Over the past year, Schneider Electric has embarked on a large-scale Industry 4.0 implementation across its worldwide operations. Named the ‘Smart Factory’ project, the company is strategically deploying cutting-edge technologies and the benefits of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) to drive process optimisation.

Formula 1 is unique. There are few other examples of sports where intense speed, high skill and cutting-edge engineering are intermixed so completely.

COVID-19 has forced companies to explore how their multi-national teams can work remotely and still maintain high levels of collaboration. With this in mind, industrial design and innovation company Seymourpowell are utilising VR to work collaboratively from remote locations, by allowing its teams to ‘dial in’ and participate in the design process in real-time via tablets, phones and VR headsets.

Sometimes, cured UV adhesives have a tacky or sticky surface, even after being exposed to the correct amount of UV light – due to a phenomenon called oxygen inhibition. However, with a full understanding of the process, manufacturers can achieve tack free cures.

Fasteners and fixings are very often forgotten about in the build chain and are either a last-minute consideration or left to the contractor’s discretion. However, when fasteners are correctly specified from the outset, there are huge benefits down the line.

More than 380 teams from 36 countries compete in Formula Student, Europe’s most established educational engineering competition which uses motorsport to inspire students.

With new frontiers constantly being pushed, few would deny that the opportunities presented by 3D printing/additive manufacturing are aplenty – including possibilities around virtual inventories and even on-demand manufacturing. That said, how do the big brands seize such opportunities while protecting their intellectual property (IP), maintaining consistency, producing best-of-breed repeatable parts and products, and, ultimately, upholding their brand integrity?

Bordeaux University Hospital (CHU) in France is leading the charge to improve success rates of complex kidney tumour removal surgery, using 3D printing technology. The CHU is currently one of the only hospitals worldwide to use a Stratasys J750 – the world’s only full-colour, multi-material 3D printer – for complex kidney tumour removal cases.