Three manufacturing-related research initiatives led by the National Manufacturing Institute of Scotland (NMIS) have received £14m of funding through the Glasgow City Region Innovation Accelerator Programme.
Together with partners including Boeing, SSE Renewables, Howden, Thales and Babcock, the three projects will work with small businesses to accelerate productivity and sustainability across local manufacturing and engineering professionals. Masu. The project is backed by his £5.4m from the UK Government and up to £8.6m from industry partners.
One of the projects, ReMake Glasgow, will see a first-of-its-kind national ReMake hub to be developed at NMIS' flagship facility adjacent to Glasgow Airport within the Scottish Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District. The hub provides the skills and technology needed to support ambitious manufacturers of all sizes to introduce circularity and extend the life of their products and components. Through processes such as recycling, recycling, and repair, we aim to reduce CO2 emissions by 99% compared to manufacturing from new.
Currently, less than 2% of UK-made products are designed and reused in this way, so the ReMake Hub represents a key opportunity to transform production processes and support local businesses in moving towards a circular economy. Masu. The consortium will work with local small and medium-sized businesses in the region and consortium partners Chart Industries' Howden, SSE Renewables, Renewables, British Airways Maintenance Glasgow, Boeing of Glasgow and ATS Global. , developing new ways to remanufacture high-value parts.
Chris Courtney, CEO of the National Manufacturing Institute of Scotland (NMIS), said:: “These three projects will enable growing companies in this sector to increase productivity and sustainability, especially at local level.
“Working collaboratively across these strategic themes for next-generation manufacturing will help companies position themselves at the forefront of data-driven, sustainable advanced manufacturing.
“By collaborating with leaders and research experts in manufacturing, engineering and technology, we are able to provide our current and future workforce with the skills they need to create the next generation of greener products. can.
“Scotland has a vibrant innovation ecosystem and this is a significant opportunity to tackle big challenges and leverage forward-looking momentum in the sector.
The second NMIS-led project, Data Driven Design and Manufacturing Colab (D3M_Colab), explores the potential of data science to solve real-world manufacturing problems and improve productivity. This will equip his 300 local residents with 100 hours of free training, including transformation projects developed within their workplaces and ongoing support from NMIS experts and PhD students from the University of Strathclyde. Improve.
International defense company Babcock has expanded its involvement in the program. This follows on from his two successful pilot cohorts in 2022, which involved over 16 of his students from Rosyth, optimizing manufacturing processes, accurate reporting of engineering maturity, and employee population. He solves business data challenges, ranging from a deep understanding of statistics.
Meanwhile, a third initiative, named Stratellite, led by the NMIS Light Manufacturing Center (LMC), will leverage Scotland's growing satellite manufacturing sector and build on the innovative reconfigurable, modular and scalable Focuses on production systems.
Together with Thales, the company aims to automate the precise manufacturing processes needed to manufacture large satellites. LMC's team will also develop technology that can be applied to small and medium-sized enterprises in various sectors, allowing them to become more agile and explore manufacturing new products in new markets without large upfront investments. is.
This project is being funded by the Glasgow City Region Innovation Accelerator Program and additional contributions from project partners. A pilot innovation accelerator program led by Innovate UK on behalf of UK Research and Innovation will accelerate growth in three high-potential innovation clusters: Glasgow City Region, Greater Manchester and the West Midlands. We are investing £100m in 26 transformative research and development projects.
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