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Innovative Manufacturing Research Conference in Agile Manufacturing
James Watt Institute
for High Value Manufacturing
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Future Directions
Marc Desmulliez
History
• HW-IMRC born in 2003, renewed in 2008, the oldestIMRC in Scotland and North of England.
• Three original themes (9 PIs, 30 PhD’s, 46 RA’s):– Microsystems for Manufacture,– Digital Tools,– Digital Tools,– Photonics based Manufacturing
• Creation in 2009 of a broader organisation, the JamesWatt Institute for High-Value Manufacturing through theengagement of ~20 additional academic staff inmanufacturing-related technologies.
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History
• Funding of the IMRC from the EPSRC will stop in March 2013.
• The IMRC-JWI is engaged in developing a new vision for post March 2013 to ensure continuity of funding and industrial interest.industrial interest.
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The Themes
• Agile Manufacturing• Sensor, Sensing and Instrumentation• Medical Engineering• Design
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DESIGNDESIGN
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Design
• Remit– to promote truly cross-
disciplinary research & teaching in Creativity, Design and Innovation.
Science & Engineering
Management &
Languages
Textiles & Design
– Particularly between Science and Engineering and more practice-based design disciplines
• Potential sources of funding– Forthcoming cross-council
Digital Economy calls– Framework 7 & 8
Languages
Example projects Sept/Oct 2011
• Microsystem pressure sensing for compression garments
• Thermo-regulated garments using phase change materials
• 3D textile composites• 3D textile composites• Intellisense luminescent coverings &
materials• Wearable technology in pervasive
computing environments• Visual distributed co-design via crowd-
sourcing
More information at http://cdi.hw.ac.uk
Research PerspectivesEPSRC Project EP/I038845/1 Chantler, Corne, 2011-2014
• Application of data-mining and visualisation tools to provide new ways of viewing, exploring and comparing the natural structure, evolution and content of UK, US and EU research portfolios (including EPSRC, NSF, Framework 7 & 8 etc.)
• Aims:– To provide at-a-glance visualisations and comparisons of research
portfolios and their evolution over time – To provide common & intuitive navigation/search which will allow
users to rapidly drilldown to projects and investigators– Provide associated materials and tools for use in strategy workshops– Enable wide variety of stakeholders to better contribute to and formulate
Research Strategy
Research Perspectives
Commongrant
Data-mining & visualisation tools
UK, US, EU research
grantdatabase
EPSRC Communications
Grants
Research Strategy
Locate projects &
collaborators
research grant
databases
AGILE MANUFACTURINGAGILE MANUFACTURING
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Agile Manufacturing
“The ability of an organisation to thrive in a continuously changing, unpredictable
business environment”business environment”
21st Century Manufacturing Enterprise Strategy The Iococca Institute (1991)
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Agile Manufacturing
• Group of technologies, processes, equipment and services that allow rapid changes in manufacturing in response to changing material supply chains, product customization, changes in the market forces, etc.
• Low cost, sustainable, low energy, versatile and • Low cost, sustainable, low energy, versatile and adaptable process and equipment are key drivers
• Agile manufacturing should offer low-cost entry to SMEs and large companies wishing to manufacture products of high added value.
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Examples
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Inkjet printing of photovoltaic cellsMaterial : copper, indium, gallium, seleniumCurrent efficiency : 5%
Oregon University, BBC News, 30 June 2011
HUMS3D printerMultisensor package
HWU – MISEC – Flynn - Kaufmann
Acknowledgments
• David Nisbet• Sue Campbell, Harry Loney• Ebru Hamilton, Iain McEwan, Suzanne Costello• Our invited and contributing speakers• Our invited and contributing speakers• Students and Research Associates presenting
posters
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Enjoy the ConferenceEnjoy the Conference
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Joint Industry ProjectsJoint Industry ProjectsGordon Winton
IPE
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Joint Industry Projects
• JIP working at Heriot-Watt• Framework• Project development• Benefits to sponsors• Benefits to sponsors
JIP working at Heriot-Watt
• Joint industry funding is an established mechanism within Heriot Watt
• Within the Institute of Petroleum Engineering the majority of our funding Engineering the majority of our funding comes from JIP sponsorship
• JIP working allows issues common across the industry to be addressed collectively
• JIPs in HWU are not for profit
Framework
• Sponsorship is tailored to match the project aspirations
• Project spending aims to
Project planning
Identify potential sponsors
• Project spending aims to match the level of sponsorship
• Many JIP’s are multi-phase
• Normal length is 3 years
Prepare proposal
Agree membership
Begin programme
Examples
• Flow Assurance and Scale Team– Long term multiphase
programme– ~20 sponsors– ~20 sponsors– Delivered multimillion
benefits for sponsors• Software• Chemical treatments• Processes• Training• Documentation
SQUEEZE TREATMENT SCHEMATIC
Project development
• JIP sponsors are encouraged to add their knowledge and direction to the programme in
Direction
Work package Experienceprogramme in
regular progress meetings
• A JIP is a truly collaborative way of working
Sponsors provide:
package priority
DataIssues
Experience
Benefits to Sponsors
• Access to project deliverables– Software– Process development– Documentation– Project updates– Project updates
• Sponsors can control the research priorities throughout the programme
• Ability to leverage their project funding• Very cost effective way to fund issues based
research
The Multi Partner Strategic Alliance
An example from the JWIAn example from the JWI
Marc Desmulliez
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The Multi Partner Strategic Alliance
• The University of Greenwich, Lancaster University andHeriot-Watt University have agreed to collaborate inresearch and technology exchange to industry on Healthand Usage Monitoring Systems (HUMS).
• HUMS are multisensor systems monitoring the operation• HUMS are multisensor systems monitoring the operationand lifetime of larger systems.
• Research problems related to HUMS are powerscavenging, wireless transmission, sensor assemblypackaging, embedded software, data manipulation andfusion, decision making process, reliability of the HUMS.
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Complementary expertise
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A HUMS from the JWI
• Sensing of temperature, humidity and acceleration• Wireless data transmission (IPod, IPhone)
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Courtesy David Flynn, Jens Kaufmann, MISEC
Project proposal
• We propose a research collaborative project, at pre-competitive level, on the building of a HUMS technologyplatform built from COTS sensors, looking at externalmeasurands but also at health of package itself.
• The platform will have RF communications, testadaptable platforms, ARM processing capabilities, datafusion and decision making software.
• The platform will be tailored to the specification of theindustrial partners.
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Industrial sectors interested
• Healthcare• Process industries• Power utilities• Environmental engineering• Environmental impact analysis• Environmental impact analysis• Aerospace• Defence• Oil & Gas• Transport• Carbon Capture Storage
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Early successes (David Flynn)
• Project with a multi-national company on prognostics health monitoring (£200K) and signed partner to the strategic alliance.
• Project with a national company for assets • Project with a national company for assets condition monitoring and environmental monitoring (£200K) in collaboration with Greenwich University.
• Feasibility study with national company in reliability monitoring with University of Lancaster.
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Industry meeting
• Meeting planned with industrial partners to discuss system and sensors requirements
• Date to be confirmed in September• Contact: [email protected] • Contact: [email protected]
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