The Third Angle
53 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago -Best Business Podcast (Gold), British Podcast Awards 2023
How do you build a fully electric motorcycle with no compromises on performance? How can we truly experience what the virtual world feels like? What does it take to design the first commercially available flying car? And how do you build a lightsaber? These are some of the questions this podcast answers as we share the moments where digital transforms physical, and meet the brilliant minds behind some of the most innovative products around the world - each powered by PTC technology.
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FarmBot: A journey into digital gardening
April 23, 2024 05:00 - 18 minutes - 12.7 MB“FarmBot will be the best farmer for any crop and any location at any time of year” Welcome to the world of FarmBot where technology meets agriculture. Have you ever imagined what it would be like gardening without getting your boots stuck in the mud? Introducing…FarmBot! This robotic tech can plant, water and nurture your crops until harvest - all through the use of a savvy app - with just one click. In this episode, we’re in California to meet Rory Aronson, founder of FarmBot - who share...
Club Car: Shaping tomorrow’s mobility - where will it take us?
April 09, 2024 05:00 - 16 minutes - 11.7 MB“You may wonder what kind of vehicle is next for Club Car, but the answer is that the future is here, the future is now.” Known for its brand of gold carts, Club Car is at the forefront of electric vehicle innovation, reinventing utility vehicles that work just about anywhere you can think of. They're all about designing vehicles that are fun, practical and of course eco-friendly, and you can spot their rides zooming around golf courses, resorts, farms and even college campuses. In this ep...
Tatum Robotics: Hands-On Innovation for the DeafBlind Community
March 26, 2024 05:00 - 18 minutes - 12.7 MB“Her favourite show used to be Friends, and growing up she could hear it and she could read the captions, and it was so exciting for her that she could get that moment back.” In the modern world, we have an abundance of technology that helps us with our communication, information gathering, and entertainment needs. But most of this is inaccessible for DeafBlind individuals whose primary language is tactile sign. It can be difficult for them to access news headlines, or to even find out what...
WaterFleet: Creating drinking water where there is no drinking water!
March 12, 2024 05:00 - 21 minutes - 14.8 MB“What the water rig is at its core is a mobile water treatment technology, and it dramatically changed the lives of the people living on that site.” Having clean, drinkable water is essential for everyone, no matter where they are. For some on-site workers on remote oil and gas drilling sites, this means transporting in large amounts of bottled water. The result is a large amount of plastic waste from the bottles and air pollution from the extra traffic. WaterFleet provides an alternative ...
Innoptus Solar Team: How fast can you go in a race car powered by the sun?
February 13, 2024 06:00 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MB“We try to test new things… our solar cells that we used 5 years ago are now the solar cells on your roof.” In 2004, a group of Belgian engineering students built a solar car to compete in the World Solar Challenge, a 3021km endurance race through the Australian Outback. Twenty years later, the Innoptus Solar team is still going strong, with new students coming together to build new solar racing cars. They are sponsored by PTC Partner Innoptus (part of the 4ITEGO Group) and take part in rac...
Vestas: How large can wind turbines get, and is bigger always better?
January 30, 2024 06:00 - 19 minutes - 13.5 MB“The technology challenges we are facing as an industry are not so much how do we grow the size of turbines, but how do we increase their efficiency at their current size.” Wind power is playing a huge role in the global renewable energy landscape. In the United States, electricity generation from wind power is on course to potentially surpass coal-fired electricity generation by 2026. Across Europe, this is already the case, with electricity generation from wind exceeding coal for the firs...
Volvo Group: The augmented reality keeping first responders safe.
January 15, 2024 16:00 - 22 minutes - 15.2 MB“The rescue services need to know that the vehicle is safe to approach… with this app, we have a 3D view of each truck and this augmented reality view.” With many governments making commitments toward zero-emission targets, more and more of the trucks on our roads are becoming electric. Whilst good news for the environment, it can present challenges for emergency responders, who may not be familiar with how these types of trucks are built. In the event of an accident, emergency services nee...
Looking Back: The technology that’s tackling the climate crisis
January 02, 2024 06:00 - 27 minutes - 18.9 MBA special New Year listen back. Here on The Third Angle, we’ve highlighted stories from all over the globe about how companies have used PTC technology to design a greener future. From the architects using clever design to create low-energy use homes to the engineers revolutionising electric transport in Africa, we’ve heard from some inspiring people. In this episode, we’re taking a listen back to some of those stories. If this has left you wanting to know more, you can listen back to all ...
