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As millennials are demanding more variations in products and manufacturers are having to reduce their lead times in design and production, 3D printing can support the new demand, reduce the waiting with localised solutions and deliver business and environmental benefits.

The real question is not whether a world without plastic pollution is possible but what we will do together to make it happen. At HSSMI, we are involved in a number of projects which tackle this issue.

The consequences of 1.5C of human-made global warming will have graver consequences than previously anticipated and is likely to be the target limit, replacing the 2C limit stated in the Paris agreement. Such a limit must be achieved, the report argues, to avoid disastrous impacts.

Innovate UK have granted £430,332 funding to a consortium, led by Ferguson Marine Engineering Limited, to design and integrate a hydrogen diesel dual fuel injection system onboard a commercial ferry.

Chihuahua or a muffin? Easy for us to see but for machines it’s a challenge. With the help of neural networks, machine vision has developed considerably in the past decade. With so much data at their disposal, todays machine vision systems can classify and detect objects at a high level of accuracy.

Real and virtual manufacturing is growing closer and faster. Manufacturers recognise the importance of enabling new technologies, real-time data sharing and visualisation within their organisations and across their supply chains. HSSMI is helping companies start to integrate these technologies.