Over £2m is being invested into developing a world class hydrogen fuel cell development facility in Coventry University, as the UK looks to lead the globe with electrified propulsion systems. The Centre for Advanced Low-Carbon Propulsion Systems (C-ALPS), which works with a number of industrial partners, has pressed the button on work that will create… Continue reading C-ALPS targets hydrogen fuel cell opportunities with £2m new lab investment
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Nissan announces plans for major expansion of renewable energy at Sunderland Plant
Proposal would generate enough power to build every Nissan LEAF sold in Europe, as Nissan heads towards a carbon-neutral future. Nissan has today announced plans for a major expansion to renewable energy generation at its record-breaking plant in Sunderland, UK. Complementing the plant’s existing wind turbines and solar farm, the proposed 20MW solar farm extension… Continue reading Nissan announces plans for major expansion of renewable energy at Sunderland Plant
The Manufacturer MX Awards 2021 Entries Open
Entries are now open for the UK manufacturing industry’s leading awards programme: The Manufacturer MX Awards! Brought to you by The Manufacturer in partnership with the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), the TMMX Awards have a combined heritage of almost 50 years. This year an extensive team of IMechE volunteers and TMMX Awards judges have… Continue reading The Manufacturer MX Awards 2021 Entries Open
McLaren Automotive unveils ground-breaking hybrid lightweight Artura supercar
McLaren’s expertise in super-lightweight engineering and racing technology concentrated into next-generation electrified supercar. Luxury supercar company McLaren Automotive has today revealed the McLaren Artura, its next generation high-performance hybrid supercar. The McLaren Artura was revealed to the world in a spectacular digital launch coming from its global headquarters featuring McLaren’s new Formula 1 driver Daniel… Continue reading McLaren Automotive unveils ground-breaking hybrid lightweight Artura supercar
Aurrigo makes breakthrough in driverless pods technology
A Coventry-based company has created 10 new jobs over the past year to meet rising demand across the world for the driverless pods it has developed with support from the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CCAV) and Innovate UK. A division of the RDM Group dedicated to autonomous vehicles, Aurrigo now has annual sales… Continue reading Aurrigo makes breakthrough in driverless pods technology
Main takeaways from Tesla Battery Day: $25k EV, cobalt-free batteries & more
Tesla Battery Day has not long drawn to a close and it did not disappoint in terms of announcements, innovations and promises — all of which promise to lead to cheaper batteries and, in turn, cheaper electric vehicles. As we’ve come to expect from Tesla and, especially, Elon Musk, punctuality was not top of the… Continue reading Main takeaways from Tesla Battery Day: $25k EV, cobalt-free batteries & more
Into the breach: What IT-OT convergence means for your security strategy
The Manufacturer talks ‘rogue automation’, operational control and cybercriminals with Bharat Mistry, Principal Security Strategist at global cybersecurity specialist Trend Micro. The Manufacturer: Almost all manufacturers have adopted some form of cloud service. Yet, the most common use cases are for non-core enterprise IT applications such as accounting, ERP, inventory control, email and file storage. … Continue reading Into the breach: What IT-OT convergence means for your security strategy
To survive and thrive, it’s time for the automotive sector to diversify its supply chain
Coronavirus and recent trade wars have made one thing clear – the current supply chain model in the automotive sector is unsustainable. Neeraj Kanwar, managing director of one of the world’s largest tyre manufacturing companies, reports. The past couple of weeks has witnessed numerous carmakers shut their plants across the US, UK and Europe. We… Continue reading To survive and thrive, it’s time for the automotive sector to diversify its supply chain
Tesla to halt operations at two US factories due to Coronavirus
Tesla is to temporarily stop operations at two of its factories in California and New York in response to concerns about the coronavirus pandemic. In an announcement on Thursday, Tesla said it would “temporarily suspend production” at its 10,000-employee factory in Fremont, California, its main car assembly hub in the United States, by the end… Continue reading Tesla to halt operations at two US factories due to Coronavirus
Williams Advanced Engineering: driving and disrupting technology
What happens when you combine world-class talent and cutting-edge technology with a deeply ingrained passion for expanding the boundaries of what’s possible? Jonny Williamson finds out. Over the past four decades (and counting), Williams F1 has typified the drive for engineering excellence. From its in-house-developed eight-speed, seamless-shift, semi-automatic gearbox to the carbon-fibre chassis of this… Continue reading Williams Advanced Engineering: driving and disrupting technology