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Design Engineering and Advanced
Manufacturing It helps
deliver key goals identified by a number of high value-added
sectors such as aerospace, automotive, chemicals and the built
environment and also addresses the broad cross sectoral agenda of
manufacturing. A key feature is its focus on implementing and
integrating developments covered under other technology headings.
Factors driving change include
globalisation and UK focus on high value-added activity to
maintain a competitive advantage; complexity; policy agendas set
by other Government departments; and sustainability and regulatory
issues.
Activity to date:
Knowledge Transfer Networks
Sensors
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Competitions in Collaborative R&D
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April 2004
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November 2004
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April 2005
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Projects supported under these
themes have benefited from a significant co-funding through
partnerships with the Regional Development Agencies and the EPSRC.
Successful Collaborative R&D
Projects:
April 2004 -
Environmentally
Friendly Transport,
Sensors and
Control Systems
November 2004 -
Design
Simulation and Modelling
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