Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming the backbone of modern manufacturing in the UK, turning traditional factories into intelligent ecosystems. However, as some manufacturers pull ahead with AI ...

97% of manufacturers say that hiring and retaining skilled labour presents a challenge to the growth of their business 91% of manufacturers are taking on more responsibility to train their workforces ...

Digital innovations are evolving and converging at an incredible pace and this trend will continue for decades. The combination of data, AI, automation and other advanced technologies are shaping the ...

94% of UK manufacturers believe the industry has fallen behind the US due to a lack of digital investment, new research shows. According to the the Manufacturing Digital Productivity Report from ...

The value of UK manufacturing output grew to £155.8bn in Q2 2025, up 1.5% (£3.8bn) from the same period in 2024, driven primarily by a 5.8% (£1.8bn) increase in the value of output from the automotive ...

Packaging technologists love to talk about their products, but they are even happier to discuss the substrates that go into making boxes, tape, polythene and stretch film. How a cardboard box is made ...

Lance Owide, General Manager of B2B at BigCommerce, recently spoke with The Manufacturer about the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in manufacturing and B2B ecommerce. In this first instalment of ...

Dr Veronica Martinez, Assistant Professor at the Institute for Manufacturing (IfM), University of Cambridge, explains how new technology is transforming the satellite industry. As new space tech ...

The UK’s manufacturing sector has dropped out of the top 10 world rankings for the first time, falling to 12th, according to the latest official figures available published by Make UK today. The ...

DS Smith has launched an innovative temperature-controlled packaging solution for the pharmaceutical industry. TailorTemp® was unveiled for the first time at PharmaPack Europe 2025 in Paris earlier ...

One of the UK’s leading metal pressings and stamping specialists has set its sights on growth after sealing its latest strategic acquisition. Pre-Met, which operates from a 50,000 sq ft factory in ...