UKTIN Manufacturing Expert Working Group

The UK Telecoms Innovation Network (UKTIN) Manufacturing Expert Working Group will consider key opportunities to capitalise on the benefits of advanced connectivity across manufacturing.

The group will play a critical role in bringing together the demand and supply sides of the telecoms ecosystem, and provide strategic advice and inputs to UKTIN, helping to shape the practical and pragmatic toolkits we are developing to support organisations looking to undertake their own connectivity projects and programmes.

Advanced communication solutions are fundamental to future factories. Manufacturing use cases not only present some of the most challenging requirements for telecom technology but are also unique compared to other domains. The UKTIN Manufacturing Working Group brings together stakeholders from both the manufacturing and telecommunication sectors to accelerate the adoption of the latest connectivity solutions.”
Aparajithan Sivanathan
Chair, UKTIN Manufacturing Working Group and Head of Digital Technology, AMRC

5 bn

5G IoT devices expected to be sold in 2025
£191 bn

UK manufacturing industry's output in 2020
42 %

increase in machine output manufacturers expect 5G to initiate

Key Focus Areas

Internet of Things

Internet of Things

How do we capture data from existing equipment spread around a factory? Investigating the flexibility of advanced networks to support use cases from low-power devices to high-definition video.
Digital Twins

Digital Twins

Creating digital representations of physical equipment and processes for use in visualisation, modelling and control is a key part of the future factory. Advanced networks can support this by enabling fast decision making and low latency operations.
Security

Security

Too many in-factory wireless technologies have limited or unsuitable security. The group is looking at how this can be remedied to protect the operational data being captured for IoT.
Real-Time Operations

Real-Time Operations

Centralised monitoring and control of a future factory with people, robot manufacturing equipment and autonomous devices is complex, and will require secure, reliable, low-latency networks.

Internet of Things

Internet of Things

How do we capture data from existing equipment spread around a factory? Investigating the flexibility of advanced networks to support use cases from low-power devices to high-definition video.
Digital Twins

Digital Twins

Creating digital representations of physical equipment and processes for use in visualisation, modelling and control is a key part of the future factory. Advanced networks can support this by enabling fast decision making and low latency operations.
Security

Security

Too many in-factory wireless technologies have limited or unsuitable security. The group is looking at how this can be remedied to protect the operational data being captured for IoT.
Real-Time Operations

Real-Time Operations

Centralised monitoring and control of a future factory with people, robot manufacturing equipment and autonomous devices is complex, and will require secure, reliable, low-latency networks.