As manufacturing continues to make strides in digital transformation, are small to medium sized companies (SMEs) likely to fall behind the curve? Not through a lack of will to become digitally dominant, but more through a lack of means – be it financial or skills based, are SMEs going to be able to keep up with the trends?
The answer is yes, they can – according to Dr Greg Harwkridge at the Institute for Manufacturing. (IfM) The key is becoming digitally savvy, by finding easier to implement, more cost-effective digital solutions. This can be made possible through a project called Digital Manufacturing on a Shoestring. A collaboration between the University of Cambridge and…
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