CEL-UK’s experience of reshoring
Reshoring of production has boosted CEL-UK’s innovation and competitiveness, and may be a good option…
Artificial intelligence and simulation
Al Dean considers an announcement from Toyo Tires that it is using artificial intelligence to…
Customer experience, PLM and the digital thread
A strong digital thread that connects every stage of a product’s lifecycle is fast becoming…
Generative design and ways to work smarter from the formative design stages
When the term ‘generative design’ came up in a press release about Mazda, Al Dean…
Is the public really ready for the look of generative design?
Al Dean wonders if the public is really ready for the look of generative design…
A rediscovered love of colour
Having recently rediscovered his love of colour, Al Dean decides it’s about time that the…
How can additive manufacturing hope to deliver on its promise…
Having shown off his metalhead roots earlier in this issue, Al Dean asks how additive…
Manufacturing excellence at Sheffield University
At the University of Sheffield, work with industry partners helps firms of all sizes derive…
Folding screens a spark of rebellion in a world of black rectangles
A new breed of folding and articulating phones has proved a spark of rebellion in…
Algorithmically driven design
After spending a good chunk of March writing about algorithmically driven design solutions, Al Dean…