OutSystems, a low-code app development platform for industry, is collaborating with the Manufacturing Technology Centre’s innovation hub.

Announcing its membership, the enterprise software firm stated it would now be able to work alongside some of the UK’s leading manufacturing businesses, such as Rolls-Royce, Airbus, Unilever, BAE Systems and Siemens to develop applications for technologies including Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI).

OutSystems said a foothold in the manufacturing sector would enable its development teams to innovate applications technology at a much quicker rate than previously, building enterprise-grade applications in new areas, including mobile apps for production line, field service and logistics staff, systems for engagement with customers, staff and business partners, manufacturing execution systems and modernisation of legacy systems.

Nick Pike, vice president at OutSystems, said: “Right now there is pent up demand within manufacturers who are trying to introduce web, mobile, and IoT-connected apps across the sector but are being hampered by slow processes and legacy systems.

“As a result, development teams are seeking ways to innovate faster, and drive digital transformation projects forward quickly, without being encumbered by traditional environments and ways of working.”

As a member of the MTC, OutSystems will be able to commission its own fully-funded projects, as well as engage in MTC’s Core Research Programme, which provides access to an annual collaborative research scheme worth more than £2 million, where research outputs are shared.

This will enable OutSystems to demonstrate the value of low-code, as the centre experiments with different methods of bringing products to market in a cost-efficient way.

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