Jabra: Listening to the future of audio in 360 degrees
December 12, 2023 06:00 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MBDESCRIPTION “Spatialisation or 3D rendering of sound means that you get the feeling that you are pulling your speakers out of your ears… hearing the sound or music coming from around you instead. It is actually proven through various studies that that is a more natural way of listening. ” Jabra’s owner company GN is an audio and video communications technology company which was founded over 100 years ago to undertake the epic task of placing the first telephone line between China and Scand...
Jabra: Designing the future of audio in 360 degrees
December 12, 2023 06:00 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MBDESCRIPTION “Spatialisation or 3D rendering of sound means that you get the feeling that you are pulling your speakers out of your ears… hearing the sound or music coming from around you instead. It is actually proven through various studies that that is a more natural way of listening. ” Jabra’s owner company GN is an audio and video communications technology company which was founded over 100 years ago to undertake the epic task of placing the first telephone line between China and Scand...
Interview: Designing a Zero Waste Economy with Joe Illes from The Ellen MacArthur Foundation
November 28, 2023 06:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MB“Identify and eliminate waste and pollution at source, circulate products and materials at their highest value for as long as possible and regenerate natural systems. So, put back at least as much or more than you take out from the natural ecosystems on which we depend. And do all that by design.” This podcast is no stranger to innovation that drives positive change. We’ve met people who are making electric transport easily accessible in Africa and those using VR to enable medics to reach...
BAE Systems: Vision of the future for fighter pilots
November 14, 2023 17:00 - 20 minutes - 14.1 MB“What Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man sees, symbols overlaid on the real world, giving him all sorts of information in colour while he’s flying around at speed, that’s the kind of thing that Striker II does” When a fighter pilot is flying a high-speed jet, every second counts. In futuristic TV and movies we’ve got used to seeing pilots reading displays right in front of their eyes, think Iron Man and Top Gun. Well real life is catching up with the revolutionary Striker II Digital Helmet-Mount...
VulcanForms: Laser focused on the production line of the future
October 31, 2023 05:00 - 17 minutes - 12.4 MB“Manufacturing is critical to our national security, our health and our ability to explore new worlds and advance the human condition... VulcanForms exists to move manufacturing forward and be a small piece, hopefully a very important piece, of that future.” VulcanForms is an MIT-born company that builds and operates advanced digital manufacturing infrastructure, founded in 2015. It’s named after Vulcan, the roman god of fire and metalworking. Why? Because the company has developed an inno...
AMRC: The Robots Saving Lives in Danger Zones
October 17, 2023 05:00 - 15 minutes - 10.7 MB“Ultimately, we will be looking to save lives, I think, within one to two years that that would be a reality.” If you are injured in a disaster zone, it is critical that you receive medical care as urgently as possible. But what if the environment is not safe for medics to enter? Either because it is a war zone or because there are hazardous materials around? That’s where AMRC’s VR technology can help. The Advanced Medical Robotics Centre at the University of Sheffield, UK has created pio...
Roam: Electrifying Africa’s mobility
October 03, 2023 05:00 - 19 minutes - 13.1 MB“We’re giving the opportunity for people to do a lot of technical work, that generally doesnt happen too often in Kenya” If you’ve been to East Africa you may be familiar with “boda bodas.” If not, they’re small taxi bikes, commonly used by couriers or to transport people. There are 1.2 million of them in Kenya alone, that’s a lot of combustion engines on the roads, and removing them is the problem that Roam Electric are helping to solve Roam was founded in 2017. They started out making el...
The Third Angle - One Year of Inspiring Moments
September 19, 2023 05:00 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MBFrom being inside ground control during mission launch at a space centre, to being pelted with virtual fireballs in virtual reality, to riding inside the electric vehicles revolutionising transport in Africa, the Third Angle podcast has taken us to some incredible places over the last 24 episodes. Here we look back at highlights of some of our most inspiring conversations with the people at the forefront of the future of engineering, all powered by PTC technology. If this has left you wa...
