenue with manufacturing services

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?

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