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AMRC  Innova+on  District

Dr  Sam  Turner  

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The  AMRC  &  AMP    

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What is AMRC?

World-­‐leading  cluster  of  industry-­‐focused  manufacturing  R&D  centres  and  suppor'ng  facili'es.  

Developing  new  means,  methods,  tools  and  

techniques  to  advance  manufacturing  technology.    

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AMRC development

2016 2013

2004 2001

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Collaboration- AMRC members

March 2014

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The  AMRC  &  Advanced  Manufacturing  Park

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Opened in Autumn 2013, the AMRC Training Centre provides training in the practical and academic skills that manufacturing companies need to compete globally.

AMRC Training Centre

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MANUFACTURING  INNOVATION  IN  THE  UK      

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Market  failure  Bridging the Valley of Death

Many innovations fail here TRL 7 TRL 8 TRL 9

TRL 4 TRL 5 TRL 6

TRL 1 TRL 2 TRL 3

Academia and Early Stage Research

Industry and Commercialisation

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Where do the Catapults fit in?

Catapult Focus

Research Councils (EPSRC etc)

Funding sources

TRL 7 TRL 8 TRL 9 TRL 4 TRL 5 TRL 6 TRL 1 TRL 2 TRL 3

Technology Strategy Board Industry and Private Sector Funds

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What  we  do  

Drive growth of manufacturing Help companies of all sizes incubate and develop new technologies to commercial reality  Take the risk out of innovation Give business access to World class open sourced equipment The UK’s best relevant research knowledge At elbow support from engineers, scientists, technicians An environment of collaboration and open innovation

-  Cross sector -  Cross technology -  Whole supply chain -  Even among direct competitors

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How  are  Centres  Funded?  

The funding model draws equally from 3 sources

Collaborative R&D projects

funded

Core public

funding

Business funded R&D contracts

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HVM  Catapult  Overview  

AFRC Advanced Forming Research Centre

CPI Centre for Process Innovation

NCC The National Composites Centre

NAMRC Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre

AMRC Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre

MTC Manufacturing Technology Centre

WMG Warwick Manufacturing Group

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InnovaKon  districts      

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Innova+on  Districts   The  New  Model

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The  AMRC  Innova+on  District

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• OEMs attracted to park

• Co-location drives pace of innovation

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Manufacturing  Foresight  study:  Flexible,  reconfigurable,  digital  manufacturing    @  Machine,  cell,  factory  &  supply  chain  

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Factory  2050  –  heart  of  innova+on  district

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Transla'onal  R&D  

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Innova+on  partnerships

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•  Agility  and  pace  of  innovaKon  is  key  

•  R&D  mindset  and  porNolio  drives  step  change  •  Industrial  direcKon  drives  targeted  innovaKon  

•  InnovaKon  and  translaKonal  research  at  the  heart  of  success  

•  Rate  of  technology  inserKon  is  key  

       

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