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...
