2019 saw the retail sector continue to battle to keep ahead in an environment of rapid market, technological and consumer behaviour changes. Couple that with disrupted spending habits, both in terms of level of spend and the channels consumers prefer to buy through, as well as rising costs, the UK uncertainty surrounding Brexit, and increased international competition, it all added up to another challenging year for retailers.
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Ingenious invests in cloud-based digital platform design pioneers
Jan 20, 2020
Ingenious has announced that its Infrastructure Ventures EIS Service has led a £2.3m A-series investment round in 3D Repo, the developer of cloud-based design collaboration in Building Information Modelling (‘BIM’).
New MapleMBSE release from Maplesoft improves workflow of systems engineering process
Jan 20, 2020
Maplesoft has announced a new release of MapleMBSE, the software that enables companies to employ a Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) process within their design projects without requiring every stakeholder on the project to be an expert in complex MBSE tools. The latest release, MapleMBSE 2020, is claimed to offer improved workflow for creating and documenting models.
Consortium to supply AVer visualisers and charging carts
Jan 20, 2020
Leading technology manufacturer AVer Europe is proud to announce new distribution agreement with educational supplier Consortium.
3D Printing's Benefits To A Modern Business
Jan 20, 2020
By Joe Whittaker, freelance writer.
Somewhat quietly, 3D printing has progressed from a fun new technological concept to a technology with the potential to significantly impact a limitless range of industries. Indeed, it’s not hard to see how any business with manufacturing and design needs could benefit from the automated generation of products from raw material.