digital manufacturing

Made (Smarter) in the UK

Despite being the eighth biggest ‘maker’ globally, here in the UK we are only just beginning to get to grips

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Mind the Gap: Why Digitisation is Key to Increasing Productivity (Part 2)

In my last blog, I lamented the UK’s productivity gap and explored the reasons why we have fallen behind our

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Mind the Gap: Why Digitisation is Key to Increasing Productivity (Part 1)

It is now 10 years since the start of the most recent financial crisis. Despite years of austerity measures, the

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Fast Forward to the Factory of the Future, Now! [WEBINAR]

Artificial intelligence, virtual reality, augmented reality and a starring cast of robots. All have featured heavily in science-fiction films for

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Blockchain: a new paradigm for supply chain security? Part 2

In the first part of this blog series, we explored why and indeed how blockchain could be used to improve

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Driving Up Manufacturing Productivity with Smart Cities

When we think of Smart Cities, what usually springs to mind are the benefits in terms of improvements in citizens’

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Accelerating Industry 4.0 – 5 Key Priorities for European Manufacturers

European manufacturers are experiencing almost unprecedented political, economic and social uncertainty. From Brexit to increasing global tensions and exchange rate

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Industry 4.0 in Action: Digital Transformation in Aerospace Manufacturing [VIDEO]

The global aerospace and defence sector is predicted to see a very welcome return to growth this year, with a

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6 Ways to Defend Your Factory from Industry 4.0 Security Threats

The digitisation of manufacturing, or Industry 4.0 as it is commonly known, is driving industrial operators to achieve new levels

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5 Steps to Protect Your Factory from a Ransomware Attack

The threat of downtime strikes fear into manufacturing businesses of every type, and with good reason – downtime inevitably costs

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