J U LY _ 2 0 1 8 LEP Chair Mark Stansfeld "We welcome innovative minds" Malvern Hills Science Park opens its doors to 5G innovation Mark Stansfeld, chair of Worcestershire LEP: "At a time of increasing global competition for trade and investment, businesses need to look ahead. 5G is the ultimate catalyst for industrial innovation and Worcester Bosch Group "5G will have a hugely significant impact" Carl Arntzen, CEO of Worcester Bosch: "We are delighted to be involved with the Worcestershire 5G Consortium and to have a central role in bringing this exciting technological innovation to fruition. "We expect the implementation of 5G to have a hugely significant impact for Worcester Bosch, by boosting our overall productivity target and enabling us to enact preventative maintenance on critically important machinery. This will enable us to take a leading role in Industry 4.0 and highlights our business ambitions and the ambitions of the Worcestershire 5G Consortium on the national and international stage." I'm delighted Worcestershire is at the forefront of our national transformation. We are welcoming interest from the country's most innovative minds and ambitious businesses to become part of the county's leading industrial 5G initiative." Worcester Bosch and Yamazaki Mazak have already developed use cases to experiment with preventative and assisted maintenance involving robotics, big data analytics and augmented reality. It's expected the pool of expertise contributing to the testbed will increase over the coming months, as an increasing number of businesses request access to create new products, explore improved productivity and reach new commercial and economic gains. To find out more or to get involved, please email enquiries@wlep.co.ukhttps://www.wlep.co.uk/