Manufacturing

Many commentators have previously hailed the relentless adoption of automation, machine learning and artificial intelligence as the answer to keeping UK manufacturing competitive, but with little obvious consideration of the elephant in the room – regulatory compliance. If only embracing the latest industrial revolution was that simple. Non-compliance can have severe implications. It can result in legal penalties, operational disruptions,

The manufacturing sector has more experience of significant non-human involvement in its research, operations and administration than almost any other after decades using data analysis, machine learning and robotics. Now AI is being used to harness the power of these well-established methods to reshape traditional manufacturing processes. This is ushering the industry into a new era of intelligent automation in

The vitriolic aggression associated for so long with the UK’s decision to leave the European Union has largely dissipated.  There is now a continuing and largely constructive debate about the true impact of Brexit on the key UK manufacturing sector, which accounts for around a tenth of GDP, especially in the near parallel context of the pandemic and its effects.