What's been going on with Boeing? (they seem to have forgotten that making planes requires attention to detail)
airplanes  safety  epicfail  OhForFucksSake  engineering  manufacturing 
8 days ago by andrewducker
If you're wondering why there's a worldwide shortage of ADHD drugs, blame the USA
USA  adhd  OhForFucksSake  regulation  manufacturing 
22 days ago by andrewducker
Why electrifying industrial heat is such a big deal. (thermal storage for the win)
heat  electricity  manufacturing  GoodNews  viaDanielDWilliam 
october 2023 by andrewducker
Lab-Grown Cotton Enters The Market
manufacturing  materials 
july 2023 by andrewducker
Lab-grown diamonds are growing more popular with newlyweds - as a more sustainable alternative to mined gems
diamonds  manufacturing  wedding  GoodNews 
july 2023 by andrewducker
Vauxhall-maker warns Brexit threatens electric cars in UK
uk  europe  cars  manufacturing 
may 2023 by andrewducker
Brexit Britain doesn't even make the long list for new manufacturing investment
UK  Europe  manufacturing  investment  Doom 
march 2023 by andrewducker
Fastest and Most Skillful Workers Ever
video  work  manufacturing  cooking 
february 2023 by andrewducker
Amazing manufacturing, chopping, and crushing devices. Hypnotic and impressive
manufacturing  automation 
february 2023 by andrewducker
The Economic Secret Hidden in a Tiny, Discontinued Pasta (That once you lose the ability to manufacture something, no matter how simple, regaining it is a *lot* of work)
pasta  manufacturing  Doom 
january 2023 by andrewducker
Brexit means no British manufacturer able to build ministerial cars
UK  cars  manufacturing  Europe  Doom 
december 2022 by andrewducker
Edinburgh plans to displace manufacturing for housing
edinburgh  housing  manufacturing 
october 2022 by andrewducker
We live in a time of wonders, and yet nobody is happy
comic  funny  manufacturing  food  happiness  society 
september 2022 by andrewducker
Making rope by hand from hemp looks like a lot of hard work
manufacturing  video 
april 2022 by andrewducker
Carmakers shut factories and freeze sales as Ukraine invasion fallout spreads
ukraine  manufacturing  russia  cars 
march 2022 by andrewducker
Scotland paid less for its PPE and sourced much of it in country, unlike England
Scotland  Pandemic  manufacturing 
february 2022 by andrewducker
Britishvolt gigafactory: Britain's best-kept industrial secret is an unexpected solution to saving the planet (I didn't know most of this, fascinating stuff)
batteries  oil  carbon  UK  manufacturing 
february 2022 by andrewducker
How board games are made at a Chinese factory
boardgames  manufacturing  China  video 
january 2022 by andrewducker
A Matter Of Factories (really well done song about a computer game about stripmining planets)
capitalism  environment  manufacturing  space  games  video  music  funny 
december 2021 by andrewducker
How much of China's CO2 production is for making goods for export? And how much CO2 is the UK effectively importing?
co2  manufacturing  trade 
november 2021 by andrewducker
Shortage nation: why the UK is braced for a grim Christmas
UK  manufacturing  work  trade  Doom  politics  Europe  transport  business  viaSwampers 
october 2021 by andrewducker
Intel not considering UK chip factory (because of Brexit)
uk  europe  Intel  manufacturing  computers  doom 
october 2021 by andrewducker
ASML - The $300B company you probably never heard of (and the future of computers depends on)
technology  computers  manufacturing  processor 
august 2021 by andrewducker
Electric cars have much lower life cycle emissions
co2  cars  manufacturing 
july 2021 by andrewducker
Nissan announces major UK electric car expansion
UK  Japan  electricity  cars  manufacturing  Europe 
july 2021 by andrewducker
The Race to Put Silk in Nearly Everything
materials  silk  spiders  Goats  history  manufacturing 
june 2021 by andrewducker
World’s first cultured meat-production plant opens in Israel (5,000 burgers a day)
food  manufacturing  Israel 
june 2021 by andrewducker
Ford's Ever-Smarter Robots Are Speeding Up the Assembly Line
automation  cars  manufacturing 
april 2021 by andrewducker
How will the global computer chip shortage affect you?
cpu  manufacturing  fail 
february 2021 by andrewducker
In praise of the humble products all around us
economics  manufacturing  work  design  viaDanielDWilliam 
january 2021 by andrewducker
Billionaire Brexit backer decides to build cars in Germany rather than the UK
Doom  manufacturing  UK  Europe  cars 
december 2020 by andrewducker
How Foxconn conned Wisconsin out of billions
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1319699270518206464.html
fraud  manufacturing  usa  China 
october 2020 by andrewducker
That's the UK's car industry fucked
UK  cars  trade  manufacturing  Europe  Doom 
september 2020 by andrewducker
Nissan: UK factory still under threat from no-deal Brexit
uk  europe  manufacturing  doom  cars 
june 2020 by andrewducker
Unraveling the Secret Origins of an AmazonBasics Battery
manufacturing  amazon 
february 2020 by andrewducker
Two cheers for the dematerialising economy
thefuture  hope  technology  economy  manufacturing 
february 2020 by andrewducker
A new approach to making airplane parts, minus the massive infrastructure
airplanes  design  manufacturing  nanotech  carbon 
january 2020 by andrewducker
UK factories are laying off workers at fastest rate for seven years
uk  manufacturing  fail 
december 2019 by andrewducker
Tesla opens Gigafactory in Berlin. "Brexit made it too risky to put a Gigafactory in the UK"
uk  europe  germany  factory  manufacturing  OhForFucksSake 
november 2019 by andrewducker
How a lithium-ion car battery is made
batteries  manufacturing 
october 2019 by andrewducker
Kickstarters can go wrong in a variety of ways. This one really hasn't had a good time
kickstarter  CrowdFunding  fail  manufacturing  austria 
june 2019 by andrewducker
Workers at a 787 Dreamliner plant in South Carolina have complained of defective manufacturing, debris left on planes and pressure to not report violations.
