Business leader calls for West Midlands to spearhead UK’s robotics, automation capabilities

Posted on 9 May 2022 by The Manufacturer

A notable business leader and economist has called for more manufacturers in the West Midlands to adopt robotics and automation, highlighting the region’s unique ability to take on new tech and its historical manufacturing capabilities as key factors.

Speaking at a conference at the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) in Coventry yesterday John Mills, founder of consumer goods company JML, expressed that the West Midlands can once again become the beating heart of the UK’s economy, but only if its manufacturers are quick to adopt robotics and automation, and they have the right government…

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