Loughborough University
Leicestershire, UK
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Advanced VR Research Centre

Digitalization for SMEs

Digitalization has the potential to transform the UK's manufacturing, service industries and associated infrastructure systems. This project seeks to work with aerospace SME, supply-chains and other organisations in the East Midlands to develop their digitalization capabilities by establishing a highly efficient integrated supply-chain ecosystem that is connected and smart. It aims to bring about urgent transformational changes and new approaches underpinning high-value engineering supply-chains needed by industry to survive and secure a competitive edge.

The Royal Academy of Engineering have funded a new three year strategic project which aims to significantly add value across the regional SME supply-chain/industry base, by becoming the catalyst for their adoption of key digitalization technologies through cross-sector engagement, and by contributing to solving specific UK societal challenges in terms of contributing to essential future skills development.

A number of useful guides are being produced to provide insights into how the various technologies will shape this exciting evolution:

  • 01 - What is Digitalization Transformation (update in preparation)
  • 02 - The Role of AI/Machine Learning in Digitalization >>AI Guide 02
  • 03 - Systems of Systems their role in the Digitalization Eco-system >>SOS Guide 03
  • 04 - Model based systems engineering (MBSE) their role in the Digitalization Eco-system >>MBSE Guide 04
  • 05 - The Role of Architecture Frameworks in Engineering Information >>AF Guide 05
  • 06 - The role of blockchain technology in Digitalization >>‌BC Guide 06
  • 07 - Demystifying the Role of AR/VR in Engineering (update in preparation)
  • 08 - Awareness of Health and Safety Risk Assessments for AR/VR (update under review)

We can recommend the following additional sources that help explain the role of digitalization:

AI related

Artificial Intelligence Roadmap - A human-centric approach to AI in aviation - click link > AI Roadmap and The Age of AI - You Tube series on AI

 

Access Digitalization Guides from the following links: