Manufacturing matters: Juergen Maier CBE looks at the future of the sector

Posted on 23 Aug 2023 by Joe Bush

Juergen Maier CBE, Chair of Digital Catapult and Founder of Made Smarter, gave the keynote address at the recent Manufacturing & Engineering Week (M&E Week) exhibition. We caught up with him afterwards to find out more.

There is no doubting that UK manufacturing has gone through a tumultuous few years. Having emerged from the COVID-19 crisis, where firms were forced to pivot and adapt to those unique circumstances, the sector then faced further disruption brought about by the conflict in Ukraine and a surge in energy prices, not to mention the…

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