EDGE Learning & Innovation Factory (LIF) is a state-of-the-art Industry 4.0, operational excellence, and advanced technology learning and demonstration centre that combines theory, technology, and practice under one roof to drive improvements, and inspire an innovative approach to transform future processes and products.
Located in Abu Dhabi, EDGE LIF is a unique gemstone in the United Arab Emirates that provides trainees with hands-on, experiential, gamified, and actionable learnings in line with the facility’s forward-looking, future-focused, and integrated approach.
EDGE Learning & Innovation Factory is purpose-built for the people to drive operational improvements and make a positive impact across their organisations.
PURPOSE
We recognise that in order to bring about disruption, we need to innovate.
EDGE Learning & Innovation Factory is investing heavily in advanced technologies, innovation, and capacity building.
We aim to accelerate advanced technology adoption. To enhance collaboration within the UAE's advanced technology ecosystem. And to enable the co-creation and development of innovative solutions among industry players.
Get trained on industry best practices through targeted best-in-class trainings & certifications.
Leverage an immersive and experiential hub to administrate open innovation initiatives, to co-create future products and processes, and to facilitate ideation and design-thinking workshops.
Demonstration of advanced technologies to provide real-life 'test beds', to further ignite Industry 4.0 and data-driven orangisations.
Get inspired: Immerse yourself in advanced Industry 4.0 technology showcases and witness the future in motion
EDGE is collaborating with academia, as well as local and global industry players, to broaden the Learning & Innovation Factory's offerings to the wider industrial ecosystem. LIF’s offerings include, but are not limited to:
LIF offers a best-in-class training curriculum which combines theory, technology, experiential simulations, and practice under one roof.
Applying Lean principles, methods, and tools to improve efficiencies by reducing waste across manufacturing and/ or admin process.
Applying Six Sigma methodology to reduce variations and enable a systematic stabilisation of processess and quality improvements across operations
Improving efficiency, quality, and transparency by combining Lean principles with digitally connected tools and Industry 4.0 technologies in industrial operations.
Embracing and applying critical methodologies and techniques to navigate with an adaptive and innovative mindset. Applying state-of-the-art collaboration & communication tools (Agile, Scrum® & Design Thinking) to accelerate our product development cycle.
How to collect data, how to administrate and structure data, and how to analyse, report and act on data. Connecting and harnessing multiple platforms, data sources and the Internet of Things for analytics, modelling and continuous improvement.
EDGE Learning & Innovation Factory is also a space for workshops, competitions and demonstrations.
EDGE Learning & Innovation Factory offers a real-world experience with targeted workshops that inspire talent to explore advanced technology.
EDGE LIF is also the perfect venue for competitions and co-development sessions, to expedite our capability roadmap and nurture it with key insights from the ecosystem.
EDGE LIF is a place where thechnology partners can showcase their futuristic prototypes and advance technologies to our companies, and for technology experts to inspire our talent with digital trends.
OUR TRAINERS
We prioritise your growth, skills, and progress.
To offer the best-in-class learnings, trainings, and programmes, and to ensure credibility in delivering such, we have onboarded a diverse group of high-performance experts from across the globe to enable you to learn and achieve more.