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Future of Industry

The ‘factory of the future’ offers a new manufacturing blueprint; 3D printing and ‘reshoring’ counter supply chain risks; industry steels itself for the ‘net zero’ emissions challenge; and investors jumpstart battery funding

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3D printing and ‘reshoring’ offer limited protection to supply chains
Manufacturers are looking to avoid bottlenecks caused by disrupted delivery of key components
‘Factory of the future’ offers new blueprint for manufacturers
Robotics and data analytics can make processes more efficient, less energy-intensive, and less expensive
Skills shortages demand ‘grow your own’ training approach
Successful on-the-job learning staves off staffing problems and helps future-proof businesses
Ceramic makers face up to dangers of EU carbon challenge
Fragmentation of the energy-hungry industry threatens its ability to respond to environmental rules
Investors jumpstart battery funding to plug clean energy gap
Accelerating demand for electrical storage has generated a wave of large-scale ‘gigafactory’ projects
Industry steels itself for challenge of ‘net zero’ manufacturing
Supply chain resilience and meeting environmental targets top many business agendas