Triumph Motorcycles: Iconic motorcycles which were the choice of Steve McQueen and James Bond
September 05, 2023 05:00 - 18 minutes - 12.9 MB“How can we make this so it physically works, but also how can we make it so that it looks amazing as well?” From James Bond to Mission Impossible to The Great Escape, chances are you have probably seen a Triumph motorcycle on the silver screen. Triumph’s most famous bikes are probably their iconic 1960s Bonneville range, but they make a wide range of classic, urban and adventure bikes, and also supply engines for racing bikes, with some models having even broken land-speed records. The com...
OX Delivers: The world first clean-transport ecosystem transforming lives in Rwanda
August 22, 2023 05:00 - 19 minutes - 13.4 MB“We believe that Africa shouldn’t be trailing behind the developing world in green initiatives, but that actually Africa is primed to lead the drive to green initiatives.” Around the world, over 3 billion people don’t have access to motorised transport. This means that farmers in emerging economies can struggle to get their produce to market. They might have to carry heavy loads long distances, or pay to rent a bike which isn’t suited to dangerous roads, all because they can’t afford to buy...
Dynisma: The ultra realistic driving simulators training F1’s biggest stars
August 08, 2023 05:00 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MB“There’s nothing really else out there that compares to this…. It’s the closest to real life you can get without actually going out on track in a car.“ Imagine being able to race round all the world’s top Formula One circuits and feel every bump and bit of understeer without actually having to travel anywhere. Or to be able to test drive a road car that hasn’t been built yet on the motorway. Dynisma creates driving simulators that make this possible. Founded by ex-F1 engineer Ash Warne, D...
Casio: Re-imagining the electric keyboard with a stylish 21st Century twist.
July 25, 2023 05:00 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MB“It is different, it is unique, and people are not used to seeing a piano in this harmonious mustard colour.” Since the launch of the Casiotone keyboard in 1980, the electronic keyboard has become a popular addition to our homes. A more affordable and portable option to the classic piano, it opened up an exciting new era of musical expression to a generation of consumers. Although they started out making calculators and watches, they have since sold over 100 million musical instruments. Th...
Casio: The secrets behind making keyboards sound, and feel like the real thing!
July 25, 2023 05:00 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MB“It is different, it is unique, and people are not used to seeing a piano in this harmonious mustard colour.” Since the launch of the Casiotone keyboard in 1980, the electronic keyboard has become a popular addition to our homes. A more affordable and portable option to the classic piano, it opened up an exciting new era of musical expression to a generation of consumers. Although they started out making calculators and watches, they have since sold over 100 million musical instruments. Th...
Education in engineering: The Student who Built a Surgical Robot Arm
July 11, 2023 05:00 - 13 minutes - 9.14 MB“The project has definitely made me more curious about all the kinds of subjects I had to delve into for the project… also resilience, I think, is a big part of it.“ Education is vital for inspiring the engineers of tomorrow. In this special episode of the podcast we ask: are we encouraging enough young people to go into engineering to meet the demand for innovation? We speak to Jordan Cox from PTC’s Education segment about the importance of inspiring the next generation to study STEM subje...
Mid-Season Break: A message from host Paul Haimes
June 27, 2023 05:00 - 2 minutes - 1.65 MBThere is no new episode this week as we are taking a mid-season break, but we will be back on 11th July bringing you the story of how a student in Germany has created a fully independent robotic arm to perform knee replacement surgery. In the meantime, take the opportunity to look back at some of the most exciting advances in technology we have covered in our previous episodes, from visiting the architects making the buildings of the future, to speaking to the engineers making the machines...
Airfix: Modelling the Iconic British Spitfire with Incredible Accuracy
June 13, 2023 05:00 - 18 minutes - 12.7 MB“You see a photograph and you’d be hard pressed to say that’s a model… I can still get tricked.” Many of us will have nostalgic memories of building Airfix model kits of planes as a child. In the UK, the name 'Airfix' has become practically synonymous with plastic models of the iconic British WW2 fighter plane, the Spitfire. However, Airfix (and their parent company Hornby Hobbies) make model kits of a wide range of vehicles and aircraft, from sports cars to classic and modern jets, trains,...
Xenith: Football helmet technology that is changing the game for athletes.
