Discussions have been rife in the Manufacturing Digital office as to whether 3D is simply a passing fad or a technology which is here to stay. It certainly seems like technology manufacturers are keen to profit from this latest craze, producing televisions, laptops, gaming accessories and mobile phones which are all capable of 3D.
If you believe what you read, ‘green’ is well and truly on its way to becoming the new ‘black’. And this could well be good news for UK manufacturing.
The process, called Envirolean, is built on the principles of Lean and provides a systemic approach for optimising the use of valuable resources and reducing defects in a process or product.
For all manufacturers who watched their businesses decline as original equipment manufacturers opted to ship their supplier relationships to cheap-labour countries such as China and India, there is now a solid piece of advice: Those contracts are coming back home, and it will pay to get ready.
Managing Director Tony Fillingham took the initial steps to achieving his goal five years ago when the company relocated to new premises. Using an interest free loan from the Carbon Trust a Biomass burner was installed to provide heat for the factory and offices. This is fuelled by hardwood shavings which is the waste product produced during the flooring manufacturing process.
Correct me if I am wrong, but if somebody says “temporary building” to me, I immediately think “tent,” (and maybe I would even stretch to include “marquee”). What I’m getting at here is that temporary buildings, be it at festivals or trade shows or glamorous parties always look, well, temporary.
Back to the Future II was my first vision of what the future could be. I don’t count The Jetsons because there was never a clear indication of what year it was.
In Back to the Future II, one of the things everyone including myself noticed were the futuristic model cars that got me excited about the year 2015 – which is a mere five years away.
Ultrasonic Cleaning Systems work by passing a high frequency sound wave through a liquid detergent to create thousands of small bubbles. These then implode with such force that the impact removes contaminant particles from submerged materials.
At the end of April a large cloud of volcanic ash grounded half the world’s flights, costing airlines millions of pounds.
