iPRODUCE is a European-funded project that embraces and explores the connections between several concepts, namely open innovation, social manufacturing, co-creation, and collaboration. iPRODUCE is a 42-month project, which started in January 2020, whose full title is “A Social Manufacturing Framework…

The iPRODUCE Hackathon, brought together teams from various locations, including the French cMDF. At the French cMDF, the Hackathon took place at FabLab Vosges and Excelcar from Friday 21 April to Saturday 22 April 2023. Among the participants, the winning…

iPRODUCE is thrilled to announce Philipp Lategahn as the German winner of the prestigious iPRODUCE Hackathon 2023. Lategahn’s winning entry, “Hobbies as a Service – Audiobook Toy,” impressed the judges with its innovative concept and interactive design aimed at engaging…

The iPRODUCE Hackathon, held from Thursday, April 20 to Saturday, April 22, 2023, brought together creative minds both physically and virtually. Today, we shine a spotlight on the activities and winners at the Greek cMDF (Creative Manufacturing and Design Framework).…

The iPRODUCE Hackathon, held from Thursday, April 20th to Saturday, April 22nd, 2023, showcased remarkable talent and collaborative spirit across multiple locations of the project’s five cMDFs (Community Manufacturing and Design Facilities), as well as online. The Spanish cMDF hosted…

At a virtual product keynote hosted today, Comau, a worldwide leader in delivering advanced industrial automation products and systems, was unveiled as the first industry partner of Intrinsic, which is on a mission to make industrial robotics accessible and usable…

Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence division has announced the launch of its new generation of Leitz PMM-C ultra-high accuracy coordinate measuring machines (CMMs). This series of metrology devices has long set the performance standard across a broad range of precision applications where…

According to a 2022 report from Make UK and Sage, more than one in five manufacturers expect the demand for data skills to significantly increase between now and 2030. But with 36 per cent of vacancies in manufacturing hard-to-fill due to skills…

Rising energy costs, high inflation and an acute shortage of skilled workers are putting UK manufacturers under enormous pressure.  As evidenced from previous challenging economic times, those that typically come out the best, and in some cases even stronger, are…