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Industry 4.0 Hack & Pitch 2018 – Manchester

Date: 28 February 2018 09:00 - 28 February 2018 17:00

Digital Catapult is supporting Rolls-Royce and Unilever by challenging SMEs to identify innovative solutions that can positively disrupt the UK’s manufacturing industry.

Our Hack & Pitch event taking place at the Industry 4.0 Summit at Manchester Central Convention Complex on 28 February (9 am – 7 pm) and 1 March (9 am – 7 pm) will provide an opportunity for innovative SMEs to showcase their digital technologies and their practical application in the manufacturing industry.

Participants should be from the UK and offshore and be able to respond to the following challenges:

  • Rolls-Royce: How can IoT and Data Analytics be used to improve the success of product compliance throughout the manufacturing process of high-value components?
  • Unilever: What can be done to automatically identify and summarise important phases/stages in manufacturing process signals?

Why you should attend

Shortlisted companies will benefit from:

  • Access to industry leaders, technologists and challenge specialists from international manufacturing organisations.
  • The chance to meet potential clients.
  • An opportunity to shape current or future product/service offerings with potential clients.
  • Opportunity to be positioned as a leader in developing Industry 4.0 solutions.
  • Network in an exclusive environment.
  • Inclusion in online, on-the-day and post event marketing and communications.

What to expect

Day 1: Participants will workshop solutions with industry experts, manufacturers and technologists before being given time to perfect their pitch for the following day.

Day 2: Participants will see a concentrated morning of closed pitching, followed by a public finale where three finalists will take to the stage seeking to be crowned Summit Champions.

Read all about our previous Hack & Pitch events: Industry 4.0 and Smart Factory Expo.

Who should apply

This event is targeted at small and medium enterprises with the skills to develop disruptive cutting-edge technologies in the digital manufacturing space.