Universities South West Realising potential through partnership Dr Deborah Watson

What’s in a name?….

University Business Services ● Access to highly skilled employees Student & Graduate placements Graduate recruitment through Training and CPD for your own staff ● Access to new ideas & technologies Research & Development, Consultancy Facilities and equipment Networking ● Access to Commercial Opportunities Technology licensing, IP support, spin-outs, incubation space and science parks all provide new opportunities for your business

Your graduate recruitment service – run in partnership with all Universities in the South West. Unlocking Business Potential – a £2.2m graduate placement programme currently under development Next steps - if you want to recruit a graduate go to: And watch this space… for Unlocking Business Potential

Innovation Vouchers ● £3-10k business-led projects – 40% ERDF subsidy = only 60% normal cost to business ● focus on innovation – leading to new products and services ● £2.3m of IVs – to support c200 SMEs in the SW (ex. Cornwall) ● Started 1 October 2012 (subject to contract!) until 2015 Next steps - if your business is interested go to:

University Manufacturing Expertise in the South West

● Centre for Additive Layer ManufacturingCentre for Additive Layer Manufacturing providing access to leading additive manufacturing technologies and expertise across the South West ● Exeter Advanced TechnologiesExeter Advanced Technologies commercial manufacturing processes and materials development: - Materials Specification and Sourcing; - Performance Characteristics and Service Life Cycle Analysis; - In-service failures: fatigue; environmental degradation; stress cracking, production faults; - Manufacturing Issues; - Batch Variation and Quality Assurance; - Suspected Contamination; and - Fillers, Additives and Colourants.

● Innovative Design and Manufacturing Research Centre (IdMRC)IdMRC Advanced Machining Process & Systems Constraint-Based Design & Optimisation Design Information & Knowledge Metrology & Assembly Systems & Technologies ● LIMA provides manufacturing solutions from metrology research for businesses large and small, allowing them to benefit from emerging technology and state-of-the-art solutions.LIMA ● Bath Composites Research Unit investigates the mechanical behaviour of composite materials and lightweight structures and exploits this understanding for use in design and manufacture.Composites Research Unit

● The Advanced Composites Manufacturing Centre (ACMC) is a leading composites facility that brings academicAdvanced Composites Manufacturing Centre R&D together with the needs of industry. ● Analysis and Materials CharacterisationAnalysis and Materials Characterisation ● Analytical Testing Facilities serviceAnalytical Testing Facilities encompassing: Chemical Measurements; Electron Microscopy; Fluid Modelling; and Particle Sizing. ● Plymouth Electron Microscopy Centre - Scanning Electron Microscopy; Transmission Electron Microscopy; X-Ray Micro-Analysis; Low-Vacuum Scanning Electron Microscopy; Low-TemperaturePlymouth Electron Microscopy Centre Scanning Electron Microscopy; and Light / Optical Microscopy.

● Department of Engineering Design and Mathematics - CPD in manufacturing and machining, including developing manufacturing process improvement and composites learningDepartment of Engineering Design and Mathematics ● Centre for Fine Print Research - 3D and Rapid Prototyping; Laser CuttingCentre for Fine Print Research ● Food Manufacturing Excellence with Hartpury CollegeFood Manufacturing Excellence

● Advanced Composites Centre for Innovation and Science (ACCIS):ACCIS Multifunctional composites and novel microstructures Design, analysis and failure Intelligent structures Composites processing and characterisation ● Bristol Laboratories for Advanced Dynamics Engineering (BLADE)BLADE Mechanical testing; Composites processing; Characterisation; High strain rate and Visualisation. ● National Composites CentreNational Composites Centre

● Design CentreDesign Centre ● Product design services: including Concept development; Product development and consultancy; Product engineering/design for manufacture Photo realistic rendering; 3D laser scanning; Rapid prototyping/3D printing CNC machining / routing; Laser cutting and engraving; Model making and finishing. ● Textile design services: Digital fabric printing & Jacquard power loom weaving

● Arts University College Bournemouth – Fashion Design and Manufacture; Graphic Design; Architecture... ● Bath Spa University – Design, Textiles, Ceramics, Music, Health, Writing, Education... ● Royal Agricultural College - Food Chain: food marketing, quality assurance, agricultural, agribusiness and environmental expertise... ● University of Gloucestershire – Business strategy, Graphic Design, Sport, Health...

● Design Simulation Research CentreDesign Simulation Research Centre - Static and Dynamic Design Analysis and Verification of smart composite structures - Simulation of high value manufacturing processes through DES and hybrid tooling - Design and development of Novel flexible tooling for composite manufacture ● Sustainable Design Research CentreSustainable Design Research Centre - Tribology and Environmental Design - Ceramics Tribology - Sustainable Design - Lean Manufacturing

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