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NAA Networking Event: How Will Net Zero Impact the Automotive Supply Chain?
Join us on 24 February for our first physical networking and roundtable event of 2022. Held in conjunction with NAA member company, Businesswise Solutions, this event will focus on the impact of Net Zero carbon on the automotive supply chain. Hear from a range of speakers including: Paul Jones, NAA CEO, and Adam Baker, Director […]
NAA Webinar: The True Cost of Downtime to the Automotive Industry, Thursday 10 March
Unplanned downtime is the curse of the automotive sector. When expensive production lines and machinery fall silent, organisations stop earning and those investments are costing rather than making money. Those costs can spiral to well over £70,000 per hour in almost all industrial sectors. In this webinar, Niall Sullivan, Global Marketing Manager at Senseye, an […]
NAA Member News: 3D 360 – free fully-funded training in 3D Printing and 3D CAD
NAA Member 3D 360 has been given the opportunity to provide free fully-funded training in 3D Printing and 3D CAD by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority. Our 3D printing courses are over 2 or 3 days and come with a free 3D printer for every learner to take away. This is an amazing course and […]
NAA Member News: Bentley secures UK production of first electric car and commits to £2.5 billion sustainability investment in a decade
Bentley’s first-ever Battery-Powered Electric Vehicle (BEV) will be developed and built in the UK with the company committing to investing £2.5 billion in sustainability over the next ten years. Beyond100 • Major sustainable investment in UK economy secures Bentley’s future at Crewe plant • First Battery-powered Electric Vehicles (BEV) due in three years’ time • […]
NAA Member News: GEFCO SA acquires integrated automotive services provider XPAuto
GEFCO SA has announced the acquisition of XPAuto, a leading UK provider of fully integrated automotive services including fleet management, vehicle logistics and advanced vehicle care, for an undisclosed sum. The deal has seen GEFCO SA take a 100% stake in the firm, with all operations led out of the UK. XPAuto provides automotive services, […]
NAA Member News: MMU – Lightweighting with 3D printing
An invite to explore how you can access 3D printing expertise and technology insights to save weight, costs and improve performance. 3D printing is changing the automotive industry. You can improve performance whilst lowering lead times as you access funded 3D printing workshops to identify the opportunities for your small business. Additive manufacturing is one […]
NAA Member News: MMU – TfGM Intelligent Transport Competition
An innovation AI Competition for businesses keen to adopt cutting-edge AI to overcome Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) challenges. About this event Can Artificial Intelligence help TfGM manage its transport network more efficiently, providing better information on journeys across Greater Manchester? Are there tools that predict congestion and increased traffic flows whilst automatically alerting operators […]
NAA Member News: Senseye Report – Sustainability in Manufacturing
NAA Member, Senseye, an industrial software company using AI for machine reliability and sustainability, has recently published a new report outlining how Industry 4.0 and the cutting-edge technologies it enables can help manufacturers improve sustainability. The report covers four key areas: • Cutting energy consumption in manufacturing processes • Reducing materials waste • Maximizing the […]
NAA Member News: Warwick Acoustics develops new speaker technology that could revolutionise the soundscape inside cars
Warwick Acoustics and the company’s ability to revolutionise the soundscape inside cars is the subject of a feature in Autocar this month, which is reproduced below. Revolutionary British-designed premium car audio technology with the potential to bring huge improvements to both on-the-move listening experiences and overall car efficiency is soon to be launched by a […]
Industry News: Grant funding to support Lancashire companies looking to grow their international trade
Companies in Lancashire are being urged to take advantage of the Internationalisation Fund to assist with international growth aspirations. The fund, launched in 2020 and running until March 2023, will help businesses build back better following the pandemic. In Lancashire, SMEs can apply for match-funded grants of between £1,000 and £9,000 to support proposed future […]
