Popular Engineering Stories of 2025

As the year comes to a close, it’s worth taking a step back from day-to-day projects to reflect on the engineering stories that captured attention, sparked discussion, and resonated most strongly with our readers.

Throughout the year, PRV Engineering has shared a wide range of engineering stories covering manufacturing innovation, emerging technologies, sustainability challenges, and the practical realities of modern engineering. Some explored future-facing concepts, others focused on real-world processes and services, but all reflected the questions and pressures shaping engineering today.

This year-in-review brings together the most read and shared engineering stories of the year, alongside popular articles focused on PRV Engineering’s services and expertise. Together, they highlight how diverse, complex, and interconnected modern engineering has become.

1. Most-Read Engineering Stories of the Year

These engineering stories stood out for their originality, relevance, and ability to connect complex ideas with real-world impact. They reflect the breadth of topics engineers and manufacturers are thinking about today.

Dissolvable Battery Technology: Engineering Without a Trace

One of the most talked-about engineering stories explored a new generation of batteries designed to dissolve after use. The article examined potential applications in medical devices, defence, and temporary electronics, highlighting how materials science is redefining sustainability and lifecycle thinking in engineering. Read more …

Edge Computing in Manufacturing: Building Smarter Factories

As factories become increasingly data-driven, this engineering story looked at how edge computing is reshaping manufacturing environments. By processing data closer to machines, manufacturers can improve resilience, reduce latency, and make faster decisions on the shop floor. Read more …

3I/ATLAS: A Cosmic Visitor or Something More?

Blending engineering, astronomy, and data analysis, this article examined the discovery of 3I/ATLAS and what it reveals about modern observation technologies. It became one of the year’s most shared engineering stories, showing how engineering thinking extends well beyond Earth-bound industries. Read more …

Climate Change or Climate Cash Cow?

This thought-provoking piece questioned how environmental narratives intersect with engineering, infrastructure, and policy. Rather than offering simple answers, it encouraged readers to critically examine where genuine engineering solutions end and opportunism begins. Read more …

One of the Greatest Automotive Engineering Success Stories

Among the most popular engineering stories of the year, this article explored a landmark automotive achievement driven by disciplined design, manufacturing excellence, and long-term thinking, reminding readers that strong engineering fundamentals still matter. Read more …

The AI Impact on Engineering Jobs: What Engineers Need to Know Now

Few engineering stories generated as much discussion as this one. It cut through the hype around artificial intelligence, focusing on how AI is genuinely affecting engineering roles, skills, and workflows across industries. Read more …

Plastic Recycling Is Broken, And It’s Not Your Fault

Recycling plastics remains one of engineering’s toughest challenges. This article explored why progress has been slow, what technologies are showing promise, and where engineering innovation could have the greatest impact. Read more …

Aluminium Automotive Engineering and the World’s First Single-Cast EV Chassis

One of the most widely read engineering stories of the year, this article examined how advanced aluminium casting is reshaping automotive design; improving strength, reducing weight, and simplifying manufacturing processes. Read more …

How Robotic Micro-Factories Are Transforming Construction

This engineering story highlighted how manufacturing principles are crossing into construction, with robotic micro-factories offering a potential solution to labour shortages, cost pressures, and housing demand. Read more …

2. Popular PRV Engineering Services, Events and More

Alongside broader engineering stories, readers consistently engaged with articles explaining how engineering services translate into real-world capability.

Structural Steel Fabrication and the UK Housing Comeback

This article explored how structural steel fabrication is supporting housing, modular construction, and infrastructure projects across the UK, tying engineering capability directly to national demand. Read more …

Electroplating Services: Adding Real Value to Components

Among the most practical engineering stories, this piece explained how electroplating improves durability, conductivity, and performance—often making the difference between a component that lasts and one that fails early. Read more …

Large-Format Machining: The Backbone of Heavy Industry

As components grow larger and more complex, large-format machining has become essential. This article looked at why it underpins sectors such as energy, defence, and infrastructure. Read more …

Powder Coating vs Wet Spray Painting: Choosing the Right Finish

A practical comparison of two common finishing processes, helping engineers make informed decisions based on performance, environment, and longevity. Read more …

What to Look for in a UK Engineering Subcontractor

One of the most consistently visited articles, this engineering story outlines what really matters when selecting a subcontractor—reliability, capability, communication, and quality. Read more …

Waterjet Cutting Machines and Their Role in Modern Engineering

Rounding out the list, this article explored how hydro-abrasive waterjet cutting has evolved and why it remains a vital capability across advanced manufacturing environments. Read more …

Southern Manufacturing & Electronics Show: Industry Insight from the Show Floor

One of the key moments in the year for PRV Engineering was attending the Southern Manufacturing & Electronics Show, one of the UK’s most important events for manufacturing, engineering and industrial innovation.

Industry events like Southern Manufacturing remain an important way for engineering companies to stay connected, informed and responsive, ensuring that capability, investment and knowledge continue to move in step with industry needs.

For PRV, the event reinforced several themes reflected throughout our engineering stories this year: the growing demand for reliable subcontractors, the importance of in-house capability, and the need for engineering partners who can adapt quickly to changing requirements.

3. Looking Back and Ahead: More Engineering Stories to Come

What these engineering stories collectively show is that modern engineering is no longer confined to one sector or discipline. It spans materials science, automation, sustainability, digital systems, and hands-on manufacturing capability.

As the year draws to a close, we’d like to thank everyone who has read, shared, and engaged with these engineering stories. And, of course, those who continue to choose PRV Engineering as a trusted partner.

We look forward to sharing more engineering stories in the year ahead; grounded in real capability, informed by industry change, and focused on building solutions that last.

From all of us at PRV, we wish you a wonderful festive season and a prosperous 2026!