VentilatorChallengeUK and industry collaboration: A Manufacturing Management Live Panel

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The latest in MM's series of video panel discussions looks at how the industry has rallied together to meet urgent medical need, and asks whether that spirit of collaboration can continue into the future.

VentilatorChallengeUK, the consortium of manufacturers rapidly put together in response to the government's urgent call for medical equipment, has seen companies collaborating from all corners of the industry. But will this spirit of collaboration continue following the pandemic? To explore this, Manufacturing Management editor Chris Beck was joined by three members of the consortium - Peter Bruch, MD of AE Aerospace, Mark Howard, head of R&T business development at Airbus, and Brian Holliday, MD of Siemens Digital Industries - and Stephen Phipson, CEO of Make UK, the manufacturers' organisation.

Read more: The Engineer's Jon Excell speaks to Dick Elsey, CEO of the HVM Catapult and leader of the Ventilator Challenge consortium

Manufacturing Management's previous Live Panels are available to watch on YouTube at https://bit.ly/36kQBLh.

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