Made Smarter to go UK-wide in £4.5bn manufacturing plan
20 November 2023 The UK Government has announced plans to expand the Made Smarter Adoption programme to the whole of the UK as part of its newly-announced £4.5bn… Read More
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Aston launches Masters degree in smart manufacturing
4 May 2023 Aston University in Birmingham is launching a Masters degree in smart manufacturing which will cover technologies such as digital twins and will teach hands-on skills… Read More
£100m programme aims to boost take-up of AI and ML in UK
3 May 2023 Innovate UK has launched a programme to drive the take-up of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies in the UK. The BridgeAI programme… Read More
Programme will fast-track SME leaders for digital transformation
8 March 2023 The Made Smarter digital adoption scheme has launched a fast-track leadership programme to help SME manufacturers to accelerate their digital transformation. In three months, the… Read More
Course will top up HNCs/HNDs to a manufacturing degree
14 June 2022 Siemens has teamed up with Liverpool’s John Moores University to launch a top-up degree in Manufacturing Systems Engineering, aimed at engineering professionals who want to… Read More
Government’s £8m will help up to 1,000 SMEs to go digital
25 February 2021 The UK Government has earmarked £8m in funding to expand the Made Smarter manufacturing technology support programme, rolling it out from the pilot project in… Read More
MTC trial will allow manufacturers to explore benefits of 5G
9 February 2021 The Coventry-based Manufacturing Technology Centre is to trial a private 5G network aimed at helping manufacturers to boost their productivity. The network will be installed… Read More
UK robotics and AI projects win £68m of funding
21 November 2017 The UK’s Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) is awarding £68m in funding to several ground-breaking research and innovation projects in robotics and artificial intelligence (AI). Read More
Europe’s €2.8bn robotics initiative is ‘world’s largest’
5 June 2014 The European Commission has joined forces with the robot industry and researchers across Europe to launch what they claim is the world’s largest-ever programme of… Read More
Coil-winding machines mark first phase of £1.25m investment programme
13 March 2013 The Quartzelec electrical engineering group has completed the first phase of a £1.25m investment programme in its Quartzcoil coil-manufacturing business to meet a growing demand… Read More
