Last year’s Artificial Intelligence for Manufacturing event at the MTC was a big success. Photo courtesy of the MTC

The UK has the potential to be the leading artificial intelligence (AI) powerhouse in Europe, with huge opportunities to drive technology forward in its manufacturing businesses, delegates at a high-powered conference at the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) will be told next month.

According to the MTC, AI and machine learning are increasingly well-funded in the UK and with more early-stage technology investment, firms can make huge strides in productivity and competitiveness.

The MTC will be hosting the Artificial Intelligence for Manufacturing 2022 conference on 21 June and the free-to-attend event will bring together industry, academia and research institutions to discuss the way forward.

Addressing the conference will be high-level technologists and industrialists who are actively deploying AI in their businesses and are currently taking the technology forward in their companies and supply chains.

Keynote presentations
Delegates at the conference, which is now an annual event, will hear keynote presentations from industry experts, be able to take part in live Q&A panel discussions or join educational workshops and technology demonstrations.

Nandini Chakravorti, associate director at the MTC, said: “This is a great opportunity to delve into the world of AI and understand how it can help manufacturing businesses in many ways. There is considerable AI resource in the UK, powered by the country’s top talent, and that presents opportunities to propel that towards manufacturing."

She added: “Digital technologies are rapidly transforming how we make products faster, cheaper and better. With the proper use of artificial intelligence, we can compete globally at pace and on price.”

The conference builds on Artificial Intelligence for Manufacturing 2021, which was a hybrid event. Topics this year include the future of artificial intelligence, becoming data ready, AI for industrial applications, maintenance and security, and the benefits of AI for ‘net zero’.