All-Party Parliamentary Manufacturing Group

This week the All-Party Parliamentary Manufacturing Group brought together policymakers, parliamentarians, manufacturers large and small, and academics to discuss the important topic of how 3D printing will change manufacturing in the UK and how this exciting new technology can be supported by government.

In a brilliant panel discussion chaired by Mark Pawsey MP, our members discussed the important topic of how R&D can be supported by the government's Industrial Strategy. Our panel included BAE Systems, Boeing, the High Value Manufacturing Catapult, National Physical Laboratory, Cambridge's Institute for Manufacturing and Autodesk. The discussion focussed on how innovation is supported, both by the state and in industry, and how this activity can be incentivised across the manufacturing sector.

Chair: Mark Pawsey MP, vice-chair of the APMG

Panel:

The APMG were honoured to facilitate an expert panel of associate members from across the manufacturing sector in a special 'Manufacturing Our Future' supplement in the Sunday Telegraph.

Our ten panelists consisted of trade associations who support the APMG, as well as George Dibb, Head Industry, Technology & Innovation here at Policy Connect. Our panel were asked to consider the question 'What challenges does thefourth Industrial Revolutionpresent to SMEs?'