Level 7

Smart Manufacturing comprises systems that are “fully-integrated, collaborative manufacturing systems that respond in real time to meet changing demands and conditions in the factory, in the supply network, and in customer needs.” The merger of the physical and virtual worlds (cyber physical systems) opens up new areas of innovation enabling optimisation of the entire manufacturing supply chain to create higher quality products, improve productivity, increased energy efficiency involving real-time data collection and analysis. The aim of this programme is to upskill technicians/engineers in the latest machining and inspection technologies and to show how advances in ICT can be exploited and implemented on the factory floor.