Enginuity Future Skills Hub

Engineering and manufacturing is rapidly transforming, making it hard for employers to know what skills they need to keep pace with change. The Enginuity Future Skills Hub aims to demystify the skills, trends and transitions reshaping industries within the UK’s engineering and manufacturing sector.

Demystifying digitalisation

Digital technologies are transforming traditional manufacturing processes, often by replacing manual and paper-based processes.  Understand the different technologies changing engineering and manufacturing, their uses and benefits, and the skills you will need to adopt them.

Digitalisation technologies

Additive manufacturing

Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, is where objects are created by adding material layer by layer, in contrast to traditional manufacturing methods that focus on cutting or shaping materials.

Automation and robotics

Automation involves the use of technology to perform tasks traditionally done by humans, while robotics refers to the design, construction, and operation of robots to automate processes and tasks in various industries.

Data analysis and visualisation

Data analysis and visualisation involves collecting, examining and presenting data to derive actionable information and business insights.

Digital project management

Digital project management is the practice of managing projects using computer applications and tools to plan, execute, and monitor tasks, resources, and timelines, facilitating collaboration and communication among team members. For many manufacturing businesses, digital project management might be the starting point in the digitalisation journey.

Digital twins

A digital twin is a computer model that shows live data about an intended or real product, system or process part so that you can see how it performs in real-time.

Immersive technologies

Immersive technologies can generally be categorised into virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR).

Machine learning

Machine learning is a branch of artificial intelligence that enables computers to improve from experience, learning from historical and other ‘real-world’ data to analyse and make predictions.

The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)

The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) refers to the network of interconnected devices, sensors, and machinery in industrial settings, enabling monitoring, analysis, and optimisation of manufacturing processes for increased efficiency and productivity.

Made Smarter: Leading digital transformation whitepaper

To support more SME manufacturers, Made Smarter has put together a white paper to highlight how they can implement strong, flexible leadership to realise the bounty of benefits...

Siemens: Executive’s Guide to Digital Manufacturing

In this eBook, learn about the increasing challenges found in the part manufacturing industry and how machine shops are overcoming these challenges with the help of digital manufacturing.

MAKE UK: Demystifying Digitisation

This guide, created by MakeUK in partnership with AWS, is a roadmap to digital transformation that can reshape your business

Innovate UK

Innovate UK’s Workforce Foresighting Hub has developed a structured process, aligned with national policy, to help deliver a skilled workforce to exploit innovative technologies in the UK.