The University of Strathclyde’s Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC) is the UK spoke in a North West Europe wide project designed to transform the machining sector, helping 1300 SMEs to stimulate turnover and employment through the uptake of Industry 4.0 technologies.
A three-year project funded by Interreg, Machining 4.0 has received an investment of €4.25m. It will help boost growth for SMEs within the machining sector, which despite an annual turnover of €24 billion, has suffered from a lack of innovation and increased competition from low wage countries over the last five years. The AFRC is…
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