The AMRC’s Digital Meet Manufacturing campaign is connecting disruptive digital tech with manufacturers who want to maximise the benefits of Industry 4.0.
In our latest event, you will hear from Tim Jewitt, Director at Footprint Tools about their experiences of working with the AMRC and local SME, A3L, to incorporate a robot into their line pin manufacturing process.
Footprint Tools are a 150-year-old Sheffield firm that has been in the family for four generations, enjoyed huge success during the hey-day of coal and steel, at one point employing more than 300 people. But the relentless rise of the low-wage economies in the Far East and the almost complete collapse of two of the North’s staple industries, changed the market completely.
At this webinar you will get to hear how the robot has been integrated onto the factory floor, what effect this has had on the business and their plans to implement further digital technologies. At the event, I will also be discussing further opportunities out there for companies like yourselves in the manufacturing sector.
How the AMRC helped Footprint Tools:
• Created a virtual model of the robotic manufacture of line pins
• Carried out factory-based, slow motion video of complex manual linishing process
• Programmed a robot to carry out this subtle but hot, repetitive and dirty activity
• Designed and 3D printed a robot fixture to accurately hold the raw line pin
• Ensured the quality of finished product is comparable to skilled craftsman
• Sourced second-hand robot capable of performing the task
• Identified trusted local SME to integrate the robot on the factory floor for seamless transition
• Supported integrator through shop floor teething problems
• Freed craftsmen to perform more value-added activities.
In this webinar you will find out how we are helping SMES to innovate and grow.
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of UK manufacturing and they are key to the success of the sector. At the AMRC, we are committed to working with smaller companies, giving them access to the full suite of advanced facilities, capabilities, experience and expertise we have to offer.
If you are a forward thinking SME that wants to grow, improve and grasp innovation, then this webinar is not to be missed.
You will hear from three SMEs that we have worked successfully with, why they approached us, what their challenge was, what we did for them and the positive change that this has had on their business.
The idea of Industry 4.0 (I4.0) can be so intimidating that many companies simply choose to ignore it or put it on the long finger. However, the reality is that if industry doesn’t adopt I4.0 concepts companies will struggle to be globally competitive in manufacturing.
Our Rate Assembly Process Information Demonstrator (project RAPID) aims to de-risk I4.0 implementations by incorporating as many I4.0 technologies and concepts as possible, while still having a realistic budget.
Through this webinar we will introduce project RAPID and its drivers and give a demonstration on how it works and the I4.0 technologies it showcases.
The key part of this webinar is not just to show what worked well, but also some of the implementation challenges we faced and where we had to compromise.
The webinar will conclude with a discussion based Q&A where you can interrogate the reality of an I4.0 implementation.
Key areas:
-Interoperability of robots and hardware components
-AI algorithms and data analytics on the shop floor
-Mass customisation
-Reconfigurability
-Software integration with manufacturing equipment
Virtual and augmented reality devices have long been a staple of the gaming and architecture sectors, but are now starting to show a definite move into high value manufacturing in what is a considerable step change.
Introducing augmented and virtual reality devices to businesses can reduce training times or put digital tools in front of an operator allowing them to work hands free.
This session will be hosted by Jonathan Eyre, Digital Twin Lead at the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), who will informally introduce manufacturers to immersive technology.
The event is part of a series in the AMRC’s Digital Meet Manufacturing campaign, bringing both sectors together through specialist, impartial advice.
Is artificial intelligence the answer to everything or the downfall of man?
However it is interpreted, the term artificial intelligence (AI) is banded around with little understanding to the types of AI and how they are positively applied.
This informal event, part of the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre’s (AMRC) Digital Meet Manufacturing (DMM) campaign, will be hosted by Technical Lead in AI and AR (augmented reality) at the AMRC, Sean Wilson.
Sean will expose the truth behind AI and demonstrate where the AMRC is applying it to today’s industries to give businesses an insight into how they can be a part of the future of manufacturing.
A digital twin is the culmination of connectivity, analytics, machine learning and visualisation - all technologies of Industry 4.0. But what role a digital twin has in a manufacturing business is often less clear.
Through this informal event, Digital Twin Lead at the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), Jonathan Eyre, will explain what a digital twin is and where it plays a role in the future of manufacturing.
Additionally, Jonathan will detail the opportunities that can be created from working with the AMRC.
This session is part of the AMRC’s Digital Meet Manufacturing (DMM) campaign to lead the way in connecting digital and manufacturing together in a way that benefits both sectors.
Lunch & Learn - Opportunities from working with the AMRC
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Why should your company work with the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC)? What can our engineers offer you? What doors can we open for your business?
The AMRC works with companies of all sizes to find novel solutions to existing issues through business support initiatives.
In this session Jamie Hinton, CEO and co-founder of Razor, will describe how his software company honed their skillsets to meet blue chip business challenges. Jamie will talk about his journey from networking at the AMRC to being introduced to Rolls-Royce.
This event is the latest in the Digital Meet Manufacturing (DMM) campaign in which the AMRC aims to connect the digital and manufacturing sectors through a series of meets, workshops, hacks, breakfast briefs and conferences.
Lunch & Learn - Process Control & Machine Analytics
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Has your digital business got the skills to start adding value to regional manufacturers?
Manufacturing businesses are increasingly understanding that they can make substantial step changes in process improvements by simply analysing the data that comes from their machines.
At this informal event, the next in the AMRC’s Digital Meet Manufacturing campaign, the AMRC’s Process and Monitoring Team will demonstrate how they have generated added value to manufacturers and how demand is rising in the industry. Project Engineer Robin Hartley will explain how this starts with analysing data and finishes with presenting it in a format that businesses understands.
Digital Meet Manufacturing (DMM) is the AMRC’s campaign to lead the way in connecting digital and manufacturing together in a way that benefits both sectors.
‘Big Data’ and ‘Data Scientist’ may seem like rebadged technology and a modern-day job title, but they are a must for all manufacturers to understand. This is the direction the industry is taking right now.
In this informal session, the second in the AMRC’s Digital Meet Manufacturing campaign, Technical Lead at the Integrated Manufacturing Group Kieran Edge will present how we’re working with international manufacturers to solve problems and how that data collected throws up new problems.
As we connect more devices, collect more data and understand the value from that data, the volume of it will continue to grow exponentially. This means new skills are needed to organise that data. The time for this is now, not the future, but it does not come without its problems.
Digital Meet Manufacturing is the AMRC’s campaign to lead the way in connecting digital and manufacturing together in a way that benefits both sectors.
Introducing Digital Meet Manufacturing – Jonathan Bray
What is Industry 4.0? What is Digital Meet Manufacturing? Who is the AMRC and what opportunities can the regional digital businesses have through engaging with the AMRC?
In this event the AMRC's Deputy Head of Digital Jonathan Bray will introduce what we are trying to achieve through Digital Meet Manufacturing.
It is increasingly important that the region has a collaborative eco-system that supports the UKs industrial strategy through leadership, innovation & adoption of technology.
The AMRC is not just there to industrialise, we want to support industrialised solutions.
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