£1m project to drive UK manufacturers competitiveness

Posted on 30 Apr 2017 by Jonny Williamson

The University of Huddersfield has partnered with leading engineering companies and research institutes for a £1m project that aims to bring about massive improvements in the competitiveness and efficiency for UK manufacturers.

Advanced technology is often beyond the investment levels of many SMEs – image courtesy of Pixabay. The goal is to extend the principle of servitization – a switch in focus from products to instead build revenue through services – to firms that use CNC machinery for precision-engineered products. This means that…

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