Innovate UK KTN, the networking partner of the UK’s Innovation Funding Agency, Innovate UK, is delighted to invite you to become part of our growing network of international manufacturing business support organisations and provide you with free training and access to our 4Manufacturing® toolkit: https://www.4manufacturing.co.uk. 

4Manufacturing® has been developed and tested by Innovate UK KTN over five years with hundreds of manufacturing businesses starting out on their digitalisation journeys. They have benefitted from the systematic and clear approach that 4Manufacturing® provides to help SMEs prioritise technologies and enable them to deal with key challenges and opportunities.  

The 4Manufacturing®online tool is accompanied by a customised 4Manufacturing® card deck that allows to link challenges with solution themes and enabling technologies. 4Manufacturing® uses a standardised language and provides clear definitions which ensures consistency in the Advisor/ Manufacturer dialog. Systematic data collection using the online tool helps the Agencies to collaborate on improving and scaling up programmes with real evidence of digitalisation strategies for a range of challenges and business types. 

Get involved! 

Until the middle of July 2022 we can offer you the following: 

• Free training and access to the 4Manufacturing® toolkit 

• Joint development of pilot projects - RCTs and/or 4Manufacturing® 

• Events to share lessons learned and best practice 

• Build with Innovate UK KTN a thriving network of Development and Innovation Agencies across Europe 

If you are interested in learning more and in getting involved, please sign-up for the Innovate UK KTN mailing list here, or via email at viola.hay(at)ktn-uk.org.