Manufacturing News – Late June 2025
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Yorkshire AI Labs, in partnership with Dr Rob Ward and the University of Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), has launched DigitalCNC, an AI-driven precision manufacturing software company. This venture aims to make a leap forward in applying artificial intelligence technologies to the manufacturing industry.
DigitalCNC will use AI technologies to improve quality, efficiency, and productivity. Its solutions have drawn interest from aerospace manufacturers, including Rolls-Royce and Boeing.
The firm’s technology has been developed and validated through years of collaborative research and development with the AMRC and the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
Manufacturers’ opinions of the United States (US) as a growth market for exports have fallen sharply, with the country slipping out of the top three global regions for the first time, a new survey published today has revealed.
The findings come as official data published last Thursday showed exports to the US fell £2bn in April, the steepest monthly decline since records began in 1997.
According to the Make UK/BDO Q2 Manufacturing Outlook report, the US has slipped to fourth place as a growth market for UK manufacturers, with preference now shown to Asia/Oceania and the Middle East as companies respond to tariffs and increased uncertainty. This is the first time the US has not been the second most favoured destination for export growth for UK manufacturers, behind the EU, in the history of the survey.
