Today's Processes and Controls | MADE SMARTER Innovation Showcase Brings Cutting-Edge Technology to Smart Manufacturing & Engineering Week 2024

May 23, 2024 Smart Manufacturing and Engineering Week

The Smart Factory Expo, part of Smart Manufacturing & Engineering Week 2024, will host the Made Smarter Innovation Showcase at this year's event, bringing the latest cutting-edge industry to Birmingham's NEC on 5th and 6th June. Technology will be introduced. Over the past four years, the Made Smarter Innovation Challenge has seen him inject £120m into more than 60 ground-breaking projects. This investment brings in an additional £130m from industry partners and fosters a collaborative ecosystem of innovation.

A visit to the Made Smarter Innovation Showcase will show how Innovate UK and its partners are revolutionising British manufacturing to shape a sustainable, productive and globally competitive future. Over 40 companies will be showcasing around the themes of Net Zero, Talent, Productivity and Resilience.

Among the innovative solutions on display is Photocentric's LEAD (Low Energy Autonomous Digital) Factory, which significantly reduces both the materials and energy used in the production of high-performance polymer products. It is a fully automated, scalable and flexible additive manufacturing system that delivers laminated parts at the speed and cost of injection molding.

Machine Intelligence, another cutting-edge business focused on the aerospace industry, combines AI and custom software to deliver digital X-ray inspection solutions. This tool allows operators to quickly and accurately identify potential defects hidden in and near welds.

DevTank's Open Smart Monitor was created to help businesses with their energy costs and help them achieve net zero. While the company's is a range of environmental and energy monitoring devices using IoT technology, SupplyVue is his B2B SaaS solution using genetic algorithms and machine learning. This allows companies to design synchronized supply chain parameter values, greatly increasing efficiency.

Several companies are focusing on robotics, including the Smart Cobotics Research Centre, which aims to provide solutions for building the next generation of smart collaborative industrial robotic systems. The booth will feature a drone used for inspection and repair, an example of a camera setup used for people tracking, and two robots – one with facial recognition and the other demonstrating the range of flexibility of its tactile grippers.

Finally, many of the solutions focus on the supply chain, to address one of the main challenges manufacturers currently face. These include Reserve Resources, an innovative software-as-a-service platform for clothing manufacturers. The platform makes it possible to map waste volumes by composition, type and location, and match them with the best possible recycling solutions. CONSUS Fresh Solutions also focuses on the supply chain, but this time in the food sector, where its SecQuAL (Secure Quality Assured Logistics for Digital Food Ecosystems) project will enable UK-based innovators to develop technology that supports the digitization of food supply chains and increased transparency of provenance through the benefits of blockchain technology.

Manufacturer Managing Director Grace Gilling said of the addition of the Made Smarter Innovation Showcase to the Smart Factory Expo: “The addition of a showcase to this event means that visitors can enjoy This means you'll be exposed to companies and products at every stage, including large technology brands with enterprise-level solutions and small businesses that have evolved from university incubators and have products in the pilot stage. is an incredible range and it will all come together during Smart Manufacturing & Engineering Week.”

Launched in 2020, the Made Smarter Innovation Challenge is a key player in the government’s Industrial Strategy Fund (ISCF). Its mission is to harness the power of industrial digital technology (IDT) to propel UK manufacturing into the future. The goals are: Sustainability Leadership: Boosting the industry's environmental footprint by increasing resource reusability, reducing waste, and lowering carbon emissions. At the heart of the economy: driving his £2.3bn increase in gross value added (GVA), creating highly skilled jobs and driving his 30% increase in productivity. Redefining manufacturing: Achieving a 4.5% reduction in carbon emissions and a 25% reduction in manufacturing waste, solidifying the UK’s position as a world leader in sustainable and efficient manufacturing.

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