Cranfield University Blogs

Passion for perfection: Ducati manufacturing in Thailand

Headquartered in Bologna, Italy, Ducati, the passionate motor bike manufacturer, expanded their operations to Thailand in...

May 14

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Grill the Aspiring Geeks at Cranfield University - part of the Disruptive Innovation Festival

‘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...

Dec 1

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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...

Jul 17

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Researching… the manufacturing industry

Libraries

If you’re researching any aspect of the manufacturing industry, look no further. In this post we...

Apr 19

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Ensuring lean transformation – how to guarantee success in the long-term

Transforming a company into a lean organisation does not just happen –the leadership team might have...

Apr 4

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Industrial worker with protective mask welding inox elements in steel structures manufacture workshop.

Manufacturing skills for the future

Manufacturing

In recent years there has been a sea-change in how the UK public and government regard British...

Apr 4

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The rebirth of the manufacturing sector

Manufacturing

When it comes to careers at the heart of the action in terms of world-changing technologies...

Nov 29

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Micro-factories: are they the future of manufacturing?

Manufacturing

Developing economies have the prize consumers: new wealth and hunger to catch-up with developed world lifestyles....

Nov 10

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Use versus ownership: sustainability and smart manufacturing

Manufacturing

Predictions for the future of manufacturing tend to focus on fast, adaptable networked systems and customised...

Nov 10

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From the group project to my thesis – the final few months of my Cranfield MSc…

It’s hard to appreciate what makes Cranfield different before you come here but the combination of...

Aug 11

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