Shoestring News
New low-cost solutions help manufacturers go digital
17/06/2021 A new article, originally published in the Manufacturer, shows how the Shoestring programme is using cost-effective, off-the-shelf technologies to help manufacturing...
Students compete to create low cost digital solutions
01/06/2021 The Digital Manufacturing on a Shoestring project successfully ran its second sprint-like event on 24-25 October 2020. This was a highly intensive competition where...
Autumn conference showcases the Shoestring approach
01/10/2019 Shoestring Requirements Workshop Exploring low-cost digital solutions for SME manufacturers, the ‘Digital Manufacturing on a Shoestring’ project is seeking to change...
Shoestring Hackathon October 2019
16/09/2019 About After the successful hackathon challenge run in the IEEE Students’ Hackathon at Metrology for Industry 4.0 and IoT, DIAL is organising the first full event of...
Low-cost automation ‘on a shoestring’ demos in action
19/06/2019 About The Digital Manufacturing on a Shoestring project continued to build momentum at a partners’ meeting on 13th June at the Institute for Manufacturing, bringing...
Small-scale manufacturing the smart way
06/03/2019 ‘Digital Manufacturing on a Shoestring’ is a project with a difference. It asks how existing and readily available digital technologies could be implemented on a...