Europe Region Strategy Review - Rolls-Royce
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Technology “Creating competitive advantage” Peter Price Director of Engineering & Technology, Civil Aerospace “Trusted to deliver excellence”
Transcript of Europe Region Strategy Review - Rolls-Royce
Technology “Creating competitive advantage” Peter Price Director of Engineering & Technology, Civil Aerospace
“Trusted to deliver excellence”
High pressure turbine blade
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R&D investment Long-term investment in technology and intellectual property
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Gross Net % sales
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Gross R&D investment breakdown Full-year 2010 spend – £923m
Sustaining
Engineering
Product Development
Research &
Technology
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R&D process Coordinated research
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Technology readiness level
Project
System demonstration
Applied research
Basic
research
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Global research network Access to a wealth of talent & creativity
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North America
UTC* at Purdue
Asia
UTC in Korea
Research Centres in China, Singapore, Japan
Europe
UTCs in Germany, Sweden, Norway, Italy and
the UK
*UTC = University Technology Centre “Trusted to deliver excellence”
Engineering centres Harvesting capability from around the World
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Bilbao (ITP)
•Turbines
Dahlewitz
•Twin shaft engines
Indianapolis
•Corporate jets
•Defence Aero
•Helicopters
Derby
•Large Engines
Bristol
•Defence Aero
Montreal
•Industrial GT
Mount Vernon
•Pumping
•Integrated systems
Walpole
•Waterjets
Portsmouth
•Electrical systems
Scandinavia
•Marine integration
•Propulsors
•Recips.
Bangalore
•Engineering support
Singapore
•Advanced Tech Centre
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Network of manufacturing research centres Creating an infrastructure for the future
Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC); Rotherham
Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC); Glasgow
National Composites Centre (NCC); Bristol
Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC); Coventry
Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (NAMRC); Rotherham
Commonwealth Centre for Advanced Manufacturing (CCAM); Virginia
Advanced Remanufacturing & Technology Centre (ARTC); Singapore
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Building blocks of technology The importance of people and tools
Systems, processes and tools
World-class engineers
Competitive technology
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Trent 1000 Long-term investment in advanced technologies
Trent 1000
programme
launched
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Trent XWB Leading technologies for today
Excellent test results
Fuel consumption better
than specified
Most efficient large aero gas
turbine ever produced
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Continuous improvement Capitalising on our investment
Technology transfer across product range
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Future middle of the market Leading technologies for the future
Lightweight composites Advanced shroudless High
Pressure Turbine blade and liner
Advanced sealing
and externals
Lightweight
Low
Pressure
Turbine
Advanced blisked High
Pressure Compressor
Advanced
combustor
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Vision 20 Technologies for a 20-year horizon
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Technology across the Group World-class reciprocating engines
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Technology across the Group Leading low carbon technologies
Open Rotor Engine
Tidal Stream Civil Nuclear
PROMAS
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Summary Continuous investment leading to high barriers to entry
At the forefront of the next generation of products and
integrated services
A clear focus on returns
“Trusted to deliver excellence”
Technology “Creating competitive advantage” Peter Price Director of Engineering & Technology, Civil Aerospace
“Trusted to deliver excellence”
