13th May 2021 1:04 pm 13th May 2021 1:04 pm
PrintCity – a digital manufacturing centre at Manchester Metropolitan University – is bringing together industry and academia in an effort to address engineering’s digital skills gap. Mick Goodwin, applications engineer at industrial 3D printing company, Markforged looks at how it’s tackling the challenge.
Manchester Metropolitan University is one institution tackling this challenge through its MSc in Industrial Digitisation and its 3D additive and digital manufacturing centre, PrintCity.
The PrintCity team see their purpose as ‘bridging the skills gap between education and industry’ – through innovation and collaboration. Attracting students from across disciplines including engineering and fine arts, PrintCity is providing them with access, hands-on experience and insight into technology and industry. The course attracts both BA and BSc undergraduate students.