Industry 4.0

News

Industry applauds Autumn Statement support but seeks coherent plan 

Manufacturing and process industry chiefs have welcomed in principle the commitments made by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt in his Autumn Statement aimed at science-led economic growth but have pushed for si…

Industry Update

Editor's comment

Science and engineering must stake their claim on creativity

The late Jacob Bronowski defined a singular trait of creative personalities thus: they think of the world as a canvas for change. Nothing in that description excludes the work of the scientist or eng…

Comment & Features

Doomsday alert: engineers are here to stay

New technology has been replacing manual labour for millennia but even AI’s not going to be sidelining engineers, says Professor Brian J Ford...

Analysis

Industry analysis: unleashing the potential of the IIoT

Technologies that connect us to the Internet of Things already exist, but don’t expect everyone to buy into the phenomenon just yet, writes Robert Smith.