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We are a dedicated team of experts watching, thinking and talking about the UK manufacturing industry.

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    Rise of the Robots! Tackling the Fears Surrounding Automation

    Sarah Venning Friday, August 9, 2019

    Despite the common dystopian film trope that centres around the rebellion and uprising of robots, this is certainly not the biggest fear surrounding automation in its current form. Many companies - especially SMEs - have resisted automation due to fears surrounding job losses, believing that robots will make the employment of humans obsolete.

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    Industry 4.0 For SMEs: Where To Start?

    Sarah Venning Friday, June 21, 2019

    With innovation inevitably comes resistance and while the largest names in manufacturing have utilised 4IR practices with amazing results, can the same be said for SMEs?

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    Big Data, Better Manufacturing!

    Sarah Venning Friday, April 26, 2019

    You may have heard of the term ‘big data’ – it’s another buzzword which has become increasingly popular in the modern manufacturing sphere. But what’s the difference between plain old data and ‘big’ data? And how can it benefit the manufacturing industry?

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    The Fourth Industrial Revolution and Software Systems - ERP Is Doing What Spreadsheets Did To The Black Board

    Thomas Epton - Business Development Manager Thursday, March 9, 2017

    What is the Fourth Industrial Revolution / Industry 4.0? Recently the manufacturing industry has seen the introduction of a number of new buzzwords; Fourth Industrial Revolution, Industry 4.0, connected factories, smart factories and the list goes on.

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    Understanding and Surviving the ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution’

    Sarah Venning Thursday, January 5, 2017

    The fourth industrial revolution - Industry 4.0 or 4IR as it’s more commonly known here in the UK - is happening and from the buzz created around the industry, it’s happening pretty fast! But what does it all mean? To really understand just what the fourth industrial revolution is, we first need to go back in time and understand its predecessors.

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