Features - Innovation/Product Development



Daring to be different 11/09/2012

British industry has made a beeline for innovation, the Siemens Answers for Industry conference heard. However, flair alone will only get us so far, as Max Gosney reports

Declaration of independence 17/01/2012

Fed up after decades in the political wilderness, a resurgent UK manufacturing sector says going it alone offers the best route to glory in 2012. Max Gosney reports on the revolutionary spirit surfacing at WM's Outlook roundtable

£120,000 rebates – are you missing out? 29/11/2011

SME manufacturers are missing out on windfalls of up to £120,000 by failing to claim R&D tax credits. WM gets the lowdown from Government Grant & Tax Consultants on a valuable funding stream that has passed beneath many businesses' radar

Face the same way 17/05/2011

What does it take to cut time to market? As Annie Gregory discovers, it depends on a lot more than leading-edge technology

Make or break 24/05/2010

The pressure is on to innovate. Annie Gregory asks what really makes the difference between success and failure

A sporting chance 21/01/2009

They’re magnificent men and women, but who’s behind the machines that make them fly? Ken Hurst looks at some of the leading edge design, innovation and product development that’s helping sportsmen and women towards their goals and golds

Picking their brains 18/11/2008

Academic institutions are powerhouses of scientific and technological knowledge. Annie Gregory finds out how manufacturers can work with them to transform their prospects

Dare you play R&D roulette? 26/09/2008

Innovation needn't be a gamble. There are ways of telling whether ideas will hit the jackpot and steps you can take to make sure you don't back a loser. John Dwyer reports

The ideas factory 01/07/2006

What is innovation? Some believe it is high-tech product development, others that it's merely doing things differently. Can a manufacturing business 'systemise' innovation? Chris Rowlands climbs out of the box to find out