{"id":2307,"date":"2017-11-06T14:43:29","date_gmt":"2017-11-06T14:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/?p=2307"},"modified":"2017-11-06T14:43:57","modified_gmt":"2017-11-06T14:43:57","slug":"manufacturers-focus-on-industry-4-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/manufacturers-focus-on-industry-4-0\/","title":{"rendered":"Manufacturers focus on Industry 4.0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sussex manufacturers will need to focus on upskilling and digitisation to reap the benefits of Industry 4.0 \u2013 the so-called fourth industrial revolution.<\/p>\n<p>The latest meeting of METALL (the <span class=\"highlight highlight-blue\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.metall.org.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Manufacturing, Engineering and Technology Alliance<\/a><\/span>), a forum for south coast and Gatwick businesses in the sector, heard that while robotics, 3D printing and artificial intelligence offered potential for productivity gains, there were structural barriers to overcome.<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7565662001938327\" data-ad-slot=\"7585079586\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\nSpeaking at the event, Philippa Oldham, Head of Manufacturing and Transport for the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), said nine in 10 manufacturers were aware of developments in robotics, but that industry\u2019s skills gap remained a significant challenge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need to get more people excited about engineering, from apprentices through to Phd graduates, so that we are equipped as a sector to optimise the value of the fourth industrial revolution,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>She estimated that manufacturing needed to find 182,000 new technicians and engineers every year until 2022 to meet demand.<\/p>\n<p>This skills gap was underlined in the latest MHA Carpenter Box manufacturing and engineering report, which showed that 84% of manufacturing businesses in the south east were struggling to recruit people.<\/p>\n<p>Despite these challenges, the survey found that the majority of local businesses remained optimistic about the future which perhaps reflects the fact that engineers, by definition, solve problems.<\/p>\n<p>METALL is supported by MHA Carpenter Box chartered accountants, asb law and sector recruitment professionals, CBSbutler.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sussex manufacturers will need to focus on upskilling and digitisation to reap the benefits of Industry 4.0 \u2013 the so-called fourth industrial revolution. 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