May 30, 2023 05:00 - 17 minutes - 12.1 MB“The genesis of Xenith was basically: there’s gotta be a better way.” Athletes who play American Football regularly face high-impact tackles, the force of which can feel like being hit by a baby whale. As more research is being done into the potential effects of repeated head trauma on an athlete’s health, there is a renewed focus on safety measures in the sport being driven from the top down by the NFL. Xenith was founded in 2006 by Vin Ferrara, who had played college football as a quart...
Warehome: Designing the sustainable homes of the future.
May 16, 2023 05:00 - 22 minutes - 15.2 MB"When it comes to creating a home… we’re creating future memories for people.” Did you know that buildings account for 39% of all global energy related carbon emissions? From the energy used in central heating to the materials used in their construction, our homes are a huge contributor to our carbon footprint. So how do we create sustainable homes for the future? Architectural firm Warehome, based in East London, is trying to answer that question. In this episode, Founder Joe Stuart tell...
RealWear: Assisted reality - saving time and lives on the frontline
May 02, 2023 05:00 - 21 minutes - 14.8 MB“A lot of people think about RealWear as giving superpowers to frontline workers.” Technology has become integrated into every aspect of the way we work. But what if you work in a job where your hands are tied doing other things, like operating machinery or climbing to the top of a radio tower? Checking an iPad, or dialling into Zoom becomes a little more challenging! And that’s where Assisted Reality and RealWear’s incredible suite of head wearables comes in. Realwear devices are easy to ...
Withings: Smart health-tech putting your health back in your hands
April 18, 2023 05:00 - 15 minutes - 10.4 MB“We’ve seen a drastic change in the medical landscape. We see that people have a switch in their relationship with their healthcare professionals.” Walking down the street, you’ll notice many people have swatched their classic Casio for something a little bit… Smarter. Interest in smart devices and wearable tech has grown rapidly since the pandemic, as our relationship with our health has changed and evolved. Withings is a company developing some of the most technically advanced health tra...
EVBox: Charging into an electric future
April 04, 2023 05:00 - 17 minutes - 11.8 MB“We’re extremely well positioned to make charging your car as easy as charging your laptop.” It wasn’t always easy owning an electric car, with the constant fear of running out of juice weighing on your mind. But those fears are fast vanishing, with unbelievable growth and innovation in charging technology. So as many countries prepare for a large-scale transition to electric, and with petrol and diesel cars soon to become a thing of the past, are we prepared for our electric future? Than...
Rodin Carlin: The women set to make Formula 1 history
March 21, 2023 05:00 - 13 minutes - 9.45 MB“Females nowadays have to see it to believe it, and I never really had that. There wasn’t much female representation and now that’s improving - it’s such a positive time to be in motorsport.” You may not see women on the track racing in Formula 1 right now, but that’s all set to change. F1 Academy is a brand new all-female series which is helping women progress to new levels of competition. And in this episode we meet one of the women likely to make history. Abbi Pulling is racing in the F...
Occuity: The future of health lies behind our eyes
March 07, 2023 06:00 - 18 minutes - 13 MB“We’re using the eye as a window to the health of the body. We’re developing solutions to some of humanity’s greatest healthcare challenges.” Our eyes contain a vast amount of information about our health, but they’re an untapped resource. Assessing the eye requires contact, and that can be uncomfortable and unsafe, so it’s often avoided. That’s why Occuity’s technology is game-changing. Their contactless handheld devices not only unlock the full power of the eye and open up a world of hea...
isento: A robot for every household
February 21, 2023 06:00 - 19 minutes - 13.3 MB“We are on the brink of a robotic revolution. In a few years it will be possible to have a [robot] that is a reasonable member of a family or household” The dream of robotics is to take on the mundane tasks of everyday life, so we can focus on what’s most important to us. And with developments in artificial intelligence happening at such a rapid pace, that future is drawing ever closer. So what’s needed to bring AI and robotics together in a way that’s truly transformational for humanity? W...
PAL-V: Flying cars become a reality
February 07, 2023 06:00 - 18 minutes - 12.4 MB“You’ll park it at your house, drive it to the nearest airstrip, unfold your vehicle, take-off, fly 500km, land again, and drive to your final destination.” Flying cars have long been the poster child for the future - a sign that we’ve reached an incredible milestone in technological advancement. But that vision of the future has been confined to science fiction for many decades - until now. PAL-V is building the world’s first road-legal flying car, and it’s extremely close to liftoff. The...
