The Future Of The Factory

We will be discussing these issues in more detail in a webinar on 12 November 2020 at 12pm - join us by signing up here.

Investing in technology, automating processes and digitalisation were already high on the agenda for businesses in the manufacturing sector.  The coronavirus pandemic and uncertainties associated with Brexit have only added to the case for accelerated investment, particularly given the need for robust disaster recovery solutions - such as having the capacity to scale up or down production on short notice and the ability to carry out more roles remotely.

Pre-pandemic, we visited the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre's "Factory 2050", to gain an understanding of how technology is being used by businesses to streamline processes and increase production.  The AMRC enables businesses to hire a space in their facility and works with them to, for example, develop piece of smart-machinery.  The business and its employees therefore gain the internal