Located near Milton Keynes, Cranfield University is an institution that offers postgraduate courses in technology and management. The campus has recently become home to the Aerospace Integration Research Centre (AIRC) which was officially opened last week. The ยฃ35m facility is co-funded by Airbus, Rolls-Royce and the university and will bring...
The aerospace industry is ever-evolving, with increasingly better technologies being developed all the time, so much so that they are becoming closer to what we have been seeing in sci-fi movies for a long time. We now seem to be on the verge of another breakthrough. The first flying taxi...
As the country with the largest population in the world, China has long struggled with the environmental and economic impact that this has. With a population of roughly 1.38 billion, the country has a huge impact on the environment. Until recently, environmental issues were not taken seriously by the Chinese...
The UKโs manufacturing industry was expected to grow a little by August of this year. However, these expectations were beaten when this past month saw figures rise higher than the ones forecast by experts. The IHS Markitโs UK manufacturing purchasing managersโ index (PMI) jumped to 56.9 in August: a figure...
Here at Dean Group, we have extensive expertise working with a wide range of industries, the aerospace and rail sectors included. Transportation within these industries has evolved greatly since their introduction, and the achievements of both have been staggering. There are changes and improvements engineers provide every day, a recent...
One of our manufacturing predictions for 2017 included the Internet of Things (IoT) and how it can aid the automation of the manufacturing processes, from supply chain to final product. Automation and connectivity on the factory floor or warehouse are crucial to not only reduce human error during the manufacturing...
China will relaunch the worldโs fastest bullet train after the 21st of September of this year, when seven high-speed trains will be allowed to reach higher speeds once again. Following the two-train collision near Wenzhou that killed 40 and injured 191 back in 2011, the country cut back the speed...
Network Rail is looking to replace their copper wiring with aluminium one in an attempt to reduce overall costs. With news that rail fare prices are set to increase a staggering 3.6% in 2018, the subject of cost reduction in the rail industry has never been a more important topic...
The European Commission regularly gives us an idea of the business climate in different sectors. The business climate indicator (BCI) is put together from the results of regular surveys. The BCI for June 2017 has been released and we can see some good results at this point in the year....
Visualisation in design is an important aspect when it comes to engineering. Seeing the process of the component being created can help in improving its design. Advanced, functional, and intuitive visualisation for aerospace engineers can facilitate communication and learning, which increases collaboration within the industry. With immersive technology and visualisation,...
According to recent reports, the output of UK manufacturing is at its fastest rate since the mid-90s. In the three months leading up to July, the growth of the market grew at a rate not seen since January 1995. This is good news for the sector as it sees more...
The UK rail industry is one of the oldest in the world, and one of the most important for the country โ just in 2015-2016, it generated an income of ยฃ18.4 billion. Apart from economic benefits, UK railways help transit inside and outside the country. At Dean Group, weโre always...
