Manufacturing in Northern Ireland: The innovation challenge

Posted on 22 Mar 2023 by The Manufacturer

IFM - Robotics, automation, and digital manufacturing is one theme that is able to be readily adopted by the supply chain or adopted with concerted efforts by government and industry

The Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge (IfM), explains the opportunities and challenges of manufacturing in Northern Ireland.

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Key Takeaways Manufacturing in Northern Ireland is more important to the regional economy as a percentage compared with the rest of the UK. Northern Ireland economy is extensively made up of SMEs many of which, without help to innovate and incorporate new technologies, may struggle to remain internationally competitive and hence become vulnerable to international…