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Autodesk announces new, AI-powered time-saving automations coming
to manufacturing solution - At its recent annual conference Autodesk
announced a raft of new features for its cloud-based computer aided design,
manufacture and engineering tool, Autodesk Fusion. Among the AI-powered
capabilities being introduced are:
+ AutoConstrain in Fusion
Automated Sketching
+ Drawing Automation in Fusion
+ Autodesk
Assistant in Fusion
https://www.themanufacturer.com/articles/autodesk-announces-new-ai-powered-time-saving-automations-coming-to-its-manufacturing-offering
UK Manufacturing PMI: industry sinks to nine month low -
A gauge of British manufacturing activity recently released pointed to the
sharpest contraction in nine months, as orders from domestic and foreign
customers fell and ongoing supply chain disruption pushed up costs. The S&P
Global manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index(PMI) sank to 48.0 in
November from 49.9 in October – below an earlier estimate of 48.6 and the 50
level that divides growth from contraction.
https://www.themanufacturer.com/articles/uk-manufacturing-pmi-sinks-to-nine-month-low
LinkedIn Adds Revolving Slideshow Option for Profile Banner
Images - LinkedIn has rolled out a new paid-for feature to add an
auto-revolving slideshow of images as the banner on your profile.
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/linkedin-adds-revolving-slideshow-option-for-profile-banner-images/734691
LinkedIn’s ID Confirmation Service Is Gaining Momentum -
It seems like LinkedIn’s efforts to verify actual humans in the app are
paying off, with the platform reporting that it’s now verified 55 million of
its members.
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/linkedins-id-confirmation-service-gaining-momentum/731150
Cambridge reveals innovation blueprint to become world’s leading
science and tech region - The City has set out a plan to
supercharge the impact of the Greater Cambridge area by doubling the rate at
which it builds unicorns, doubling the venture capital investment the city’s
startups receive, and creating twice as many science and innovation
companies - all within a 10-year timetable.
https://www.cambridgenetwork.co.uk/news/cambridge-reveals-innovation-blueprint-become-worlds-leading-science-and-tech-region
UK's Labour Party unveils £520M innovative manufacturing fund as
part of life-sci-heavy budget - The fund will dispense up to 520
million pounds sterling (about $675 million) in capital grants that will be
used for investments in manufacturing for drugs and medical technologies,
according to a government release.
https://www.fiercepharma.com/pharma/uks-labour-party-unveils-ps520m-innovative-manufacturing-fund-part-life-sci-heavy-budget
Medtech firms have cut more than 14,000 jobs in the past 18
months - Diagnostics is the largest industry represented in the
data, with more than 5,000 affected positions, according to MedTech Dive’s
analysis.
https://www.medtechdive.com/news/medical-device-layoffs-tracker/720928
Europlaz launches new neonatal innovation that could save babies
lives - The company has come up with an integrated ‘sidestream’ CO2
sampling port that is joined to the side of its existing neonatal flow
sensor.
https://www.medicalplasticsnews.com/news/europlaz-launches-new-neonatal-innovation-that-could-save-babies-lives/
Cambridge medtech firm Inotec raises $33m Series C -
Inotec AMD, a Cambridge company developing advanced oxygen treatments for
chronic wound care, has raised $33m in its latest funding round.
https://www.theengineer.co.uk/content/news/cambridge-medtech-firm-inotec-raises-33m-series-c
Igus celebrates 60th anniversary with plastic bike odyssey -
The bike - which doesn’t rust, doesn’t need oil and is almost entirely
maintenance-free - is made using using 50 per cent recycled ocean plastic
from discarded fishing nets. All of the individual components – from the
frame to the bearings and drive crank - are manufactured by igus using
rotational and injection moulding.
https://www.theengineer.co.uk/content/news/igus-celebrates-60th-anniversary-with-plastic-bike-odyssey
Bespak and Orbia unite to accelerate transition to
climate-friendly inhalers - Bespak can now provide development
services up to market approval for all pMDI formulations and propellants,
supported by capacity for commercial supply.
https://pharmaceuticalmanufacturer.media/pharma-manufacturing-news/drug-delivery-news/bespak-and-orbia-accelerate-transition-climate-friendly-inhalers
