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Interview with MTC’s Mike Wilson: ‘Automation is not optional if the UK wants to rebuild manufacturing’

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Automation is Not Optional for UK Manufacturing

Automation is not optional for the UK's manufacturing revival, says Mike Wilson. Mike Wilson, the head of the Manufacturing Technology Centre, is blunt: automation isn’t a luxury, it’s the backbone of rebuilding UK production capacity. In a candid chat about the country’s economic arc, Wilson ties t

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