by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 19, 2019 | Sponsored Content
The MCMT complex in Bridgnorth is a fully equipped, advanced training hub for apprentices. A lot of work went into making MACH 2018 happen; after 40-plus years in the same location we moved the exhibition to the atrium side of the NEC. It is essential that, as...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 19, 2019 | Technologies, Technologies 2018
MACH 2020: UNMISSABLE OPPORTUNITY FOR MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROVIDERS Following on from the huge success of MACH 2018, which has already had upwards of £200 million worth of business attributed to it, the next edition of the show is looking to build on that...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 19, 2019 | Sponsored Content
MACH 2018 HAS BEEN AND GONE, BUT THE POSITIVITY FROM THE UK’S PREMIER MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES SHOWCASE ENDURES AND CONTINUES TO INSPIRE. MACH is primarily a fertile environment for companies to exhibit and sell their latest technology solutions, and over £200...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 19, 2019 | Sponsored Content
At the Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA), we have a raft of services to support our Members and help them do better business, as well as being the voice for our industry. We work hard to ensure we provide valuable services, from apprentice loans and grants...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 19, 2019 | Ones to Watch, Ones to watch 2018
Above: Dick Turpin, Chairman of ITP Group, poses with the latest 3D modelling machine, the Studio Style 180. ITP GROUP CELEBRATES 40TH ANNIVERSARY AND GEARS UP FOR NEW ERA OF MEASURING AND STYLING SINCE 1979, RUGBY-BASED ITP GROUP HAS BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 19, 2019 | Technologies, Technologies 2018
THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR IS INHERENTLY BOUND UP WITH THE MATERIALS SECTOR. THIS IS REFLECTED IN THE STRATEGIES MANY COUNTRIES HAVE FOR BOTH INDUSTRIES, WHICH OFTEN JOIN THE TWO AND ENSURE THAT THEY FEED INTO EACH OTHER IN A VIRTUOUS CIRCLE. 2018 has been a very...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 19, 2019 | Technologies, Technologies 2018
The close of the year has seen some big headlines, including BMW’s millionth AM part in a decade and a life-sized mammoth skeleton from Materialise. The 2018 Wohlers State of the Industry report showed a growth of 21.0% to $7.336 billion in 2017, and there’s still no...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 18, 2019 | Regions, Regions 2018
ADAPTABILITY HAS ALWAYS BEEN KEY TO MANUFACTURING IN THE WEST MIDLANDS. IT HAS A LONG HISTORY OF COPING WITH THE RISE AND FALL OF WHAT WERE ONCE CORE INDUSTRIES AND SEIZING ON NEW TECHNIQUES AND PRODUCTS TO REPLACE THEM. The West Midlands’ adaptability is why,...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 18, 2019 | Technologies, Technologies 2018
Above: Jaguar LandRover’s commitment to launching a series of electrically-powered vehicles has already started; the Jaguar iPace is already available. 2018: THE YEAR IT CAME TOGETHER? 2018 has seen the UK buzzing about batteries for electric vehicles. 18 months ago,...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 18, 2019 | Technologies, Technologies 2018
A meeting of minds: The Engineer magazine’s annual Collaborate To Innovate (C2I) awards puts one of UK engineering’s key strengths – its rich culture of collaboration – under the spotlight. Jon Excell, editor of The Engineer, runs through this year’s...
