Digital manufacturing
Harnessing the power of connectivity and intelligence, Digital Manufacturing transforms data into actionable insight - driving smarter, faster, and more effective operations.
Our capability
Shaping the future of manufacturing through digital innovation
Digital Manufacturing represents a transformative approach to industrial processes - bringing together the power of connectivity and intelligence to drive innovation across the manufacturing landscape. At its core, Digital Manufacturing comprises two key pillars: connected manufacturing and intelligent manufacturing.
Connected manufacturing establishes a secure, integrated ecosystem where enterprise software, machines, devices, and sensors work in harmony. This digital backbone enables the seamless capture and storage of data, providing a holistic view of operations across the value chain.
Building on this foundation, intelligent manufacturing applies advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data science to extract meaningful insights from data. These insights support real-time decision-making, continuous improvement, and enhanced product quality.
By merging connectivity with intelligence, Digital Manufacturing enables powerful visualisation tools - from dashboards and business intelligence platforms to immersive mixed reality experiences - ensuring that insights are accessible and actionable at every level of the organisation, from the shop floor to strategic leadership.
Meet Nandini, our Digital Manufacturing expert
With over 20 years’ experience, Nandini focuses on accelerating the adoption of innovative digital technologies within UK industry and supply chains. With her expertise spanning a diverse range of technologies such as AI, modelling & simulation and data sciences, Nandini’s work helps organisations use emerging technology to maximise their impact, improve efficiency and boost productivity.
How we can help
Our Digital Manufacturing technologies
Manufacturing ICT Systems
OT Cyber Security
Digital systems architecture & design
Data engineering & cloud based systems
AI, Machine Learning & analytics for manufacturing
Connectivity, Interoperability, Industrial Networks, 5G, IIoT
Extended reality systems design & development e.g. Augmented, Virtual Reality
Industrial vision systems
We help businesses identify opportunities to enhance their operations through the adoption of digital technologies - supporting them in exploring, validating, and implementing solutions that deliver real impact. Through digital discovery and the delivery of industrial proof of concepts, we provide access to state-of-the-art technologies and demonstrate the art of the possible.
A structured approach to digital manufacturing
MTC helps businesses explore and implement digital technologies that drive real improvements in manufacturing. Through digital discovery and proof of concept delivery, we provide access to advanced tools and a risk-free environment for prototyping and testing solutions.
Our connected factory approach enables seamless communication between systems, machines, and supply chains—creating a digital backbone for real-time data capture and coordination. This empowers manufacturers to make informed decisions, optimise processes, and reduce waste using AI and machine learning.
Predictive maintenance strategies help forecast equipment health, minimise downtime, and extend asset life. Intelligent vision systems enhance quality control, ensuring products meet exacting standards.
Cybersecurity underpins all of this, enabling safe adoption of Industry 4.0 and 5.0 technologies. By integrating these capabilities, manufacturers can build resilient, efficient, and digitally connected operations - ready for the future of industry.
- Business Needs Assessment
- Solution Design Support
- Technology Benchmarking & De-risking
- Proof of Concept Deployment
- Technology Demonstration Platform
- Pilot and Evaluate
Business Needs Assessment
We work closely with you to understand your strategic vision, operational challenges, and specific requirements. This ensures that any digital investment is aligned with your long-term goals and delivers measurable value. Our approach helps uncover hidden opportunities and ensures readiness for transformation.
MTC's development ecosystem provides risk free prototyping and demonstrating digital solutions, allowing businesses to witness firsthand the potential enhancements in their production processes.
Digital showcase
Here are a few examples of what we can achieve with the power of Digital Manufacturing. These real-world examples from MTC showcase how digital can produce new efficiencies and productivity that were out or reach or required high-risk investment to achieve.
Digital Proving Ground
The MTC Digital Proving Ground (DPG) is a virtual platform enabling manufacturers to safely test innovations using advanced simulations and digital assets. It offers expert engineering support, vendor-neutral guidance and accelerates ROI by reducing risk and development time. Ideal for improving productivity, cutting costs, and driving innovation with confidence and speed.
AI Validation Platform
The MTC AI Validation Platform helps manufacturers test and validate AI systems in a secure, independent environment. It addresses adoption challenges, ensures compliance with regulations, and enhances AI performance. It supports robust, future-ready AI integration - boosting confidence and reducing risk leading to greater AI adoption.
Digital Twin
A digital twin is a virtual replica of a physical product, process, or system. It uses real-time data and simulations to mirror performance, predict outcomes, and optimise operations. This enables manufacturers to test changes, prevent issues, and improve efficiency - reducing costs, downtime, and risk while accelerating innovation and decision-making. MTC have experience across multiple sectors, implementing digital twins to de-risk and bring greater efficiencies.
Digital Manufacturing Accelerator (DMA)
The DMA is helping UK manufacturers adopt digital and automation technologies. It offers virtual and physical testbeds to safely trial innovations. DMA boosts productivity, reduces risk, and supports agile, sustainable manufacturing through expert support and modular systems tailored to real-world needs.
A trusted partner
- Access to Advanced Facilities - we offer easy access to state-of-the-art manufacturing environments where digital techniques can be applied and proven in real-world conditions
- Technology-Neutral Advice - we are vendor and academic agnostic—always recommending the best-fit technology and value for your business, without bias
- Academic Meets Industry - our team blends academic insight with real-world industrial experience, combining visionary thinking with practical delivery
- Deep Expertise, Broad Perspective - with diverse skills and analytical depth, we understand your challenges, see the bigger picture, and often deliver beyond the original brief
- Risk-Free Prototyping - our development ecosystem enables safe, hands-on testing of digital solutions—helping you validate improvements before committing to full-scale deployment
- Multi-Disciplinary Collaboration - we work closely with teams across modelling, simulation, design, and inspection to deliver integrated, cross-functional solutions.
- Integrated Technology Delivery - we combine cutting-edge innovation with proven, off-the-shelf technologies to deliver solutions that meet your needs—efficiently and effectively
- AI Leadership - with years of experience leading AI in industry, we specialise in trustworthy, responsible AI—well ahead of the curve
- Secure Project Delivery - our robust IT policies ensure secure handling of sensitive data and systems throughout every stage of your project
- Real-World Testbeds - we offer multiple physical and digital testbeds—including 5G networks, OT security, and the Digital Manufacturing Accelerator—for pre-production validation and experimentation
FAQs
Your questions answered
Are manufacturing machines secure?
Manufacturing equipment – or operational technology (OT) - has increasingly digitalised to enable the Industry 4.0 transformation. However, the security of this equipment is extremely variable between sectors, vendors, and machines. In the worst cases, machines have multiple known vulnerabilities of the highest severity, and no capacity to be patched. This presents a substantial risk to the most confidential geometry and quality information about your products, as well as risking the safety of operators. While disconnecting equipment provides protection, it also deprives your business of all the benefits of a connected intelligent process.
The MTC can assess the security of manufacturing equipment, and recommend architectures for securely connecting vulnerable equipment, evaluating threats, and allowing safe connections.
