Manufacturing Production Solutions

Changing perceptions of engineering Bridging the skills gap with automated engineering

According to the State of Engineering Survey by Engineering UK, the industry requires 265,000 new skilled entrants annually in order to meet demand by 2024. Here, Martyn Williams, Managing Director at industrial software provider COPA-DATA UK, examines Britain’s engineering skills shortage and explains how automated engineering can redefine the role of the manufacturing engineer and ultimately bridge the skills gap.

“Data can save the future of manufacturing”

Those are the words of keynote speaker Norbert Hanke at a major Hexagon event which showed an insight into the future of manufacturing and addressed new ways to achieve a competitive edge. “Data will power a successful digital ecosystem which is smart and fully connected.”

Automation and the future of work

A recent report from the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee (BEIS), which looks at the state of automation in the UK, has been welcomed by FANUC UK’s Managing Director Tom Bouchier.

An Innovative Partnership to solve the skills gap

‘To address the engineer skills shortage and to keep up with manufacturing demand, UK manufacturers would need to recruit an additional 203,000 skilled engineers each year until 2024, according to a government study.’ Numerous studies are reporting that the engineering skills shortage is one of the main concerns facing British Manufacturing today and yet each year, there are thousands of engineering students that do not secure a career in engineering.

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