D-Orbit: Revolutionising space transport for the future of humanity
January 24, 2023 06:00 - 20 minutes - 13.8 MB“Even on my 8th launch - still goosebumps. I mean, you realise that engineers can cry.” Satellites are an essential part of keeping our modern lives running, allowing us to navigate, connect and observe the world from a phenomenal vantage point. But when a satellite is launched into space, it can take many months to get into position in order to start its mission. That was until D-Orbit changed the game. Their satellite carrier ION optimises space operations by delivering satellites to the...
Cupra: The electric future of motorsport
January 10, 2023 09:00 - 17 minutes - 11.9 MB“Cupra is a brand born in the 21st century. We call ourselves unconventional challengers because we want to do things differently.” If you think electric motorsport lacks emotion, prepare for an awakening. The passion pouring out of Cupra’s head of racing, coupled with the incredible sounds recorded in the driving seat of their championship racing car will show you why electric racing is earning its place in the mainstream. Cupra Racing are pioneers in the field, developing the first ever ...
Stannah: Home upgrades in augmented reality
December 13, 2022 06:00 - 16 minutes - 11.5 MB“We can explore the controls and function of the product, and look at the texture of the upholstery. And it really does allow the customer to see what their stairlift will look like within their home”. Our homes are sacred, and when we modify them or bring in new things, we want to know that the change will be seamless - that we’re still going to love the space we inhabit. This is especially true when you need a stairlift installed for the first time, a piece of equipment you may never have...
Actronika: Touching the metaverse
November 29, 2022 06:00 - 16 minutes - 11.6 MB“The biggest organ in the human body is skin. Not addressing it is totally impossible in any type of metaverse, or parallel world, that you would like to emulate.” It’s not enough that we can see and hear the virtual world, to become truly immersed we need to feel it - to interact with all our senses. And that’s exactly what Actronika is doing with its haptics vest Skinetic. This incredible bit of kit recreates the sense of touch on your skin, using advanced technology to make your experien...
Elekta: Connecting the world to fight cancer
November 15, 2022 06:00 - 17 minutes - 12.4 MB“This is an innovation… something people thought was impossible. It really changes the game in how we deliver radiotherapy to cancer patients.” Fighting cancer is not an easy task. Each body responds differently and each tumor is unique - so treatment must be personalized and precise. But, as companies like Elekta push forward advancements in the field, cancer care is becoming more targeted and effective than ever before. Elekta is a company creating cutting-edge linear accelerators, devic...
Volvo CE: Construction goes electric… shhhh
November 01, 2022 05:00 - 20 minutes - 14 MB“It’s amazing how comfortable the machines are by taking noise and vibration away.” You’re about to walk past roadworks on your street, ready to throw your hands up over your ears - when you realize you don’t have to stop your conversation. In fact, you can even hear the birds singing. Bliss. This is the promise of the electric construction vehicle. Although essential, the construction industry has a big impact on both climate and noise pollution, so Volvo Construction Equipment is leadin...
Genesis Custom Sabers: Handcrafted lightsabers for real life Jedis
October 18, 2022 05:00 - 16 minutes - 11.7 MB“Imagination is one of the most profound human qualities. Every great achievement in human history has started as a work of imagination.” Beginning life as a passion project, Genesis Custom Sabers has since grown into Rob Petkau’s full time job. From cobbled together ‘junk sabers’ to immaculately crafted illuminated swords, Rob has honed his craft over the years, and now places only the highest quality sabers in the hands of wannabe Jedis. In this episode Rob explores the evolution of his ...
Arc: Electric motorcycles reimagining the future of adventure
October 04, 2022 05:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MB“What if we just make beautiful batteries, and that is the frame?” With no frame and no chassis, Arc’s Vector is a truly original electric motorcycle. Inspired by the retro vibes of the café racer, stripped back nature of electric violins and the angular design language of a stealth bomber, Mark Truman and his team have created an elite, high-spec product that celebrates its electric status. In this episode Mark tells us about the origins of Arc, and how his team has been given complete cr...
Trailer - The Third Angle
September 22, 2022 15:00 - 1 minute - 805 KBIn this brand new series of PTC’s Third Angle podcast, we share the moments where digital transforms physical, and meet the brilliant minds behind some of the most innovative products around the world - each powered by PTC technology. On the line up we meet the founder of Arc, a project that’s reinventing the electric motorcycle. We visit the headquarters of Volvo Construction Equipment, an organization developing the new-age of climate friendly construction vehicles. And we try on Actronik...
