Research and innovation in industrial automation in the ship equipment supply, product and services sector has declined in the last year.
The most recent figures show that the number of industrial automation related patent applications in the industry stood at 58 in the three months ending June – down from 65 over the same period in 2021.
Figures for patent grants related to industrial automation followed a similar pattern to filings – shrinking from 55 in the three months ending June 2021 to 35...