Why data is at the heart of SME manufacturing growth plans

Posted on 14 May 2020 by The Manufacturer

Three-quarters of manufacturing businesses in the Made Smarter North West Pilot scheme are turning to technology to improve their data collection and analysis. Michael Willis says the positive uptake of data-driven technologies is bearing out the original promise of the Made Smarter concept.

In the wake of the Made Smarter Review, led by Juergen Maier, the then-CEO of Siemens UK, the Made Smarter North West Pilot was established to boost the region’s manufacturing sector through the adoption of industrial digital technologies, enabling makers with facilities or operations in Cheshire, Cumbria, Lancashire, Greater Manchester and Liverpool City Region to…

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