airplanes  manufacturing  OhForFucksSake 
april 2019 by andrewducker
Honda's 2018 briefing undermines claim plant closure not Brexit-related
UK  europe  manufacturing  cars  doom 
february 2019 by andrewducker
Supply chains are the reason why Honda is leaving
manufacturing  UK  europe  doom 
february 2019 by andrewducker
What happens to British manufacturers using the CE mark after "Brexit day"?
UK  Europe  manufacturing  electronics  safety  trade 
august 2018 by andrewducker
Experts say Tesla has repeated car industry mistakes from the 1980s
Tesla  cars  manufacturing 
april 2018 by andrewducker
15,000 jobs at risk as Brexit exposes U.K. to worldwide raid on Airbus wing production
airplanes  manufacturing  UK  europe 
january 2018 by andrewducker
Wondering why Britain's manufacturing hasn't boomed? It's because fuel/raw materials inflation is at 8.4%!
economics  manufacturing  uk 
october 2017 by andrewducker
The effect of robots on the German labour market
economics  automation  robots  Germany  manufacturing 
september 2017 by andrewducker
Meanwhile, At The Fembot Factory (so very nsfw)
nsfw  sex  design  manufacturing  video 
february 2017 by andrewducker
Foxconn aims to totally automate its factories
automation  manufacturing 
december 2016 by andrewducker
Industry Matters
viaNancyLebov  manufacturing  innovation  Technology 
november 2016 by andrewducker
Foxconn replaces 60,000 factory workers with robots
robots  manufacturing  china  jobs 
may 2016 by andrewducker
More evidence that having one currency for the whole of the UK is bad for manufacturing
currency  manufacturing  economics  UK 
august 2015 by andrewducker
China sets up first unmanned factory; all processes are operated by robots
robots  manufacturing  China 
july 2015 by andrewducker
Robot sewing machines are on their way (to throw garment workers out of a job)
robots  manufacturing  clothing 
june 2015 by andrewducker
U.S. Manufacturing costs are almost as low as China’s
manufacturing  usa  China 
june 2015 by andrewducker
Japan's biggest CD/DVD/Blu-Ray disc manufacturer gets out of the market.
cd  dvd  manufacturing 
june 2015 by andrewducker
From bauxite and corn starch to cans in the fridge - how Coca Cola is made
cocacola  metal  manufacturing  drink 
september 2014 by andrewducker
'Gods' Make Comeback at Toyota as Humans Steal Jobs From Robots
manufacturing  quality  jobs  skills 
april 2014 by andrewducker
UK must remain part of EU and lead drive for reform focusing on economic benefits, says manufacturing industry
manufacturing  uk  europe 
october 2013 by andrewducker
The true raw material footprint of nations
manufacturing  environment 
september 2013 by andrewducker
Britain isn't selling enough to other countries - because we can't ramp up manufacturing fast enough.
manufacturing  uk  trade 
april 2013 by andrewducker
Half of Americas largest companies are bringing manufacturing back from China and China is quickly moving to Robotic manufacturing
robots  manufacturing  usa  china 
march 2013 by andrewducker
Britain now producing more cars than Germany: How the UK has become the car production capital of Europe
europe  manufacturing  cars  uk 
september 2012 by andrewducker
The Beer Game -or- Why China Has Such A Massive Manufacturing Advantage
china  apple  manufacturing  business 
april 2012 by andrewducker
On making clothing locally
etsy  branding  local  localism  manufacturing  clothing 
march 2012 by andrewducker
What happens to the cocain in Coca-Cola?
manufacturing  cocacola  cocaine 
february 2012 by andrewducker
The Apple Boycott: People Are Spouting Nonsense about Chinese Manufacturing
apple  business  china  manufacturing  economics 
february 2012 by andrewducker
Germany has the economic strengths America once boasted
germany  economy  usa  manufacturing  culture 
january 2012 by andrewducker
Why the Raspberry Pi computer won't be built in the UK
computers  uk  manufacturing 
january 2012 by andrewducker
Minimum wage in some of China's provinces is going up by 20%. Cheap labour moved inland/to Cambodia
china  manufacturing 
november 2011 by andrewducker
How Pringles are made. I was fascinated! (video)
pringles  food  manufacturing  video 
november 2011 by andrewducker
Rising wages in China (and falling ones in the US) make offshoring less worthwhile. Twas only a matter of time.
china  manufacturing  economy  usa 
may 2011 by andrewducker
US Manufacturing Isn't Dead (bit its jobs are)
economy  jobs  manufacturing  usa 
february 2011 by andrewducker
For the first time in history, UK manufacturer's have more money in the bank than borrowed from it.
banking  manufacturing  business  uk 
february 2011 by andrewducker
3D printers + new fundraising models lead to amazing new opportunities. Very neat video report from the BBC.
video  news  bbc  manufacturing  kickstarter 
december 2010 by andrewducker
Vacuum lab to grow space crystals may be added to ISS
manufacturing  space  technology  future  iss 
august 2010 by andrewducker
The myth of Britain's manufacturing decline
economics  manufacturing  uk  economy 
may 2010 by andrewducker

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