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16 May 2023

Harnessing the Potential of Smart Factories in Custom Fabrication

In recent years, the manufacturing industry has experienced a significant transformation with the rise of smart factories. These future-ready production facilities are equipped with cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), robotics, and big data analytics. Smart factories are revolutionising the way products are fabricated, offering many advantages in terms of efficiency, customisation and cost-effectiveness. In this article, we take a closer look at the concept of smart factories and dive deeper into their potential to shape the future of custom fabrication.

8 Feb 2023
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6 Jul 2018

While Industry 4.0 is all about automation and digitisation, the future of manufacturing is in personalisation. Manufacturing 5-0, or the Fifth Industrial Revolution, will focus on the co-operation between humans and robots. Although the focus remains on automation and advanced manufacturing, the human element is more important than ever. We’ll take a closer look at what this means for manufacturing but first, let’s recap our journey up to now.

29 Dec 2017

Reflecting back on 2017 we saw a number of engineering trends making their mark in a big way. Some include advanced robotics, additive manufacturing, IIoT, quantum computing and big data. Even though it’s possible to identify hundreds of minor developments, what are the major engineering trends to follow in 2018? Take a look at these top trends we put together to end the year on a positive note.

8 Dec 2017

Unlike some industries, UK manufacturing has grown to new heights throughout November and has defied all odds. Industries performing particularly well include the automotive sector, the steel industry and shipbuilding.

Overall, production is on the rise to the highest it’s been in four years; new territories with a significant increase in exports along with the highest employment growth in over three years. And according to a report from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the UK’s industrial sector has increased by

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