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NAA Event Review: Webinar – NMCL Automotive
Steve Collins from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) outlined the opportunities available within the National Manufacturing Competitiveness Levels (NMCL) automotive programme… Using £16m of government funding, matched by industry, and with the backing of 25 of the UK’s largest manufacturers, NMCL Automotive has been designed to raise workforce capability and increase productivity […]
NAA Event Review: The Power of the Digital Twin for the Automotive Supply Chain
With the automotive industry speeding towards electrification, Siemens demonstrated how the supply chain can adopt digitalisation to drive their transformation and be ready for the future of transportation… In this webinar we learned about the technologies that are enabling the automotive transformation from product through to operation and saw where manufacturing can benefit from applied […]
NAA Event Review: Webinar – The Future is Exporting
The Department for International Trade (DIT) kicked off our series of webinars for 2021… The webinar gave a comprehensive overview of export support from the Department for International Trade (DIT) and the Northern Automotive Alliance in the automotive sector DIT Auto Sector team shared the Covid-19 Impact on the global and UK car industry, DIT […]
NAA Event Review: Webinar – Opportunities in the Automotive Sector from Alternative Propulsion Vehicles
Grant Thornton’s Automotive Team gave an overview of the various alternative propulsion technologies currently available or under development, followed by a summary of the current product offerings and known developments from the key passenger car, light and heavy commercial vehicle and bus manufacturers… The key component differences compared to conventional petrol and diesel engine vehicles […]
NAA Event Review: Webinar – Effective Video Content from your Phone or Mobile
None of us need reminding how the communication landscape was turned on its head for us all in March of this year… With face-to-face meetings effectively being wiped off the agenda, the need for meaningful communications via remote platforms has been greater than ever. Zoom, Microsoft Teams and recording content on our mobile devices is […]
NAA Event Review: Webinar – Getting the Most out of Microsoft Teams
As COVID-19 continues to impact people and businesses across the UK, remote or blended work has become the default position for many. Microsoft Teams has helped many organisations to empower virtual work by encouraging connection, driving collaboration, and increasing productivity… Network ROI gave an overview of the latest features in Microsoft Teams and ways companies […]
NAA Event Review: Webinar – 3 steps to unlock investment and skills in robotics and automation
The Northern Automotive Alliance (NAA) was joined by DHL Supply Chains and the Virtual Engineering Centre (VEC) for an ‘ask us anything’ webinar… This focused on the challenges that businesses face within the digital age, and what support is out there to help overcome such challenges – including case study examples in automation and robotics […]
NAA Event Review: Webinar – Impact of Industry 4.0 on the Automotive Sector
On 29 October we held a webinar in conjunction with Senseye exploring the Impact of Industry 4.0 on the Automotive Sector… Senseye gave a brief overview of the challenges that many automotive companies are currently facing, before explaining how Industry 4.0 can be harnessed to increase reliability and productivity. Figures showed that the automotive sector […]
NAA Event Review: Webinar – The Impact of R&D Tax Relief Claims Following Changes due to Legislation
This past year has seen unforeseen changes that have impacted R&D tax claims – recently with CBILs and the furlough scheme as a direct result of COVID-19 and, in addition, the upcoming introduction of IR35 and off-payroll working… What these changes have in common is the impact they will have on a business making R&D […]
NAA Event Review: Webinar – 3 Steps to Unlock Investment and Skills in Robotics and Automation
The Northern Automotive Alliance (NAA) were joined by DHL Supply Chain and the Virtual Engineering Centre (VEC) for an ‘ask us anything’ webinar which focused on the challenges that businesses face within the digital age and what support is out there to help overcome such challenges including case study examples in automation and robotics within […]
