Unsurprisingly, given the pace with which it is evolving, the ongoing rise of digitalisation - and the opportunities this opens up - dominates the thoughts of many of this year’s contributors.
Over the course of the past ten years or so industrial digitalisation has moved from being a somewhat nebulous, buzzword-heavy concept to arguably the single-most important trend driving development across all sectors of industry.
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And throughout this special supplement, as well as spotlighting some of the technologies and suppliers that are leading advances in the digital realm, we explore some of the various ways in which digitalisation is helping engineering and manufacturing firms address some of the big challenges they face: from the push for net zero greenhouse gas emissions, to the ever-more pressing need - in the face of a persistent engineering skills shortage - for companies to make the most efficient use possible use of the skills and expertise at their disposal.
Poll: Should the UK’s railways be renationalised?
If only the track is nationalised then it is an emasculated one with limited function and improvements will be focused on existing commuter and large...