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Manufacturing & Supply Chain – Milton Keynes

June 2019

Event date: 25th June 2019

HGF Partner Jason Lessard will be presenting ‘Will industry 4.0 kill your competitive advantage?’ at the Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference in Milton Keynes on the 25th June 2019.

The Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition is a Technology to Industry Event organised by Premier Publishing & Events. It brings together, National and International Technology and Hardware Providers across High-tech Manufacturing, Precision and Industrial Engineering, Industry 4.0, Robotics, Automation, 3D Composites and their individually related vertical sectors.

HGF Partner Jason Lessard will be presenting “Will industry 4.0 kill your competitive advantage?”.

Jason will be discussing how integration across the supply chain is at the heart of Industry 4.0. With integration comes transparency in propietary information, processes, and technology. Companies that fail to protect their propietary assets will lose their competitive advantage.

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