DispatchTrack has announced new UK headquarters and further operational growth throughout EMEA and APAC.The announcement comes hot on the heels of DispatchTrack’s massive expansion in Latin America with the acquisition of Beetrack, a logistics software provider in the region, and adding a further 850 customers across 20 Latin American countries. DispatchTrack powers deliveries each year…
The Manufacturer’s Digital Manufacturing Week in Liverpool succeeded in highlighting the role digitalisation in manufacturing must play in the net zero agenda. Simon Edmonds, Innovate UK’s Deputy Executive Chair and Chief Business Officer reports.The events highlighted the best manufacturing case studies, collaborations and stories of tech developers supporting manufacturers on the road to digital transformation.…
Zoe Jackson, Vice President Manufacturing and Automotive, and Graham Upton, Chief Architect, Intelligent Industry, explore some of the common themes from the digital transformation in manufacturing roundtable discussion at The Manufacturer magazine’s recent Leaders’ Summit.When it comes to digital transformation in manufacturing, the challenges along the journey are multifaceted and complex, and many businesses are…
Stanley Engineered Fastening has partnered with Universal Robots to successfully introduced robotic quality inspection using cobots in its Warrington Facility.Fifteen UR3e cobots act as key components in its brand-new cells for Breakstem autonomous manufacture which have reduced product costs by approximately 10% and shortened lead times by up to 70%. They are producing approximately 350…
As manufacturing continues to evolve, your tools need to adapt and grow with your business. Autodesk Fusion 360 unifies design, engineering, electronics and manufacturing into a single software program – so that can mean a lot of updates! With new releases of Fusion 360 every 7 weeks providing continued feature updates and enhancements, it can…
Automation can be the answer to a whole host of manufacturing and operations questions. But deciding what, how and when to automate is not straightforward, says Liz Salter at IfM Engage. Liz Salter, IfM Engage The benefits to using automation in manufacturing often outweigh the challenges, especially when it can increase efficiency and production and…
This month’s Smart Factory Expo provides an excellent opportunity to meet some of the UK’s most innovative businesses. Simon Edmonds previews this year’s Made Smarter Innovation Alley, previews the latest plans for Innovate UK’s regional engagement events, and outlines three funding opportunities for manufacturers.Fifty of the most innovative businesses are exhibiting at this year’s Made…
A Yorkshire manufacturer has invested £200k in new equipment that will increase its capacity.Haworth-based Airedale Springs says the machine, a Wafios FMU16+, will help it meet increased manufacturing demands and forms part of a wider plan to improve efficiency across the company. The leading spring manufacturer says it chose to invest in the Wafios FMU16+…
Residents of a cul-de-sac in San Francisco say their neighbourhood is regularly playing host to a gathering of Waymo self driving cars and they don’t know why.According to local news station KPIX, the self driving cars have been driving up and down the “dead-end” street at all hours of the day “for weeks”, with no…
SME manufacturers adopting robotics and automation, with the support of Made Smarter, are creating hundreds of new and upskilled jobs.Since 2019 the North West Adoption Programme, a collaboration between UK government and industry designed to support the increased use of digital technologies, has supported 41 businesses with 45 technology projects focused on robotics and automation…
The Manufacturer is delighted to announce that The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) are moving the date of their Digitalising Manufacturing Conference to be part of Digital Manufacturing Week. The Digitalising Manufacturing Conference has previously been run in October, but this year, in partnership with The Manufacturer, the event will be held virtually on 9th November, and…
Thales UK is involved in every cutting-edge development underpinning society’s digital transformation, from artificial intelligence and autonomous vehicles, to predictive maintenance, quantum computing, and everything in-between. Jonny Williamson sat down with Chief Technology Officer, Paul Gosling, to hear what the future holds.Whether in the air, on the ground, at the bottom of the ocean or…