HEYCA Made Smarter: Robot for Manufacturing Sector

HEYCA Made Smarter team offering local manufacturing businesses the chance to explore the world of robotic automation
About this Event

HEYCA Made Smarter: Robot for Manufacturing Sector

Automation of manufacturing processes is a crucial step in a company’s need to win/retain business, and to protect against an aging workforce. Contra to popular opinion, robots rarely replace people, but they do help improve productivity, improve quality, reduce waste and remove ergonomic issues within a factory.

Hull & East Yorkshire Made Smarter team are delighted to offer local manufacturing businesses the chance to explore the world of robotic automation at a free workshop, being held on Thursday 8th October (starting at 8:30 with coffee and tea) at Aura Innovation Centre, Hessle, Hull.

Olympus Technologies are a leading local robotic automation company. They will lead us through this subject, outlining what robots and cobots actually are, and how they can help you overcome some of your business challenges. Adam Swallow, Manging Director of Olympus, will lead an informal session to talk through the steps of how to approach robotic automation for companies who have little or no experience. It will be kept informal so that questions can be asked along the way, and no questions are off limits. Adam will outline the process to follow, and the pitfalls to avoid. Following a break, one of Olympus’ engineers will enable you to experience a cobot for yourself, to understand how easy they are to operate, and how flexible they are to redeploy should your business needs change.

Made Smarter can support companies on this journey, both in terms of consultancy support, and capital grants for equipment Hull & East Yorkshire manufacturing businesses

Target Audience:

• Open only to business owners, senior staff, production managers / team leaders in the manufacturing sectors

The target audience for such an event would be those manufacturing businesses who staff wish to explore:

• Providing an opportunity to explore what robots and cobots can offer manufacturing businesses overcome some of their business challenges
• Address how the technologies could improve productivity, improve quality, reduce waste and remove ergonomic issues within a factory without replacing valued staff
• Consider practical case studies where Olympus Technologies has successful addressed solution tailers to other manufacturing business needs
• Explore funding streams which might be able to support the implement robots and cobots with the business

Event Commence at 08:30am: with a coffee / tea

Welcome and Introduction from Les Selby: HEY Made Smarter

09:15 to 11:00 Introduction provided by Adam Swallow, Manging Director of Olympus

11:00 Refreshment

11:20 to 11:40 Funding Opportunities: Funding streams which could assist delegates in implementing projects plans for robots and cobots

11:40 to 12:00 Questions to speaker / Networking

Please note no external sales staff / consultants. The event has limited places to ensure businesses can enjoy quality time with the support agencies. We ask that non-manufacturers business to contact us separately for support as we are only making space available for manufacturing businesses at this event.