Date: 18th May 2018

Time: 09:30-10:15

Location: The Innovation Centre, Sci-Tech Daresbury

Presenters:

Tom Kirkham – Business Development Manager, Hartree Centre

David Moss – Digital Programme Manager, Siemens

Andrew Borland – Commercialisation Manager, Virtual Engineering Centre

David Bogg – Campus Technology Hub Manager, STFC

Overview:

The talk will give an overview of Industry 4.0 technologies – what is it and what are people doing to harness it to improve productivity and performance in manufacturing environments.

The talk will also focus on a number of facilities and initiatives at Sci-Tech Daresbury that is supporting the development and implementation of Industry 4.0:

• Hartree Centre – big data analytics and AI
• Virtual Engineering Centre – VR/AR technologies
• Campus Technology Hub – Rapid Prototyping
• Siemens Mindsphere platform
• LCR4.0
• Bridging 4 Innovators Fund