Project Lead: Sean Williams
Institution: Teesside University.
Partners: UNASYS LIMITED, AIRHIVE LTD.
Amount: £ 64k
Scheme: Fostering Partnerships.
Theme/Area: Integration into End Use Sectors/Industrial Decarbonisation.
Brief Description: This project will develop a blueprint for a smart industrial belt using interconnected digital twins. It will integrate existing and emerging data silos through an interoperability layer, enabling automated data collection, advanced analytics, immersive visualisation, and real-time notifications. By consolidating fragmented data and improving interaction with digital twins, it supports digital transformation, increases operational efficiency, and fosters sustainable, socially responsible supply chains. Although tangential to our core product development, an external accelerator initiative focused on breakthrough engineering innovations provides a launchpad for spinout, commercialisation, and patent applications, while delivering valuable insights and strengthening partnerships across the industry.