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Retrieval of a stainless steel part made by 3D printing

Using lasers to ‘heat and beat’ 3D-printed steel could help reduce costs

30 Oct 2023

Researchers have developed a new method for 3D printing metal that could help reduce costs and make more efficient use of resources.

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Aerial shot of parked trucks, Scunthorpe, United Kingdom

It’s high time for alliances to ensure supply chain security, researchers urge

19 Oct 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the interconnected nature of global supply chains, and showed how a disruption in one part of the world can have...

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Robots on a manufacturing line

Robots cause company profits to fall – at least at first

03 Aug 2023

Researchers have found that robots can have a ‘U-shaped’ effect on profits: causing profit margins to fall at first, before eventually rising again...

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3D printed retaining wall

Cambridge researchers help develop smart, 3D printed concrete wall for National Highways project

13 Jul 2023

Cambridge researchers, working in partnership with industry, have helped develop the first 3D-printed piece of concrete infrastructure to be used on...

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Changing how we talk — and think — about manufacturing

17 Jan 2023

Professor Tim Minshall, Head of Cambridge's Institute for Manufacturing, says it's time for a change in how we talk about manufacturing in the UK -...

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Students help to turn 100-year-old bakery into thriving online business

03 Aug 2022

Despite a few challenging years as a result of COVID-19, legendary Cambridge bakery Fitzbillies has emerged triumphant, with the help and insights of...

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Digital manufacturing on a shoestring

24 Feb 2022

How approaches to low-cost digitalisation pioneered by Cambridge researchers are helping smaller UK manufacturers to go digital and reap the rewards...

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Iowa County Drought

Globalised economy making water, energy and land insecurity worse: study

26 Oct 2020

The first large-scale study of the risks that countries face from dependence on water, energy and land resources has found that globalisation may be...

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Open-source ventilator designed by Cambridge team for use in low- and middle-income countries

20 Apr 2020

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a team at the University of Cambridge has designed an open-source ventilator in partnership with local...

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The "stop doing stupid stuff" approach to sustainable manufacturing

22 Jan 2020

Around 90% of the resources we process to create goods are not reaching the person for whom they are made. How can we make manufacturing more...

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Close up of production facility

Value of manufacturing to UK economy significantly underestimated, report claims

12 Jun 2019

The economic value of manufacturing to the UK is being underestimated in official statistics, potentially by as much as half, presenting significant...

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Take your medicine: how research into supply chains will help you take care of yourself

14 Jun 2017

Researchers are working with pharmaceutical companies to make improvements across the whole supply chain, from how a pill is made to the moment it is...

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