Made Smarter calls for manufacturers to open up factories for National Manufacturing Day

18 September, 2024

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“By opening their factories, which are normally closed to the public, it is the perfect opportunity for manufacturers to showcase the huge progress that has been made from the traditional oily rag image towards the smart modern factory. I would encourage more manufacturers to join the campaign.”

Elsewhere in the country, Made Smarter Yorkshire and Humber are hosting workshops demonstrating the benefits of better data capture and management, as well as how manufacturers can unlock innovation through new technology.

Made Smarter is also holding a special LinkedIn Live to celebrate the programme's impact nationwide. The bite-sized broadcast will take place on Thursday, September 26 at 12pm.

From a national perspective, Brian Holliday, co-chair of the Made Smarter Commission, which leads the Adoption and Innovation programme, will share his insights for a special ITN programme to highlight the positive impact of the manufacturing industry. The show, ‘Manufacturing: Industry, Innovation and Impact’, will go out on NMD24 and will feature contributions from Made in Britain and The Manufacturing Technologies Association.

Stephen Phipson, CEO of Make UK, the manufacturers organisation added: “National Manufacturing Day is a really exciting day where the whole manufacturing sector will come together to celebrate the amazing things that Britain designs and makes.

“Britain’s manufacturing companies are at the forefront of global renewable technology development and some of the most innovative engineering developments seen anywhere around the world. This is a sector with amazing opportunities and we hope this third National Manufacturing Day will give people who have never had the chance to see inside their local businesses just what is going on and the opportunities available to them.”

To learn more about how to get involved visit - 

https://www.nationalmanufacturingday.org/

https://www.madesmarter.uk/resources/blog-how-made-smarter-is-celebrating-national-manufacturing-day-2024/

https://twitter.com/MadeSmarterUK

https://www.linkedin.com/company/madesmarteruk/