Looking towards ‘Manufacturing 2075’ with Professor Dale Russell: Part II
The future is here. We are in an era of futuristic scenarios creating transformation of the...
Manufacturing blog posts
Looking towards ‘Manufacturing 2075’ with Professor Mark Girolami: Part I
Manufacturing engineering has always been data-centric, based on statistics captured from different forms of measurement. But...
Operationalising sustainability as an opportunity
“Every single social and global issue of our day is a business opportunity in disguise.” –...
Our relationship with robots is messy and confused
An animal charity in San Francisco has become a target for much global criticism and local...
‘Grill the Aspiring Geeks’ – Cranfield University stories from the Disruptive Innovation Festival
We recently took part in The Disruptive Innovation Festival (DIF), a three-week-long online festival of ‘disruptive’ ideas (from...
How do structural engineers make sure an aircraft wing can carry the weight of the entire plane? Modelling failure of metals and composites
Being able to predict the behaviour of materials is one of the key skills of a...
Do you know how green your car is? Why measurement of low-emission vehicles is misleading…
Why don’t we have energy ratings labels for our cars and other vehicles? We think we...
A long time coming: changes and challenges for the medical devices industry
These are uncertain times. As I write, the UK government has triggered Article 50, signalling the...
What do changes in technology and software mean for medical devices?
You might wonder just how much significant news there is about medical devices. Well, this month...
A look inside the Operations Excellence labs
On the lunchtime of 22nd February I joined a shivering throng of colleagues across campus, to...