Alex Durie, 7-22 Systems recently presented at the Lochaber Chamber of Commerce on the Scottish SME’s journey in working with the Make it Smart Hub and its investment in machinery after undergoing an R&D project together.
In 2022 founders of 7-22 Systems connected with us to help upscale their manufacturing and construction business. The Make it Smart Hub and 7-22 systems have worked closely together to help improve the company’s processes and advance their manufacturing. As part of the project, 7-22 Systems were able to trial a new process using a CNC-cut template, with support and machinery they could not otherwise have had access to.
The company presented on their experience at the event and were also able to explain about the impact they are having with their pre-fabricated, insulated and ecological building system.
Alex described the process with the Make it Smart Hub, stating that after the successful trial, they sought to fully implement the new process themselves.
7-22 Systems went onto invest in their own CNC machine, which they revealed during their presentation. With the help of the Make it Smart Hub, 7-22 systems went from using a fully manual, time intensive process to now a semi-automated one.
This is a living example of a Scottish SME improving their manufacturing capabilities through the support of the Advancing Manufacturing Challenge Fund (AMCF) backed project.
Their work with the Make it Smart Hub has helped them also spread the word about their business, speaking at this event chaired by John MacKenzie of Highlands and Islands Enterprise Innovation, and at ‘The challenges & solutions for island & rural housing construction’ webinar held by BE-ST.
Services provided by the projects through AMCF to SMEs are free of charge. If you are interested in receiving support from the Make it Smart Hub, AMCF project, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with Sarah Buchanan to find out how we can support you.