Jon Hirschtick talks about cybersecurity and why data is safer in the cloud than the shop floor or on a server
January 11, 2022 08:00 - 15 minutes - 10.9 MBThe expression ‘SaaSification’, whereby the cloud is helping companies facilitate the speed and scale at which organisations create and refine their offerings, is becoming more and more popular as manufacturers increasingly turn to cloud-based design platforms to encourage collaboration and to offset the dangers of a cyber-attack. In the past year the entire software industry crossed the point where now more than 50% of all commercial software of any category is SaaS. PTC has seen sales ...
Qdot Technology taxis for take-off with PTC's Onshape
November 16, 2021 09:00 - 12 minutes - 8.49 MBNet Zero is the UK’s contribution to stopping global warming and it seems on a weekly basis we are hearing about new pledges from the UK government to drive this initiative – whether that be to make our next car purchase electric or to change our current household heating systems to hydrogen-based boilers. But aviation also has a role to play, with the government pledging net zero internal UK flights by 2040. Today’s attempts to fly on battery power rely on the same Lithium-ion technology...
How one company is creating technology to cool a super battery capable of powering a plane
November 16, 2021 09:00 - 12 minutes - 8.49 MBNet Zero is the UK’s contribution to stopping global warming and it seems on a weekly basis we are hearing about new pledges from the UK government to drive this initiative – whether that be to make our next car purchase electric or to change our current household heating systems to hydrogen-based boilers. But aviation also has a role to play, with the government pledging net zero internal UK flights by 2040. Today’s attempts to fly on battery power rely on the same Lithium-ion technology...
Service parts management takes flight at Meggitt
September 06, 2021 11:00 - 10 minutes - 6.91 MBOne of the world’s leading aerospace suppliers is tapping into the expertise of PTC to help it meet the everchanging needs of the civil aviation market. Meggitt PLC, which provides components and subsystems for more than 73,000 aircraft worldwide, is leveraging the capability of Servigistics, a PTC technology, to optimise its global parts and aftermarket business so that it can take full advantage of an expected upturn in the sector. With UK bases in Birmingham and Coventry, the company in...
Happy trails for Swift Group on its onward journey with PTC
August 23, 2021 09:00 - 19 minutes - 13.3 MBThis year more than ever we’ve been urged to take a ‘staycation’. With Covid travel restrictions ever changing for foreign destinations, British holidaymakers are making the decision to take a break closer to home. In fact, according to figures from tourist board Visit Britain, 16.4 million UK adults were intending to take a domestic getaway this summer. Of these, around one in three (or some 5.4 million) were planning on camping or caravanning. This in turn means caravan manufacturers n...
Behind the doors of BAE's Factory of the Future
July 21, 2021 10:00 - 15 minutes - 11 MBWe’ve spoken on previous podcast about how the UK government is positioning itself as a ‘global services and technology hub’ with the intent of making it the best place to start and grow a digital business, trial a new technology or undertake advanced research. Key to that success will be innovation hubs and facilities, like BAE’s Factory of the Future, that is at the forefront in terms of innovation and technologies such as Industry 4.0. PTC's Dave Hughes, chats to Alex Griffiths, Senio...
UK manufacturing: A vital weapon in the battle to level up
June 17, 2021 06:00 - 17 minutes - 12.2 MBChris Courtney, UK Research and Innovation, and Francisco Betti, World Economic Forum, continue their conversation with PTC's Nick Leeder about the much talked about 'levelling up' of the UK. If the UK government is to deliver on its much-stated goal of tackling regional economic inequality in the UK, it must focus more on UK manufacturing as it plays a huge part in addressing these disparities .
Where or What's next for UK manufacturing in the post-Brexit era
May 19, 2021 09:00 - 19 minutes - 13.4 MBIt would be an understatement to say that the forecast looks decidedly mixed for UK manufacturing post-Brexit. On the one hand, data from the IHS Markit/CIPS UK Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for March and April is encouraging. Two consecutive months of strong growth in output, order books and employment would seem to bode well for the sector. On the other hand, profitability has dropped to its lowest level for a decade, according to the Office for National Statistics (O...