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00:04 It is critically important, not just for the innovation
00:07 that this site is going to help incubate and produce,
00:10 but for the long-term economic development
00:12 of this entire region.
00:14 Manufacturing obviously has a long history in Northern
00:16 Ireland.
00:16 This next generation of manufacturing
00:18 is going to power world innovation,
00:20 create solutions to problems that we
00:21 don't know how to solve yet.
00:22 So incredibly exciting for me to be here,
00:24 to see the work that's actually already being done on the site,
00:27 and to know that the future of Northern Ireland
00:29 is connected to its past, but incredibly bright and prosperous
00:32 going forward.
00:34 Today I'm at Global Point to celebrate a major milestone
00:38 development of our work with the Belfast Region City Deal.
00:41 Here at Global Point, we're developing
00:43 a facility, a factory for the future,
00:45 that will make the best use of our skills
00:47 in advanced manufacturing.
00:48 This is going to make a real difference,
00:50 not just to the local economy and the people of this area,
00:53 but to the whole of the Northern Ireland economy also.
00:59 So the important thing about this facility
01:01 is that it brings university, business, and local government
01:03 together.
01:04 We can work in a very positive manner,
01:07 celebrating the success of each other
01:09 and acting in a synergistic way to really drive forward
01:12 this initiative for the economy.
01:13 I think the manufacturing sector in Northern Ireland
01:16 is really excited about what opportunities
01:18 the AMIC Centre, the factory of the future, can bring.
01:23 I think there are many opportunities that
01:24 will be supported by the technology that's available,
01:28 the experience and expertise that's going to be available.
01:31 And I'm absolutely confident that the manufacturing sector
01:35 will be fully involved.
01:36 So this building is going to be equipped with state
01:43 of the art technology, and importantly, world
01:46 leading people and skills.
01:47 So we're going to be working on digital manufacturing,
01:50 automation, novel manufacturing processes,
01:53 looking at how do we bring digitization
01:55 to processes like fabrication, welding, machining.
01:58 We're going to be leading on smart design,
02:00 integrate manufacturing and design
02:02 to bring solutions to market much more rapidly.
02:04 This is going to be a place where
02:06 we can showcase state of the art technologies to companies
02:09 and how it applies to solve their real problems.
02:11 It's also going to be a place where we can de-risk solutions.
02:14 So we can develop factory-like conditions and solutions here
02:18 that can be rapidly deployed into factories
02:20 with minimal risk without disrupting production
02:22 to drive competitiveness to win business for the companies
02:25 we're working with.
02:27 Well, this project aligns with Queen's Net Zero 2040 strategy.
02:31 The Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Centre
02:34 is a factory of the future, and it
02:36 will provide manufacturing innovation, sustainability,
02:39 energy, and low carbon spaces.
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