The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) hasactually selected Liferay as a core digital facilities element in the factory of the future at the Digital Manufacturing Accelerator (DMA).

The effort lets manufacturers experience the benefits of market 4.0, IoT, clever production, robotics, and automation in a safe environment with precise monetary and functional forecasts in relation to chosen production applications.

As part of the task, MTC is structure a modern re-configurable factory in the centre of Liverpool to home the innovations that will offer makers with modular “plug and play” physical and digital options that will speedup the advancement of technological abilities, and show the operation of versatile production systems.

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The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) in Coventry. Image courtesy of the MTC

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Liferay will be the core innovation in the DMA’s Digital Customer Portal, which will makeitpossiblefor several stakeholders, consistingof clients, supply chain partners, and MTC professionals to teamup on jobs. The DMA will make Liferay’s service readilyavailable to all the business utilizing MTC’s services. Authenticated users will be able to usage the Digital Portal to:

• Select virtual properties from a brochure to deploy in their task
• Choose applications to incorporate with the possessions
• Access live information and make modifications to their environments

The DMA will likewise makeuseof Liferay’s Knowledge Hub and business search abilities to offer info particular to a range of market usage cases.

Liferay is one of 30 business picked to takepart in the job. The choice was made by MTC’s group of leading academics and scientists who examined the innovations, score Liferay as one of the leading candidates. Liferay’s experience in working with top worldwide production business and the versatility of Liferay’s Digital Experience Platform (DXP) identified its service from the competitors.

Sai Sharma, Manufacturing Sector Lead, at Liferay UK & Ireland, stated: “We are really proud to takepart in this effort. Being consistedof in the DMA program is a fantastic recommendation of the usage of Liferay innovation within the production market. MTC is an essential partner for us, and this cooperation will allow us to assistance lotsof more UK production business in transformative digital jobs.”

Nigel Haigh, DMA Supply Chain Manager at MTC, commented: “The success of the DMA needs a network of providers with strong abilities in innovation, supply chain, and task shipment. We have a thorough provider engagement and evaluation program to recognize and choose business that can provide the DMA possessions and the longer-term partnership required. Being part of DMA’s provider network is an recommendation of Liferay’s strong abilities and its dedication to develop a equally useful relationship. We acknowledge that the DMA will be a tough environment, however we are positive in Liferay’s abilities and ecstatic to be working together.”