Velden Engineering and Silcoms participated in the latest cohort of the Leading Digital Transformation programme, run under the government-funded Made Smarter North West Adoption initiative. The three-month course, delivered with Manchester Metropolitan University, provided workshops, webinars, case studies and a visit to a 3D manufacturing centre to help SME manufacturers develop strategies for adopting digital technologies such as sensors, data analytics, 3D printing and smart-factory concepts. Velden Engineering's director and company secretary completed the programme and reported that it helped them define their Industry 4.0 vision, strategy and implementation steps. The programme's co-chair Brian Holliday of Siemens attended the showcase event and praised the participants' focus on people, process, strategy and technology adoption.
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