£4.7m project aims to give manufacturers more 5G choices
25 March 2024 A consortium of UK organisations has embarked on a year-long £4.7m project to explore ways that manufacturers could benefit from a 5G mobile network architecture… Read More
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Nidec forms electric aircraft JV with Embraer
19 June 2023 The Japanese motor-maker Nidec and the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer are forming a joint venture called Nidec Aerospace to develop electric propulsion systems for the… Read More
BAe’s factory of the future could halve aircraft project costs
9 September 2021 BAe Systems is creating a “factory of the future” in the UK where it is bringing together advanced manufacturing technologies with the aim of cutting… Read More
1.5MW motors will power 186-seater electric plane
5 March 2020 Wright Electric, the US aircraft developer which is designing an 186-seat all-electric passenger plane, has announced plans to develop a 1.5MW motor and 3kV inverter… Read More
Digital manufacturing projects win £11.4m of EPSRC funding
3 July 2018 The UK’s Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has awarded £11.4m in funding to seven projects aimed at creating novel digital tools, techniques and… Read More
Apprenticeships are twice as popular as degrees
28 February 2014 More than twice as many young people in the UK are choosing engineering apprenticeships compared to those doing degree courses, an analysis by the Institution… Read More
$34m contract will take electromagnetic railgun closer to firing
9 July 2013 The US Office of Naval Research (ONR) has awarded BAE Systems a $34.5m contract to take development of an electromagnetic railgun to the next stage. Read More
