Grant
Smart Manufacturing Data Hub
The Smart Manufacturing Data Hub is a national Innovate UK programme helping UK manufacturers turn production data into measurable productivity through shared infrastructure, pilots and applied R&D support. It complements Made Smarter as the data-and-analytics layer. Best suited to manufacturers with some digital maturity who want to test data-driven processes before committing to in-house platforms. Typical next steps are Innovate UK Smart Grants or APC Collaborative R&D for own-IP development.
Innovate UKVaries by call — typically part-funded R&D and pilot grants, plus free capability and infrastructure support
About this funding
Innovate UK-backed national programme helping UK manufacturers extract value from production data through shared infrastructure, pilots and capability support. Operates alongside Made Smarter as the data-and-analytics layer of UK manufacturing innovation.
Who can apply
UK manufacturers (typically SMEs and mid-sized) with a production-data challenge they want to address through pilots, infrastructure access or applied R&D.
Where it is available
Open to manufacturers UK-wide.