Self-driving technology has advanced further in the UK with a new national initiative to deliver the UK’s first public education and engagement programmes around automated vehicles (AVs) WMG at The University of Warwick has launched the Partners for Automated Vehicle Education United Kingdom (PAVE UK) with the Department for Business and Trade, the Department for… Continue reading Further advancements in self-driving technology with the launch of PAVE UK
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ACE taps into reshoring boom to post £800,000 sales boost
A precision component specialist has posted a ten percent increase in sales after making the most of a ‘reshoring boom’. Advanced Chemical Etching (ACE), which supplies parts to customers in aerospace, automotive, electronics, general engineering, medical and telecoms, has taken advantage of the growing trend towards reshoring and secured £800,000 of new orders from companies… Continue reading ACE taps into reshoring boom to post £800,000 sales boost
Kautex Unipart fuels 25th birthday celebration with production milestone
One of the UK’s longest-established joint ventures has capped an anniversary year to remember by passing a major manufacturing milestone. Kautex Unipart (KUL), a joint venture between Unipart Group and German partner Kautex Textron, has just produced its 12.3 millionth plastic fuel tank at its state-of-the-art production line in Coventry. It marks what has been… Continue reading Kautex Unipart fuels 25th birthday celebration with production milestone
Living in a material world: interview with ASG Arrowsmith
The Manufacturer Editor, Joe Bush, sits down with Jason Aldridge, Managing Director of ASG Arrowsmith, to discuss another milestone year for the company. ASG Group is a leading precision aerospace subcontract specialist and a strategic supplier to the likes of Rolls-Royce and Airbus. This year has seen the company invest significantly in CNC machinery and… Continue reading Living in a material world: interview with ASG Arrowsmith
Bristol’s Dynisma switches to PTC to maximise its new Technology Campus investment
A South West engineer is helping the world’s best Formula 1 and motorsport teams shave valuable milliseconds off their lap times, while also enabling automotive manufacturers to develop new vehicles more efficiently. Ash Warne, who has more than ten years’ experience in leadership and operational roles at McLaren and Ferrari F1 teams, is ensuring his… Continue reading Bristol’s Dynisma switches to PTC to maximise its new Technology Campus investment
Leading Formula One team feels the ‘Force’
Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team, a user of VERICUT verification, simulation and optimisation software from CGTech for over two decades, recently completed trials of VERICUT Force with highly impressive results. VERICUT Force is physics-based software that analyses and optimises cutting conditions to deliver significant time savings and improved tool life. The trial use of Force… Continue reading Leading Formula One team feels the ‘Force’
Bentley introduce first fully electric first response team vehicles
Bentley Motors has initiated the renewal of its First Response Team fleet, with the arrival of two fully electric models to handle day-to-day activities such as medical emergencies and off-site events at the company’s UK headquarters in Crewe. The new Volkswagen ID3 and ID Cargo Buzz can be charged at 107 on-site charging points powered… Continue reading Bentley introduce first fully electric first response team vehicles
Over half of UK automotive industry companies now using AI for machine vision
Zebra Technologies Corporation, a digital solution provider enabling businesses to intelligently connect data, assets and people, today revealed that 56% of automotive business leaders surveyed in the UK are currently using some form of artificial intelligence (AI) such as deep learning in their machine vision projects. For Germany, that figure stands at 43%. The need… Continue reading Over half of UK automotive industry companies now using AI for machine vision
Net zero: meaningful actions over ambitious targets
Having participated in one of the speaker briefings at this week’s COP28, Tevva‘s Stuart Cottrell gives his thoughts on the UK’s journey to net zero. COP28 kicked off last week, and electric truck manufacturer Teeva participated in one of the first speaker briefings, ‘Accelerating the Transition Through Road Transport’. Stuart Cottrell, Head of Energy Services… Continue reading Net zero: meaningful actions over ambitious targets
Autocraft expands international presence with new European EV battery servicing facility
Autocraft EV Solutions has begun operations from its new EV battery manufacturing site in Arnhem, The Netherlands, as the company continues to scale up efforts to support the automotive industry in unlocking the full performance and environmental potential of EV batteries on the path to net-zero. Amid rapid growth in EV ownership, and the associated… Continue reading Autocraft expands international presence with new European EV battery servicing facility