Value proposition

Driving the growth of manufacturing SMEs through innovation & collaboration

The atim (advanced technologies in manufacturing) cluster supports the green and digital transition of manufacturing SMEs, and companies along their value chain. This industry cluster builds on the Midlands regional strength in digital services, polymer and advanced manufacturing. It goals is to support SMEs and identify common areas of interest, develop strategic alliances so collectively they can enhance capabilities to win business in global markets.

The atim cluster provides the platform to drive the interaction between across the triple helix stakeholders in the region. This interaction, between industry-academia-government is key to improving the condition for innovation in a knowledge-based society where the university is the source of knowledge, industries are the locus of production; and the government as the source of stable interactions.