Northwest SME manufacturers are investing £1.9m in digital technologies to boost productivity, create jobs and accelerate growth, with support from Made Smarter. Some 30 manufacturers have secured a combined £604,000 of funding through the Government-backed technology adoption programme. Among them are businesses producing everything from industrial machinery to advanced engineering components. The latest tranche of projects includes investments in automation and robotics, digital inventory systems, production monitoring, cloud-based platforms, and advanced manufacturing technologies.

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