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Catapulting growth in 2023 and beyond
In the face of many challenges – changing customer desires, cost pressures, supply chain disruption, expected regulatory changes and fierce competition – UK innovation is on the rise. This article showcases how Catapults helped to deliver great results for business and industry in 2023; it summarises our predictions for technology-driven advances in 2024 and the years ahead.
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2050 vision for automation and robotics
A new report from the High Value Manufacturing Catapult has set out what a future UK manufacturing sector could achieve if it was built upon a foundation of automation and robotics (A&R). 2050 vision for automation and robotics in UK manufacturing argues that there will be widescale adoption of A&R across the sector by 2050. The report, produced by the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) with contributions from other High Value Manufacturing Catapult centres, presents the current state of A&R in the UK, highlighting the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats, before outlining a vision for A&R in the future.
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High Value Manufacturing
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2050 vision for automation and robotics
A new report from the High Value Manufacturing Catapult has set out what a future UK manufacturing sector could achieve if it was built upon a foundation of automation and robotics (A&R). 2050 vision for automation and robotics in UK manufacturing argues that there will be widescale adoption of A&R across the sector by 2050. The report, produced by the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) with contributions from other High Value Manufacturing Catapult centres, presents the current state of A&R in the UK, highlighting the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats, before outlining a vision for A&R in the future.
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Transatlantic partnership will drive joint research in emerging technologies
The High Value Manufacturing Catapult has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) which will see the two organisations share facilities, exchange staff and collaborate on research and development programmes. Under the agreement, High Value Manufacturing Catapult and the NRC will explore joint research activities in areas of mutual strength. This includes health and biomanufacturing, manufacturing and materials, climate change and sustainability, and emerging technologies such as quantum, digital and artificial intelligence.
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