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Latest News
Researchers develop explainable AI that can reason, decide and act in manufacturing environments
Published in Nature Communications, the study introduces CIPHER, an AI system that can identify production problems, explain their causes and recommend corrective actions, helping bring more capable and trustworthy AI to factory environments.
MET project spotlight: Using satellite data to strengthen environmental auditing of global supply chains
Explore MET Student, Benedetta Radice Fossati Confalonieri's MET project with the Global Supply Chain Observatory.
Women in Manufacturing UK 2026 conference announced
The IfM is bringing together some of the UK's leading voices in manufacturing as it co-hosts the fourth Women in Manufacturing UK 2026 conference on 21 October.











