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With Steve Mulholland (Manufacturing Dir., Polyflor), Tom Dawes (Group CEO, Valuechain), Robert Perkins (Chief Operating Officer, Hotter Shoes), Vikas Shah (CEO, Swiscot Group, Investor Visiting Prof. (MIT Sloan, Lisbon)), Leanne Holmes (Operations Dir./Site Leader Manchester, Crane Payment Innovations), Dave Holmes (Manufacturing Dir., at BAE Systems Military Air Information c/o Coates), Martin Strutt (Consultancy Dir., EEF).
Tue, Mar 07, 2017 @ 07:30 AM   FREE   UKFast, 1 Archway
 
     
 
 
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The UKs manufacturers have been tasked with becoming the engine room of the countrys post-Brexit economy.

A weak pound, rising energy prices, increases in the cost of raw materials and general political uncertainty have led to businesses looking towards technology as the catalyst for increased productivity and efficiency gains.

When the Bank of England Governor Mark Carney predicted that 15 million British jobs could be replaced by robots the world took notice but manufacturers have been leading the way in automation for years.

Industry 4.0 is gaining more traction and has been defined by consultants at McKinsey as the fourth major upheaval in modern manufacturing and the next phase in the digitization of the manufacturing sector.

Germany has led the way in adopting Industry 4.0 but the UKs manufacturing sector has been given a fillip with the launch of LCR 4.0, aimed at helping manufacturers in the Liverpool City Region to take advantage of digital technologies in advanced manufacturing.

Technology is also at the forefront of BAE Systems new 15.6m training academy at its site in Samlesbury, Lancashire. The Academy for Skills & Knowledge (ASK) is 7,400m2 in size and as well as training apprentices and graduates in the companys military aircraft business it will act as a collaborative skills-hub for the North Wests engineering and manufacturing sector.

So whats the future of technology in manufacturing? Who are the companies who are using tech as a driver for growth?

BusinessClouds Technology in manufacturing breakfast will hear from leading experts in the field on the tech opportunities and challenges facing the sector.
 
 
 
 
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