by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 31, 2019 | Sponsored Content, Technologies, Technologies 2018
Above: Cranfield University is participating in an ATI-funded project that will develop novel digital twins to improve proactive planning TRADITIONAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING BUSINESSES ARE INCREASINGLY FOCUSING ON VALUE-CREATION CHAINS BY DEVELOPING EXTENDED SERVICE...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 31, 2019 | Technologies, Technologies 2018
Above: Workers in one of the laboratories at CPI’s cutting-edge National Formulation Centre. The facility is based at NETPark, in Sedgefield, County Durham In the gap between great ideas & university research and market ready technical products, lies Technology...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 31, 2019 | Technologies, Technologies 2018
Above: Cyber-physical systems physically support workers doing a range of tasks that would otherwise be too tiring, unpleasant or dangerous. Credit: ABB Group METROLOGY TRENDS: THE SMART FACTORY Smart Manufacturing, or Industry 4.0, is the trend of automating...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 19, 2019 | Technologies, Technologies 2018
NOW. NEXT. BEYOND: What the Factory of the Future has in Store Compare factories of 20 years ago to those of today and in most cases they won’t look too dissimilar. However, alongside increased cost pressures and heightened quality standards, consumers now expect...
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 | 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...
