3D printing is slowly, but certainly becoming an evolution or even a revolution of manufacturing. Every week we receive news pitches from companies claiming they’re the next big thing in the world of 3D printing, but there are innovations which are really making you think we’re changing for the better. From 3D printed vertebrae and skin in medicine to airplanes and rockets, 3D printing or ‘additive manufacturing’ is becoming an everyday reality for mission critical tasks. One company known for its innovation since inception – Hughes Research Laboratories (known today as HRL Laboratories, LLC – a joint-venture of General Motors and Boeing) just announced a technological breakthrough in
BMW Group achieves steady sales growth in June
For June 2015 there have been rather positive results for BMW in terms of sales. BMW Group sales shipped 208,813 BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce brand vehicles in June. This is an overall increase of 8% compared to the same time period last year. The company also recorded its best ever first half of the year sales with an increase of 7.8% to total 1,099,748 vehicles delivered. This is a strong pointer to the state of the automotive industry, specially with the slowdown of Chinese market and the situation in Russia concerning the political situation. BMW has also revamped a few of their current models with the LCI