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Manufacturing Research Centres

October 2012

Stephen Burgess

- What does Industry want ?

Improve Competitiveness

Better

Products

Better

Business Performance

Manufacturing R&D – Why Invest in R&D ? 2

New Processes

Unit Costs

Improve quality

Standardisation

Reduced Cycle

Times

New Materials

Novel Concepts

Material Utilisation

Improved Life

Reliability

Part Number Count Reduced Lead time

Process Capability

productivity

Reduced Waste

Less Operator

Intervention

Delivery Performance

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5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 MCRL

Industry Need – Rapid & Effective Technology Exploitation

Technology Feasibility Pre-Production Production Implementation

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However …this needs effective collaborative partnerships

Universities

• Fundamental Research

• Theoretical principles

• Lab Demonstration

Systems Integrators

• Equipment Installation

• Process Proving

• Volume Ramp-up • Applied Research

• Full scale demonstration

• Technology Transfer

New Style of Partnership

Mature Rapidly

Transition Seamlessly

Exploit Quickly & Widely

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Game changing products

• Increased market share

• Full IP ownership

• 1 to 1 long term R&D relationships

• Advanced design groups

• Research Council support

• New products

Higher quality products

• High customer satisfaction

• Minimal IP Constraints

• Supply Chain LTA’s

• Cross Functional IPT

• TSB / BIS

• Modified designs

High performance operations

• High productivity, step change QCD

• IP available to supply chain

• Preferred supplier partnering

• Project Team

• TSB / BIS

• New integrated processes / equipt

Low cost, capable activities

• Higher RFT, less work content

• Shared know-how & IP

• Cross-sector Partnering

• Application engineering

• Collaborative ‘Core’ programmes

• Improved manufacturing methods Process

Product

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Short Medium Time Frame

Industry Need – Area of Focus

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Game changing products

• Increased market share

• Full IP ownership

• 1 to 1 long term R&D relationships

• Advanced design groups

• Research Councils support

• New products

Higher quality products

• High customer satisfaction

• Minimal IP Constraints

• Supply Chain LTA’s

• Cross Functional IPT

• TSB / BIS

• Modified designs

High performance operations

• High productivity, step change QCD

• IP available to supply chain

• Preferred supplier partnering

• Project Team

• TSB / BIS

• New integrated processes / equipt

Low cost, capable activities

• Higher RFT, less work content

• Shared know-how & IP

• Cross-sector Partnering

• Application engineering

• Collaborative ‘Core’ programmes

• Improved manufacturing methods Process

Product

Co

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ic

Short Medium Time Frame

Industry Need – Area of Focus

Cross-Sector

Common Problems / Solutions

Shorter Benefit Horizon

Generic knowledge base

Highly Collaborative

Relationship

Company specific

Competitive / Sensitive

Long Term Investment

High Risk / High Return

Highly Focussed

Relationship

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Game changing products

• Increased market share

• Full IP ownership

• 1 to 1 long term R&D relationships

• Advanced design groups

• Research Councils support

• New products

Higher quality products

• High customer satisfaction

• Minimal IP Constraints

• Supply Chain LTA’s

• Cross Functional IPT

• TSB / BIS

• Modified designs

High performance operations

• High productivity, step change QCD

• IP available to supply chain

• Preferred supplier partnering

• Project Team

• TSB / BIS

• New integrated processes / equipt

Low cost, capable activities

• Higher RFT, less work content

• Shared know-how & IP

• Cross-sector Partnering

• Application engineering

• Collaborative ‘Core’ programmes

• Improved manufacturing methods Process

Product

Co

mp

an

y S

pecif

ic

Short Medium Time Frame

Industry Need – Area of Focus

28 Globally

Early TRL capability

Small dedicated teams

Research focus

University Technology

Centres (UTC’s)

7 Globally

Applied Research

Shorter Benefit Horizon

Generic knowledge base

Manufacturing

Research Centres

(AxRC’s)

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Manufacturing

Technology Centre

Coventry UK: 2011

Advanced Forming

Research Centre

Glasgow UK: 2010

Advanced Manufacturing

Research Centre

Rotherham UK: 2008

Advanced Remanufacturing

& Technology Centre

Singapore: 2014

Nuclear – Advanced

Manufacturing Research Centre

Rotherham UK: 2011

National Composites

Centre

Bristol UK: 2011

Commonwealth Centre for

Advanced Manufacturing

Virginia USA: 2012

Network of

Manufacturing

Research Centres Now + 5 Years

Members 125 > 300

Staff 700 > 1500

Floor

Space 50,000 > 100,000

(m2)

Research £30M > £100M

Turnover

Great Start ...

However ...

Strong collaborative model

Good start-up funding

Great leadership attitude

Excellent initial results

Must support ongoing growth

Recognise competition issues

Avoid further bureaucracy

Support industrial exploitation

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Summary - Industry Needs from Manuf R&D Centres

1. Flexible Infrastructure – inspiring, reconfigurable environment

2. Latest Equipment - ‘State of the Art’ with supplier support

3. High Calibre Staff - Innovative, pragmatic with ‘Can Do’ attitude

4. High Calibre Partners - Sector leaders & common objectives

5. Simple IP Model - Flexible IP options with minimum licensing

6. Value For Money – Keep overheads low & promote collaboration

7. Responsive - Turn around projects in days / months not years

8. Delivery Focus – Strong Industrial Leadership is Critical

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