On the 5th June, Innovate UK’s Made Smarter Innovation Showcase took place at Smart Factory Expo.
For the past four years, Made Smarter Innovation Alley at Smart Factory Expo has been a key platform for connecting technology companies with manufacturers, however this year it had a strong focus on celebrating the incredible achievement of organisations the industrial challenge (ISCF) has supported.
The event was an opportunity for the dynamic display of cutting-edge companies and academic organisations. The showcase highlighted success stories where organisations have leveraged the Challenge’s support to become leaders in areas like carbon abatement, resilience, and productivity and people running through the heart of the Showcase.
Smart Factory Expo saw over 13,000 attendees across the 2 days who explored over 200 exhibitions. Made Smarter Innovation hosted over 30 organisations, including InterAct, on their stand.
Made Smarter Innovation supported a number of engaging talks across the Smart Factory Expo theatres:
- Made Smarter Innovation Challenge update from Deputy Challenge Director Dr. Ben Farmer (Innovate UK).
- Data Hubs supporting UK Manufacturing from Made Smarter Innovation – Smart Manufacturing Data Hub and Digital Catapult Digital Supply Chain Hub.
- Future opportunities for UK Manufacturing from High Value Manufacturing Catapult’s Lynne O’Hare.
- The importance of people in an organisation’s digital transformation journey from InterAct and the Made Smarter Innovation: Centre for People-Led Digitalisation.
InterAct also had the chance to showcase the latest animated videos from the ‘Insights from History’ project, highlighting the important lessons for innovators that can be drawn from past industrial revolutions. You can watch the full series on our YouTube channel.