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Digitalisation for small manufacturers: an Innovative Manufacturing Working Group event

Brought to you by the West Midlands Innovation Programme, MAA and University of Nottingham


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Aerospace UP is supported by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)

 

At this virtual meeting of the Innovative Manufacturing Working Group we're going to be looking at case studies of digitalisation projects in smaller manufacturers that we can learn from, and pointing you to grants and expert resources available to help you with your own digitalisation projects.

Agenda

14:00

  • Introduction by Chair: Jason Aldridge, Managing Director, Arrowsmith Engineering
  • Case study 1: Adam Land, Operations Director, Technoset
  • Case study 2: Julia Bochenski, Managing Director, Ashes Into Jewellery
  • West Midlands Innovation Programme update, Pam Waddell, Director, Innovation Alliance for the West Midlands

14:50

  • Break

15:00

  • Regional expert and funding support on digitalisation: Hana Robertson, Technology Manager, Midlands Aerospace Alliance
  • Case study 3: Farhan Ahmed, Continuous Improvement Engineer, Alucast
  • Case study 4: Jason Aldridge, Managing Director, Arrowsmith Engineering
  • Networking and conversation!

16:00

Meeting ends

Please register below.

 

You will be able to join this virtual meeting using Microsoft Teams. You can register right up to the start of the meeting. We will then send you a link to join.

(if you don't have Teams, you don't need special software, or to download anything, you will be able to join on the web in a couple of clicks; for any issues email emma.burgess@midlandsaerospace.org.uk)

 

More about the meeting

Join us online with your coffee! Logon early if you can -- to help us start on time. In fact, feel free to join a few minutes early to say hello to our online moderators.

You’ll be able to send us your questions and comments and network with other participants during the meeting.

Are you eligible for funding and expert support from the Aerospace UP programme?

Why not see now if your organisation is eligible for funding and expert support from the University of Nottingham and the Midlands Aerospace Alliance under the Aerospace UP programme?

Click here to fill in the simple on-line eligibility check & enrolment form. In a nutshell, the criteria are:

  1. SME (business with fewer than 250 employees, turnover less than €50m)
  2. business address in Midlands.

For any questions about the form and eligibility contact Sarah Walker, ERDF Project Manager, Institute for Aerospace Technology, University of Nottingham - s.walker@nottingham.ac.uk.


Register now!