Category: NEWS

As you are aware, I delivered a webinar on Connected Product Lifecycle Management. One of the questions I asked was ‘what are the top challenges faced by companies today?‘. The response from the audience is shown below. The interesting thing about this response is that, not one issue stood out toweringly above the rest. Poor […]

This afternoon I present a webinar on Connected Product Lifecycle Management, via Factory Science. I will be talking about innovation enablers, sustainability, connected PLM, common challenges faced by industry, advantages of Connected PLM and present a case study of work carried out by Equitus Engineering Limited. It’s at 2:15 pm today and is free to […]

I am currently looking at getting a 3D Printer and currently Ultimaker and Markforged seem to be winning the race. I am not looking at anything exciting or fancy, but something affordable and will enable me do some rapid prototyping. At the moment it’s either the Ultimaker S2+ or the RS PRO Witbox 2. Watch […]

Hennik Group’s The Manufacturer has released its 2020 Manufacturing Report. I spoke about skills and my quote is as per image below. This is what said “we’re focusing on the wrong things. No one knows what the skills the world of manufacturing will require in a few years’ time, as it’s changing dynamically. What is […]

I must come clean and confess that in the era of smart phones, I have always been an Android guy. I started with a Samsung Galaxy S2, then went to a S4, Sony Xperia Z2, Galaxy s7 Edge, and now I am with a OnePlus 7t. So, any post I see that highlights the benefits […]

Currently there are a lot of voices wanting Britain to open up despite the ongoing threat of the Corona virus. In case you’re not aware the Corona virus, which originated in Wuhan, China in November 2019 has brought the entire planet to a standstill. There is not a facet of life this virus hasn’t affected. […]

I’ve been wanting to write for a while about usability and what it means. In simple terms it is a measure of how easy it is to use something. There are three stages to it. Awareness, which makes someone aware that your product exists. Knowledge, which tells the user what your product does. Understanding, which […]

The following is a short, bullet-point summary of my life during this lockdown: Personal Safety: My wife and I are staying sensible, and doing our best to stay safe and healthy. No trips unless to pick up groceries. Family Safety: Our parents are in India and are doing their best to stay safe and healthy. […]

The Saffron Group is a coming together of companies and entrepreneurs with a common purpose of helping one another and giving something back to our society and communities. This Ramadan the ‘Fast One Day’ campaign has been launched and on May the 13th, the Saffron members and friends have decided to fast for the whole […]

In this article, Yankodesign showcase this house, whose top floor has an open air plan that enables its occupants to enjoy the feeling of outdoors whilst staying indoors. Full article here.