Join us at the AMRC's Factory 2050 for a full-day hackathon. During the hack, we will be exploring solutions to genuine challenges faced by companies in the advanced manufacturing sector, including:

Data analysis & visualisation solutions - turning available data into useful insights and making these accessible to various users.
Data collection tools - making use of existing or new tools to create data capture and storage solutions that are more reliable and provide coherent datasets.
Combining data sets - bringing together data from various sources, to enable new cross-analysis options to inform operational and planning decisions.

You'll have the chance to unpick these challenges alongside people from the companies and other experts from the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) before getting into small teams to find ideas, create prototypes, or mock-up how things might work in practice.

You'll have industry expertise and coaching support for your groups throughout, and the day will round off with teams sharing ideas and any prototypes. There will be small prizes on the day for the best ideas, plus the opportunity to develop these further and pitch them to a wider audience at a showcase event on April 13, where the best ideas will be awarded larger prizes by a panel of industry experts.

Agenda

9:30 - Arrival with tea/coffee/breakfast

10:00 - 10:10: Welcome & intro to the day

10:10 - 10:30: Icebreaker activity

10:30 - 11:00: Idea setting and team formation

11:00 - 16:00: Hack begins! We'd recommend bringing your own laptop.

13:00 - 14:00: Working lunch available (hack continues)

16:00 - 17:00: Pitching & feedback

17:00 - 18:00: After-hack drinks

Option Transport Information

If you have selected the free transfer option, the coach will be collecting you from Sheffield Bus Station – Platform E – stands E4, E5 or E6. Please look for the 'Ashley Travel' coach. The bus will be picking you up from the above location at 9am. The bus will then collection you from Factroy 2050 at 6pm.

Showcase Event

Join us at the NextGen showcase event at Barnsley DMC on Thursday 13th April, where the teams will pitch their ideas to a panel of expert judges with prizes to be won and networking opportunities!

Register to attend here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/showcase-event-data-driven-solutions-in-manufacturing-tickets-573195512207

About Project NextGen

The University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) has selected 14 businesses, ten from South Yorkshire and four from Wales to receive FourJaw’s plug-and-play machine monitoring technology.

As part of the project, a cohort of 'Digital Champions' has been identified to receive training and exposure to data-driven solutions within the manufacturing industry.

The challenges have been set by the companies on this project, they will participate on the day to explain the issues they've faced and explore innovative solutions.

Project kindly funded by:

AMRC Hackathon: Data-driven solutions in manufacturing