TECH TO SPEED UP EV MANUFACTURING

Hyperbat, one of the UK’s largest independent vehicle battery manufacturers based at Unipart Manufacturing in Coventry, is using the latest 5G-enabled technology to significantly speed up the manufacturing process for hybrid and electric vehicle production in the UK.

Partnering with BT and Ericsson, among others, Hyperbat is to roll out a world- first 5G Virtual Reality (VR) “digital twin” solution which allows remote teams in different parts of the country to connect, collaborate and interact using a virtual 3D engineering model. By enabling dispersed teams across design, engineering and manufacturing to collaborate more efficiently, the technology is set to accelerate the pace of innovation within the UK manufacturing sector.

Skin-worn sensor for women helps natural conception

Fertility Focus, the Warwick-based manufacturer of fertility monitoring solutions, has launched OvuFirst, a patented sensor designed to measure skin temperature.

The technology providies women with an understanding of when to try and conceive naturally, and enabling them to determine what issues they may have trying to conceive.

By wearing the sensor on the arm or wrist overnight, OvuFirst confirms a woman’s fertile window with more than 90 per cent accuracy, it says, even if she has irregular cycles.

Fertility Focus CEO, Robert Milnes, said: “We used our OvuSense patented technology to develop the most accurate skin-worn fertility monitoring sensor available on the market.”