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Turning data into value
The Manufacturing Data Summit UK takes place in London on 6 October 2026 as manufacturers face growing pressure to turn years of digital investment into operational results. Factories have accumulated connected equipment, cloud platforms, analytics tools, automation systems and AI pilots, yet many still lack a coherent roadmap linking those capabilities.
The problem is rarely a shortage of technology. Digital initiatives are often introduced as separate projects, with one team exploring predictive maintenance, another building a data platform and individual plants selecting tools to solve immediate problems. Each decision may make sense alone, but together they can create duplicated systems, fragmented information and unnecessary complexity.
AI exposes those weaknesses quickly. A model cannot compensate for poor data quality, unclear ownership or inconsistent processes. A successful proof of concept may demonstrate potential, but scaling it
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