Manufacturing and engineering, and COVID-19.

Our current stance on the Coronavirus Situation Just a week ago our world looked very different. This week we’re in the midst of one of the biggest health crises the world has ever seen. We have been thinking long and hard about how we respond to this awful situation. One of the serious concerns right […]

£17M uni investment, blue economy, engineering marvels and EV/AVs

Engineering facilities expand at Lancaster University Business Desk are reporting that Lancaster University is going all-out to expand their engineering department. There’s a fantastic new three storey £17m building on the cards, packed with cutting-edge labs and a 3D lecture theatre specially designed to deliver newly-developed teaching concepts via complex virtual imaging. The new facility will […]

Siemens ‘game changer’, UK manufacturing shrinks, Tim Peake makes demands

Selective laser melting magic from Siemens As reported by The Telegraph, the UK-based manufacturing firm Materials Solutions, bought some time ago by the German giant Siemens, is about to roll out a ‘game-changing’ metal additive manufacturing tech so innovative it’s tipped to resolve even the most complex global engineering challenges. Siemens bought Materials Solutions in […]

Japanese loo tech hits the UK, recruitment issues, Scottish manufacturing

At long last Japanese toilet tech makes an impact in the UK According to The Engineer, one of the biggest cultural gaps between Britain and Japan – the technologies we apply to our toilets – is about to start closing as Japanese innovations finally start to arrive on our shores. Japan’s electronic toilets are quite […]