Manufacturing

Is the future of manufacturing in space?

The first-ever orbital UK space launch is due to blast off later today, and if all goes to plan will…

How adopting B2B2C models is enabling manufacturers to get ever closer to their consumers

B2B or B2C? That is the question – or, at least, it was. For decades, manufacturers focused on one commercial…

How to protect your assembly line from cybercriminals

It’s been a long time since Henry Ford boasted that customers could have his cars painted any colour they liked,…

Why enterprises of all sizes must embrace smart manufacturing solutions

Whether it is geopolitical trends that dramatically change relationships between major trading markets, a global pandemic, or even war, the…

Technical and human factors are restricting AI adoption in manufacturing

A new partnership between Siemens and Google Cloud aims to deliver more artificial intelligence tools to factories, with Siemens VP…

Lotus IT director Ivan Sarti on digital twins, recalcitrant engineers and future cars

When it comes to British automotive manufacturers, few names are more evocative than Lotus. From the heady days of Formula…

Pandemic? What Pandemic? Taiwanese Semiconductor Foundry’s Earnings Suggest Roaring Demand

Analysts may be predicting pandemic-induced recession of varying degrees of depth in coming months, but one business has been doing…

Out with Products, In with Outcomes: The Rise of Servitisation

What happens when it’s no longer enough for a manufacturer to merely make things? When it’s no longer profitable for…

Salesforce Unveils “Manufacturing Cloud” – Mulesoft API-Powered SaaS

Salesforce says it has launched a new "manufacturing cloud" proposition, muscling in on a still largely greenfield sector that is…

Q&A: Why UK SMES are Driving Online 3D Printing

UK businesses account for nearly half (42 percent) of all online 3D printing in Europe, with tech-focused SMEs the most…