AI 3D-printing factory network across the UK

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Approximately 25% of global plastic production is manufactured in China. Reshoring manufacturing to the UK will drive two major impact reductions: carbon emissions and virgin plastic consumption. Batch.works is a UK manufacturer who combines 3D-printing and recycled materials to produce products for UK brands, including lighting, stationery, fashion and homeware. In this project we will integrate AI to reduce the fail-rate of 3D-printing and automate our factor processes to:1. Increase use of recycled materials2. Reduce our costly printing fail rate to improve resource efficiency3. Improve life-cycle circularity for new products4. Reduce embodied carbon in our products5. Improve profitability as we scaleBuilding UK manufacturing capability that is inherently adaptable, makes us more resilient and less reliant on global supply chains, which have been vulnerable under COVID.