Digital Needs - by Digital Manufacturing on a Shoestring

This talk from Professor Duncan McFarlane, University of Cambridge, outlines how manufacturers can use low-cost technologies that address their top business needs. They will discover how they can combine off-the-shelf technologies and open source software to build simple digital solutions that help them improve productivity, save time and money and develop their employees’ digital skills. Professor McFarlane is a Professor of Industrial Information Engineering and the talk is based on research from the Digital Manufacturing on a Shoestring research project. Over 150 companies have deployed the low-cost digital solutions, using affordable off-the-shelf technologies, that Shoestring has designed. Come along and learn about how your company can cut costs, reduce energy bills, cut waste and improve productivity by deploying low-cost digital solutions in your factory