Now it’s time to embrace digital technology

Lancashire manufacturers are being urged to embrace digital technology as they adapt to work in the “new normal” created by the coronavirus crisis.

The message from The Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre North West (AMRC NW) is that the time to act is now.

And to help SMEs onto the new digital road in these challenging times it is offering online ‘digital strategy assist’ sessions at no cost to the business.

The county’s proud heritage in manufacturing has been embracing global challenges for years. Covid-19 and social distancing has added a different dynamic, resulting in digital technology being used to communicate and connect workers in ways many of us would not have envisaged a few months ago.

Businesses are seeing and experiencing how technology can work in new ways to help them survive. The challenge for many will be to expand on this and embrace technology in a greater way to ensure that Lancashire manufacturing thrives.