by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 10, 2020 | Autodesk, Autodesk 2019, Sponsors
AUTOMATING THE NON-PRODUCTIVE Warren Services saved hours of unproductive time and made more effective use of its employees valuable skills with the implementation of a PLM program that talks across vendor language barriers. Warren Services, which was founded in...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 8, 2020 | Inside the Factory, Inside the factory 2019
A FACTORY OF CONTRASTS Tiptree, Essex, has been the home of Wilkin & Sons Ltd makers of preserves since 1885. Today’s factory is one of contrasts where traditional hand processing integrates with modern equipment producing over 100 varieties of Tiptree preserves....
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 8, 2020 | Sectors, Sectors 2019
FACTORY-BUILT HOUSING SECTOR MUST PROVE IT HAS FOUR WALLS AND A ROOF 2020 will be the make or break year for factory-built housingBY DENISE CHEVIN Optimism has grown in the past 12-months that housing’s Cinderella – offsite building manufacture – is poised to...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 7, 2020 | Trailblazers, Trailblazers 2019
ULTRA ELECTRONICS Additive Manufacturing and digitised design cut cycle time and guarantee quality Specialist electrical and electronics engineering company Ultra Electronics Group operates primarily in defence and other highly-regulated markets, as a systems...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 7, 2020 | Trailblazers, Trailblazers 2019
BUILT TO LAST Bott Ltd, which has three sites in the UK, is a manufacturer and world-leading supplier of solutions for efficient workspace. It is part of the Bott Group, which celebrates its 90th anniversary in 2020. The Bott Group companies are global manufacturers...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 7, 2020 | Trailblazers, Trailblazers 2019
DELIVERING CERTAINTY IN AN UNCERTAIN WORLD Alloy Wire International (AWI) is looking to reinforce its industryleading reputation with global manufacturers by targeting them with its largest ever range of Exotic nickel alloys, including Inconel, Nimonic, Phynox...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 6, 2020 | Regions, Regions 2019
THE DRAGON MARKS TIME After a relatively bullish 2018, the confidence of manufacturers in Wales waned in 2019 as the sector enjoyed mixed fortunes despite investment by the Welsh Government. Brexit uncertainty had a tangibly negative effect on manufacturing in Wales,...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 5, 2020 | Technologies, Technologies 2019
THE POWER POINT There is no doubt that 2019 has seen a further significant shift underway in the technological transition in the automotive industry from internal combustion engine technology to electrification. This shift is both in terms of production but also...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 5, 2020 | Technologies, Technologies 2019
THE SHOCK OF THE NEW The scope, uses and sheer range of advanced materials seems to be growing every day. It is not just newly-invented materials that are breaking new ground; established materials like are being developed and enhanced with targeted qualities that are...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 5, 2020 | Technologies, Technologies 2019
THE DIGITAL FACTORY Smart factories could add at least $1.5 trillion to the global economy, according to the Smart Factories Report published by Capgemini. This will only be possible if organisations can overcome the scaling challenges.BY ANDY PYE Manufacturing...
