The University of Strathclyde’s Advanced Forming Research Centre is on a mission to transform the machining sector across Europe with a little help from its partners. Tom Lane finds out more about the STEP-UP project and how it can help SMEs gain a crucial competitive edge.
Making SME manufacturers more productive and competitive seems like a never-ending struggle. It is something that has been written and rewritten about on these pages and bemoaned by OEMs, who continually demand more of their supply chains. How this is achieved is a question that has been bounced around many times over the years and…
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