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Government invests £53m into digital manufacturing

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Supply chain productivity is to benefit from £53m being invested by government into five new digital manufacturing research centres and projects announced by investment minister Lord Grimstone.

The funding has been awarded though the national Made Smarter programme, a collaboration between UK government and industry to support the development and use of emerging technologies.

Government believes that adoption of AI and blockchain in supply chains, or advanced robotics and smart machines in manufacturing, will help manufacturers increase productivity and become more sustainable.

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Nearly £25m will be invested in five new industry-sponsored research centres set up at universities throughout the UK to accelerate the development of digital solutions that can transform manufacturing businesses.

Digital Medicines Manufacturing Research Centre, based in Strathclyde, Cambridge and Loughborough Universities, aims to create digital supply chains that enable medicines to be supplied on demand and enable clinical trials to operate more flexibly

Research Centre for Smart, Collaborative Industrial Robotics, based in Loughborough, Strathclyde, Cranfield, Bristol and Warwick Universities, will look to eliminate barriers to adopting robotics and accelerate their widespread use in manufacturing

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