There are many trends arising in large batch machining that present production engineers in sectors such as automotive with numerous opportunities to make competitive gains, including greater demand for near-net-shape forged components and flexible machines replacing dedicated transfer lines.
Comment: The UK is closer to deindustrialisation than reindustrialisation
"..have been years in the making" and are embedded in the actors - thus making it difficult for UK industry to move on and develop and apply...