Highly curated thought leadership podcasts on digital transformation beyond the buzzwords by Nick Leeder
A week back from Hannover Messe 2023, I am sharing my thoughts on Industry 4.0 and what this means to manufacturers. In collaboration with Konektio, I will be looking at the implications of technology on manufacturing operations over the next few weeks though a series of podcasts. Last week I posted about what industry 4.0 …
Our very own Nick Leeder talks to SME Focus Programme last Saturday about things ranging from condition based monitoring, data and the spiralling cost of energy for UK manufacturers. SMEFocus is the new programme showcasing our brilliant SMEs. For manufacturers, by manufacturers. The weekly show is hosted by Chris Greenough, Chief Commercial Officer of Shrewsbury-based SDE …
The future of AI in manufacturing is complex, every plant makes something different. So every plant needs a custom AI system that is trained on their data.
Chris 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 …
Read more “UK Manufacturing: A vital weapon in levelling up”
It 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 …
Read more “Where or what’s next for UK manufacturing in the post-brexit era”