Our brand-new programme to support both SME and larger-scale manufacturers on their digital-powered digital journey to greater productivity.
Manufacturers of the future need to work more quickly and efficiently, with increased reliance on their digital networks to drive productivity – all while driving down costs and enhancing revenue. This is why digitalisation for manufacturers is vital for the future growth of the sector.
We want to support manufacturers on their digital journey and help them adopt digitalisation to drive success and true productivity.
This is why we’ve developed the Manufacturing Digital Journey. This has been designed to support manufacturers in understanding and adopting digital technology that will drive true productivity improvements and power post-pandemic recovery.
Our brand-new programme to support both SME and larger-scale manufacturers on their digital-powered digital journey to greater productivity.
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AE Aerospace is the first manufacturing SME in the UK to launch a private network. Watch this video to learn more about how they’re implementing this groundbreaking technology.
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The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC), a facility in Coventry dedicated to supporting manufacturers to benefit from new technologies, is launching a 5G private network to help manufacturers boost productivity via 5G use cases.
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The Worcestershire 5G Consortium was awarded funding by the 5G Testbeds and Trials Programme as part of the Programmes initial portfolio of Use Case Trials.
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A recent government study has placed the west Midlands first for 5G across the UK's combined Authority and has ranked Birmingham first for 5G connectivity out of the UK's top six cities. Read More >
EMS connectivity solutions are hosting an online event exploring the ways in which 5G can deliver more opportunities for people and business. Read More >
5PRING are hosting a Q&A webinar discussing everything you need to know about the 5PRING Manufacturing Accelerator Programme. Read More >
WM5G and AE Aerospace were recently invited to join a cohort of leading experts for a session on Manufacturing Management Live Panel to discuss how manufacturers can benefit from 5G communications. Read More >
WM5G and AE Aerospace have been featured in Raconteur, a B2B publication that publishes printed reports in The Times and The Sunday Times about how to make your business ready for 5G. Read More >
Riccardo Weber, Manufacturing Project Manager at WM5G discusses how 5G can support manufacturers to increase productivity in the context of a huge amount of interest and uptake of 5G technology in the last few months. Read More >
With a focus on aerospace in the Midlands, which is one of the region's biggest industrial sectors, Insider Media have outlined the future of manufacturing and how 5G will play a massive part in revolutionising the UK aerospace industry. Read More >
Members of the West Midlands 5G team have been quoted in Midlands Business Insider in an article on how UK SMEs in the aerospace sector have benefitted from the installation of a 5G network. Read More >
Telefonica's O2 UK and aerospace company, Leonardo have teamed up to investigate applications and demonstrate the advantages of 5G private networks to the defence and security industry. Read More >
The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC), a facility in Coventry dedicated to supporting manufacturers to benefit from new technologies, is launching a 5G private network to help manufacturers boost productivity via 5G use cases. Read More >
AE Aerospace, a leading manufacturing business in the West Midlands, will be the first UK SME to deploy a 5G private network and will work together with WM5G and its technology partners, on three new 5G use cases set to transform manufacturing. Read More >
Leveraging 5G technologies to accelerate growth for Industry 4.0. Together BT, the University of Warwick and Warwickshire County Council are hosting this event, one of three. Read More >
5PRING is holding a panel session on how organisations in the manufacturing sector can explore innovation with the power of 5G. Panellists will also dive into the value of 5G for businesses in the sector and what they should be doing to be 5G ready. Read More >
Members of the WM5G team will be speaking at the 5G Realised Summit on Wednesday 9th and Thursday 10th September 2020. The 5G Realised Summit will look at use cases for 5G across different industry vertical segments... Read More >
Government ministers are calling on local councils to help ensure people can access better broadband and mobile connectivity crucial to the UK’s coronavirus recovery. Read More >
After a decade of growth, the West Midlands’ economy is being badly affected by COVID-19. Stepping back, the global pandemic is accelerating key digital trends and digital leadership is now at the heart of the recovery plan for the West Midlands. Read More >
Chair of WM5G, Mark Stansfeld will be speaking in a webinar at 2pm on Monday 6th July 2020. "Supercharging UK plc with 5G – exploring the economic opportunity" is a free webinar looking at the potential of 5G to power the digital economy. Read More >
5G’s increased capacity, low-latency and enhanced security make it ideal to support manufacturers to transform productivity. Read about how 5G will help to open up endless possibilities in manufacturing. Read More >
The UK’s 5G and manufacturing sectors recently hosted the international 5G Alliance for Connected Industries and Automation’s (5G-ACIA) quarterly workshop in Coventry on February 10th 2020. Read More >
5G-ACIA will be holding a 3-day member event in our region in January 2020 and they have invited WM5G to lead on a workshop on day 3 with a focus on Industrial 5G. Read More >
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