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Manufacturing

Robots could assemble space infrastructure without humans

ZeroAvia to establish manufacturing facility in Scotland

Yasa powers up e-motor production capacity

Materials produced in orbit could reduce CO₂ emissions by up to 75 per cent

Space forge raises £22.6m to build materials in orbit

Watch on-demand: Solving the productivity puzzle with Wildix

Matthew Deans of the James Watt School of Engineering loads a cartridge of 3D-printed material samples into the NextSpace TestRig for testing

NextSpace Testrig to derisk 3D-printing in space

The EPD removes 25 per cent tariffs on steel and aluminium goods

Trade deal cuts tariffs on UK metals and vehicles

Research in 2019 estimated that the amount of animal waste is due to increase by 40 per cent between 2003 and 2030 to at least five billion tons, with many farms producing more manure than they can legitimately use as fertiliser

Manufacturing-grade cellulose made from cow dung

Manufacturing Opinion

Comment: Engineers must adapt to AI or fall behind

Pivoting commercial strategies to take advantage of slackening legislation will be an important task for OEMs

Comment: Putting the spark back into EVs

Challenges facing British manufacturing, especially our SMEs and downstream metal users, have been years in the making

Comment: The UK is closer to deindustrialisation than reindustrialisation

Manufacturing In-Depth

Stacks can be scaled up into containerised MW-sized solutions

Interview with Ceres Power's Nick Lawrence

Applications of AI and machine learning will be key to driving productivity in the sector

Skills, strategy and innovation - a blueprint for a productivity boosting manufacturing renaissance

Sir David with a Renishaw Touch Trigger Probe

Late great engineers: David McMurtry - engineer with values