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Digitalising Manufacturing Conference 2018

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  • Duration: 1 min
  • Publication date: 25 Jan 2019
  • Part of series Digitalising Manufacturing Conference

Abstract

The 2018 Digitalising Manufacturing Conference took place from 29-30 October at the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) in Coventry. 

The conference was held one year on from the launch of the Made Smarter Review at the event. Led by Siemens UK CEO Prof. Juergen Maier, Made Smarter has recently moved to the implementation stage with a National Adoption Programme being piloted in the North West.
 
The two-day conference brought together international authorities on digital manufacturing from Germany, France, Italy, Japan, Mexico and the UK, as well as other countries. Manufacturing leaders shared experiences with delegates, and underlined that the digital revolution opens up huge potential for UK manufacturers prepared to invest in skills and technology.

Delegates also heard from several smart factory experts that international co-operation has never been more important if the UK is to stay competitive, and that many nations around the world were embarking on the same digital journey.

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Keywords:
  • Industry 4.0
  • Manufacturing
  • automation
  • digital manufacturing
  • digitalisation
  • international
  • robotics

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Manufacturing

Speakers

  • SB

    Steve Barr

    Edge Digital Manufacturing, Managing Director

  • DB

    Desi Bacheva

    Hieta, Customer Validation Lead

  • ML

    Martin Leeming

    Trak-Rap, CEO

  • LH

    Dr Lina Huertas

    Digital Manufacturing, MTC, Head of Technology Strategy

    Lina Huertas focuses on driving the creation of value in the UK through thedigitalisation of UK industry. This includes shaping the UK national strategy andpolicy, leading the relevant activities of the High Value Manufacturing Catapultand running the MTC corporate strategy on Digital Manufacturing. In the pastthree years she has formed and led different engineering and technology teamsthat offer unique capabilities to develop and mature technological solutions forthe UK manufacturing sector. Her experience includes a PhD in the applicationof simulation and informatics solutions to support manufacturing, and 12 years’experience delivering industrial projects that generated business benefits onthe back of digital technologies. Lina is a Fellow of the IMechE and has a firstclass honours degree and a master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering
  • OM

    Odd Myklebust

    Sintef, Research Director

  • JM

    Juergen Maier

    Siemens UK, CEO

  • SB

    Steve Barr

    Edge Digital Manufacturing, Managing Director

  • JM

    Juergen Maier

    Siemens UK, CEO

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