Consulting / Manufacturing

Quantum Education Workshops for Manufacturing Teams

Six specialist workshops covering materials simulation, production optimisation, supply chain security, and post-quantum cryptography migration for industrial environments. Delivered by practitioners with direct manufacturing and quantum technology experience.

View Workshops Enquire Now

Proud to recommend our expert members

Materials simulation

Production optimisation

Supply chain security

OT and ICS cryptography

Executive quantum strategy

Workshop Topics

All sessions are configurable for your audience and delivered by practitioners with direct manufacturing sector and quantum technology experience.

Quantum Simulation for Materials Discovery and Design

Half day In person or online

Covers quantum chemistry simulation, molecular modelling, and accelerated materials characterisation for R&D teams in advanced manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and aerospace. Examines where near-term quantum processors outperform classical HPC on specific discovery tasks and how to structure a first simulation project.

Quantum chemistry simulation: current capabilities and hard limits
Molecular modelling workflows on NISQ-era hardware
Accelerating materials characterisation with quantum algorithms
Integration with existing HPC and CAD/CAE toolchains
Vendor landscape: what is production-ready versus experimental

Learn More

Quantum Optimisation for Production Planning and Scheduling

Half day In person or online

Practical workshop on applying quantum and quantum-inspired optimisation to job-shop scheduling, capacity planning, and multi-site production coordination. Covers QUBO formulations, annealing approaches, and realistic performance comparisons against classical solvers on manufacturing-scale problems.

Formulating production scheduling as a quantum optimisation problem
QUBO and Ising model representations for manufacturing constraints
Quantum annealing versus gate-based approaches for scheduling
Benchmarks: quantum versus classical solvers at manufacturing scale
Pilot project design for production planning teams

Learn More

Quantum-Safe Supply Chain Security for Manufacturers

Half day In person or online

Addresses the quantum threat to supply chain cryptography, including encrypted communications between suppliers, ERP-to-ERP data exchanges, and digital twin integrity. Covers post-quantum cryptography migration priorities specific to manufacturing and industrial OT environments.

Cryptographic risks across multi-tier manufacturing supply chains
Harvest-now-decrypt-later threats to long-lived supplier contracts
PQC algorithm selection for supply chain communication protocols
Securing ERP-to-ERP and EDI interfaces against quantum adversaries
Migration sequencing: tier-1 suppliers first versus parallel rollout

Learn More

Quantum Computing for Quality Control and Defect Detection

Half day In person or online

Examines quantum machine learning approaches to automated visual inspection, sensor fusion for defect classification, and process anomaly detection on production lines. Covers practical deployment constraints and how quantum-enhanced QC models compare against current deep learning baselines.

QML for automated visual inspection and defect classification
Sensor fusion and quantum-enhanced signal processing on production lines
Process anomaly detection: quantum versus classical model comparison
Data requirements and hardware constraints for quantum QC systems
Integration pathways with existing MES and SCADA infrastructure

Learn More

PQC Migration for Industrial Control Systems

4 hours + Q&A In person or online Max 30 delegates

Structured briefing for OT security leads, plant managers, and IT/OT integration teams. Covers the specific cryptographic exposure of PLCs, SCADA, DCS, and IIoT devices, and how to sequence a PQC migration without disrupting production continuity. Includes a working cryptographic inventory methodology for industrial environments.

Cryptographic inventory methodology for OT and ICS environments
PLC, SCADA, and DCS: where legacy cryptography creates quantum exposure
NIST PQC standards and their applicability to constrained industrial devices
Migration sequencing to avoid production downtime
Governance frameworks for IT/OT PQC programme management

Learn More

Quantum Computing Strategy for Manufacturing Executives

4 hours + Q&A In person or online Max 30 delegates

Executive briefing for operations directors, CTO, and VP-level leaders in automotive, aerospace, chemicals, and advanced materials. Session one covers the manufacturing-specific quantum opportunity across simulation, optimisation, and security. Session two covers vendor selection, investment sequencing, and building internal capability without over-committing to early hardware.

Quantum computing impact on manufacturing: a sector-specific assessment
Prioritising use cases: simulation, optimisation, or security first
Vendor evaluation and separating credible roadmaps from marketing claims
Investment sequencing and internal capability development
Building the business case for a first quantum manufacturing project

Learn More

Membership Access

All workshop participants benefit from QSECDEF membership. Members receive a 20% discount on in-person sessions and full access to the lecture archive and certification programmes.

Expert Vendor Membership

$399 per month

10 hours advisory per month
10-user access licence
Dedicated client manager
Business amplification
Informal peer review
Membership press release
Partnership introductions
Collaboration opportunities

Limited Time — 2026 Only

Lifetime Individual Membership

$149 lifetime

Free webinar events
80 hours of quantum education
Quantum Cybersecurity Certificate
Quantum Blockchain Certificate
Members-only events
Executive training discounts
Priority QSECDEF 2026 access
Newsletter and community

Join Now

Enterprise Up-skilling

$499 per year / 10 users

Access to all training and lectures
10-user access licence
Workforce certifications
Discounts on events
Weekly events attendance

Get Started

Book a Manufacturing Workshop

Sessions are configured around your team's technical level and operational priorities. Get in touch to discuss requirements and schedule a date.