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Digital workshop for construction companies
This interactive online workshop on 3 March will help construction companies find an easy way to start digitalising their processes If you work in the construction industry, and want to ...
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Shoestring gave us digital confidence, says dental manufacturer
A temperature monitoring pilot at dental manufacturer, Kemdent, gave the staff confidence to digitalise more processes across the company After deliberating about how to incorporate digitalisation into their processes, dental ...
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Shoestring hackathon February 2022
Post updated 26/01/2022  **Please NOTE: ALL 3 CHALLENGES ANNOUNCED**After the successful Shoestring hackathons run in 2019, and online in October 2020 the members of the Shoestring project are organising the ...
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Shoestring’s research is well received at SOHOMA’21
Shoestring researchers' papers on developing low-cost digital solutions and digital manufacturing architectures sparked discussions at SOHOMA’21. The latest advances made in the Digital Manufacturing on a Shoestring project were presented ...
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Shoestring presents at MakeUK’s digital innovation event 1 December
Join Make UK’s online event this Wednesday to hear some practical advice on how your manufacturing company can begin to tackle the challenges of accessing and using digital solutions. The ...
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Shoestring showcases at Digital Manufacturing Week
Last week saw thousands of manufacturers, industry leaders and technology providers descend upon Exhibition Centre in Liverpool for Digital Manufacturing Week 2021. The event gave the Digital Manufacturing on a ...
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Shoestring goes live at Digital Manufacturing Week
Digital Manufacturing on a Shoestring is setting up a factory production line at Digital Manufacturing Week (DMW) in Liverpool, 10 & 11 November. Following the Shoestring approach, the ‘DMW Factory’ ...
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Construction manufacturer sees immediate benefit from Shoestring pilot
David Smith job tracking
This new job tracking pilot at David Smith, a construction manufacturer in St Ives, is already bringing benefits to the company’s production process. It was exciting to visit the construction ...
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Top business challenges for manufacturers identified
Top business challenges for small to medium sized manufacturers are identified and matched to digital solution areas Taking a radical approach to helping SMEs go digital, a team of researchers ...
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Industry partners help develop the Shoestring project
Support grows for Shoestring as it transitions to a community programme, with in-company specification workshops and factory pilots helping to shape the future Shoestring offering. As nationwide support for Digital ...
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