The High Value Manufacturing Catapult (HVMC) wanted to understand how British industry could regain its competitive advantage, and identified the slow take-up of digital technologies as an opportunity for innovation and growth.
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Case Study
Manufacturing
How PASs Helped UK Manufacturing Embrace Digitalization
The UK's slow take-up of digital solutions placed it at risk of being left behind. To accelerate their progress, manufacturing leaders turned to PASs.
Repositioning UK manufacturing's world-leading credentials
Overcoming barriers to digital manufacturing
Organizations are strengthening their manufacturing supply chains with digital solutions. To cement the UK's position as a global leader, it's critical that industry players adopt cutting-edge products and services to drive revenue and lower costs.
But organizations face several serious barriers to digitalization. They include the risks and expense of R&D, industry skills gaps, the significant upfront costs of launching new products and services and the difficulty of scaling them up effectively.
A fast-track approach to standards development
After investigating the possible impact of PAS on the rapid adoption of digitalization, the Institute for Manufacturing (IfM) and its partners identified five opportunities for standards development. These areas included design for digital manufacturing, intelligent data gathering and analysis, and data ownership structures.
Four PASs were subsequently developed with input from organizations such as the Ministry of Defence and BAE Systems. They establish best practices to help manufacturers adopt digital technologies in a variety of areas.
Reestablishing British manufacturing's credentials
Clearing the path for innovation through standards development has helped UK manufacturing to thrive
Unlocking the UK's manufacturing industry's potential
Industry leaders are eager to innovate and grow globally with the right support
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Manufacturing accounts for 45% of the UK's total exports
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The UK ranks ninth globally for manufacturing output
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81% of UK industries say digital technologies will enable new market access
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92% of UK businesses say government needs to incentivize long-term investment in digitalization
Accelerating opportunity for an innovative manufacturing industry
We shape and embed best practice so that businesses can become future ready. As a global standards organization, we accelerate opportunities for the manufacturing industry by establishing best practice to fuel innovation and growth.
How standards establish trust and expertise
Learn how PASs can rapidly unlock your organization's potential to access new markets, drive revenue and cut costs.