Made Smarter

Helping small and medium-sized manufacturers adopt digital technology.

 

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Made Smarter Adoption North East can help your manufacturing business become more efficient, more productive and more competitive by investing in digital tools. 

*Grants are subject to availability upon completion of the three programme workshops  

Workshops

Join three workshops to help you on your digitalisation journey – sign up now for the next cohort starting January 2026!

Business & Digitalisation Strategy

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This workshop will help you: 

  • Identify key priority areas in your business that would benefit from digital technology adoption. 
  • Analyse the impact and return on investment the planned adoption will have  
  • Understand your development goals and set clear timescales 
  • Establish what resources and capabilities are required, including physical assets, financial, and human 

Lean Thinking & Process Mapping

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This workshop will help you: 

  • Understand waste vs value. Identify “the seven wastes” in lean manufacturing: transport, inventories, motions, waiting, over production, over processing, and defects 
  • Map wastes in your processes and identify opportunities to apply Industrial Digital Technology to improve outcomes within the value stream 
  • Understand what advanced technology is available and how it can be adopted 

Change & Project Management

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This workshop will help you: 

 

  • Explain how digitalisation will be implemented in your business, considering the psychology of change, stakeholder analysis, and change management 
  • Develop an approach to project management, including budget and timeframes 
  • Create a road map to implementation to ensure the adoption of the new technology is quickly accepted and embedded 

If your business is losing time and money trying to resolve reoccurring issues such as machine downtime, is struggling to meet customer demand, if manual tasks are causing delays or you lack the right data to support decisions, digital technology could be the solution.   

Video Case Studies

Case Studies

Intelect HC Controls BA Joinery Three Brothers Brewing Company Elemy Group
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Made Smarter Adoption North East is backed by world-renowned businesses and the UK government. It aims to drive growth amongst the region’s manufacturing businesses and advance the UK economy by improving the development and adoption of emerging technologies. The North East Growth Hub and Tees Valley Combined Authority are working with Made Smarter to deliver Made Smarter Adoption North East in the North East Combined Authority and Tees Valley Combined Authority areas. You can find out more about the wider Made Smarter offer here.

 

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