Bring a real manufacturing challenge and discover how practical AI tools can help you save time, improve processes and boost productivity.

Smarter Manufacturing

Practical AI to Improve Productivity, Processes and Performance

Bring us a business challenge. We'll help you explore how AI could help you tackle it.

Are you looking for ways to save time, improve processes or make your manufacturing business more efficient, but aren't sure where AI could help?

Tech Cornwall's Smarter Manufacturing programme is designed to help manufacturers explore practical ways to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to address everyday business challenges.

Whether it's improving production planning, reducing time spent on reporting, managing stock or streamlining administration, this hands-on programme will help you identify opportunities and put your ideas into practice.

You don't need any previous experience of AI, and you don't need to arrive with a fully formed project.

Course Dates & Times

This is a five-week training programme, consisting of one three-hour, in-person session each week at FibreHub, Pool, Cornwall.

Dates fir the programme are:

27/01/2027

03/02/2027

10/02/2027

17/02/2027

24/02/2027

Important booking information

Your ticket covers all five sessions of the programme, not just the first date displayed on Eventbrite.

As each session builds on the previous week's learning, participants are expected to attend all five sessions to get the full benefit of the programme.

How does the programme work?

Over five practical, three-hour sessions, you'll work on a real challenge or improvement opportunity from your own business.

With support from our expert facilitator, you'll explore how AI tools and Agile improvement methods could help you develop, test and refine a practical solution.

This isn't about using AI for the sake of it. It's about understanding where it could genuinely make a difference to your business.

What will we cover?

Session 1 – Understand & Identify

Discover what AI can do, explore practical manufacturing examples and identify a business challenge you'd like to work on.

Session 2 – Plan

Develop your improvement idea and learn how to use Agile methods to create a practical plan.

Session 3 – Test

Experiment with AI tools, work through early challenges and receive individual and small-group coaching.

Session 4 – Improve

Review what's working, explore early results and refine your approach with support from the facilitator and other participants.

Session 5 – Embed & Take Forward

Share your progress, reflect on what you've learned and develop an action plan for continuing your improvement project.

Who should attend?

This programme is suitable for manufacturing business owners, operations and production managers, engineering managers, factory supervisors, quality managers, team leaders and anyone responsible for improving business processes.

No previous AI experience is required.

What will you take away?

By the end of the programme, you'll have:

Explored a real challenge from your own manufacturing business.

Developed and tested an AI-enabled improvement idea.

Gained practical experience using accessible AI tools.

Learned how to use AI safely and responsibly.

Used Agile methods to plan and improve business processes.

Developed a clear action plan for taking your project forward.

Gained practical prompts, templates and tools to use after the programme.

Received a Tech Cornwall Certificate of Completion.

Programme details

Format: Five in-person sessions over five weeks

Session duration: Three hours

Group size: Maximum 10 participants, ensuring plenty of opportunity for individual support.

Why Tech Cornwall?

Tech Cornwall is a not-for-profit organisation supporting Cornwall's businesses through practical training, digital skills development and innovation.

Our approach focuses on applying learning to real workplace challenges, helping businesses build confidence and make meaningful improvements.

Questions?

If you'd like to discuss whether this programme is suitable for your business, please contact info@techcornwall.co.uk.

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