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Driving change: addressing human factors in vehicle collisions

SMMT

The second #DrivingChange conference at the National Space Centre in Leicester on 21 March took health and safety, automotive and fleet professionals through how we can address the most challenging and common causes of collisions. And we can all encourage, inspire and mandate a sound road safety culture throughout our supply chains.

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SMMT services to armed forces community recognised with Ministry of Defence Silver Award

SMMT

Follows SMMT’s Bronze Award recognition in 2021 and ongoing support of Mission Automotive, founded to help automotive companies unlock ex-forces talent. Additionally, SMMT has announced Mission Automotive as the charity partner at its 105th Annual Dinner, to be held in London on Tuesday 29 November.

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Celebrating a decade of additive manufacturing excellence

Manufacturer's Monthly

The Markforged story began in 2013 with years of research and development, culminating in a milestone achievement in 2014 when the company unveiled the world’s first 3D printer capable of printing in continuous carbon fibre. This is just one of the reasons we regard our 3D printers as an important part of our supply chain.”

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A roadmap for robotics to enhance Australia’s modern manufacturing capabilities

Manufacturer's Monthly

The manufacturing sector was the first to recognise the potential of robotics, with industrial robots appearing on the factory floor of automotive manufacturer, General Motors, as early as 1961. This has caused Australia to drop from a ranking of 18th to 35th (of 37) in the world in robot density in the manufacturing industry. “It

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A roadmap for robotics to enhance Australia’s modern manufacturing capabilities

Manufacturer's Monthly

The manufacturing sector was the first to recognise the potential of robotics, with industrial robots appearing on the factory floor of automotive manufacturer, General Motors, as early as 1961. This has caused Australia to drop from a ranking of 18th to 35th out of 37 in the world in robot density in the manufacturing industry. “It

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A vision of manufacturing resilience and flexibility

Manufacturer's Monthly

Many years later, Terem is leading Markforged to create high-value, end- use manufacturing applications which are printed at the point of need to solve today’s supply chain challenges – a feat which surely ties back to making a difference to real-world problems.

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MoldMaking Technology's Best of November

Mold Making Technology

Recognized twice as the Leadtime Leader by MMT in 2014 and 2021, the company has seen three of its employees featured in MMT’s esteemed 30 Under 30 list for 2021. Notably, they've handled automotive, construction, medical devices, and heavy vehicle manufacturing. In this case study, we check in with Westminster Tool Inc. ,