delighted to announce KWSP and the Digital Manufacturing Centre as a new occupier in one of our latest HQ-style buildings on site which form part of Phase 2 development plans at Silverstone Park. “T e scale and magnitude of the Digital Manufacturing Centre is
to be applauded – as is its clear desire to showcase engineering to local schoolchildren and students. T is aligns perfectly with our own Inspiration for Innovation programme with local schools, in response to concerns from local employers about the skills gap.” In approving public investment for the centre, KWSP and SEMLEP identify that the DMC will help develop new and high-value engineer- ing opportunities for more than 100 SMEs and is forecast to contribute £9m GVA (gross value added) over three years for the region.
SEMLEP Chief Executive Hilary Chipping said: “Working with in-
novative businesses like KWSP to make their ideas become reality is exactly what makes the SEMLEP area the successful place it is today. “T is is ever more important as innovation will be at the forefront of our national response to getting back to business post lockdown and in a new trade era. SEMLEP’s investment, through the Local Growth Fund, will help local businesses to remain at the cutting edge of technology and create long-term job opportunities.” Like the SSEH, the Digital Manufacturing Centre will also act as an
‘incubator’ facility for tech start-up and SME businesses that will have access to its technologies. Meanwhile, Kieron explained some of the futuristic thinking that
has gone into the DMC’s lay-out and processes. He continued: “Polymer additive manufacturing is KWSP’s forte, but
at Silverstone Park we will also have metal additive manufacturing to satisfy the requirements of high-end aerospace, motorsport and space applications. Automotive, Aerospace and Space are all targets for us, with places like Harwell and Wescott nearby. “In fact, there are a whole range of industry sectors we can attract to
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Silverstone Park – oil and gas, land and sea, defence, marine etc – that already recognise the benefi ts of these technologies as they trickle down through the supply chain. “As a result of the COVID situation we know we
have to reconfi gure the premises, making them more hybrid and accessible. T ere are going to be some great levels of connectivity using digital infrastructure. “Our ambition is very much to be operating
on an industrial scale and ensure the Digital Manufacturing Centre at Silverstone Park is right up there with the very best in Europe, if not the world.”
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