Manufacturing
Innovate UK Business Connect’s Manufacturing team helps manufacturers to innovate, and innovators to manufacture. We work with a broad spectrum of organisations, sectors and technology areas, advising on innovation and connecting to partners, experts, facilities and funding.
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Digital manufacturing brings together new technologies such as AI, IIOT, additive manufacturing, robotics and automation, blockchain and immersive technologies. We are working with smart factories to drive improved productivity, efficiency, resilience and competitiveness. Together with Robotics & AI, Immerse UK and others we can make the right connections to cutting edge technology and knowledge, through Manufacturing Made Smarter on an impartial basis.
Product Innovation requires careful navigation of the design to manufacture journey. Successfully delivering a physical product to market (i.e one that requires manufacturing) presents challenges over and above those that non-manufactured products face. As well as technical knowledge and diversity of skills, expertise and strong relationships are key to driving change. We can share learning across our network and through our D2MGuide, and make the connections you’ll need to deliver on your innovation.
Sustainable, resilient manufacturing. The world is changing. Manufacturers are improving the products they make and the way they make them. This reduces our environmental footprint, increases resource efficiency and creates competitive advantage. Energy efficiency, circular economy, remanufacturing and industrial symbiosis are all areas we specialise in as a team.
We help manufacturers and innovators to improve their processes across all these areas by making impartial connections, across the UK and globally, with the right partners, suppliers and funding channels including Innovate UK and other funding sources.
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Related Opportunities
Made Smarter Investment Readiness Programme
Opens: 07/06/2024 Closes: 07/07/2024
For companies developing cleantech solutions for UK manufacturing, aiming to increase their investment readiness and accelerate business growth.
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Global Business Innovation Programme in Germany - AI for Industrial Control
Opens: 11/06/2024 Closes: 28/07/2024
Innovate UK seeks up to 15 companies with expertise in AI for industrial control to participate in a Global Business Innovation Programme in Germany.
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Harnessing Digital Supply Chains for Real-World Impact
Opens: 17/06/2024 Closes: 29/07/2024
Aiming to demonstrate real business value using real-world data from national supply chain testbeds in food, hydrogen and spare parts.
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Related Events and Recordings
Tue
18
Jun
2024
Achieving Sustainable Medicines: Driving Research and Innovation for Future Medicines Manufacturing
09.00 - 18.00 | London
Recording coming soon
Wed
24
Apr
2024
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Transforming Medicines Manufacturing
Innovate UK’s Transforming Medicines Manufacturing programme aims to drive the de-risking and adoption of highly innovative flexible, agile and scalable manufacturing technologies through a culture of collaboration that will drive the growth of this critically important manufacturing sector.
Made Smarter Innovation Network
From 2020 to 2025, Innovate UK Business Connect will be working on behalf of UKRI to join communities together to transform UK manufacturing. Join the Made Smarter Innovation Network and help us drive positive change.