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UK SME support group cares for customers
The UK's West Midlands based 'Polymer Cluster' - which offers know-how to support plastics/rubber working SMEs' innovation - has scored highly on customer care.
News from Polymer Cluster (12 February 2007)
Enter for UK's engineering innovation prize
Now in its 38th year, the MacRobert Award is Britain's pre-eminent award for innovation in engineering and carries a GBP 50,000 tax-free to the winner - only three weeks to enter.
News from Royal Academy of Engineering (12 January 2007)
Polymer Cluster suports plastics development
All kinds of UK Midlands-based plastics SMEs are strongly urged to apply to the Polymer Cluster in order to explore avenues of possible funding.
News from Polymer Cluster (18 December 2006)
Nanomaterials tooling firm established
A UK university and a leading manaufacturer of plasma tooling have set up Surrey NanoSystems, to provide commercial tools for producing nanomaterials.
News from University of Surrey (14 December 2006)
Hydrogen powered car viability boosted
A material, which stores and releases hydrogen at room temperature, at the flick of a switch, and promises to help make hydrogen powered cars vable for the future
News from University of Bath ( 6 December 2006)
Guide advises on low energy plastics processing
With rising energy costs and soaring raw material prices, the need to reduce energy plastics processing consumption is more important than ever before.
News from Rapra Technology ( 4 December 2006)
UK engineering scholarship success celebrated
A special event recently celebrated the success of the first set of students to successfully complete the pilot programme for the UK's South Yorkshire Engineering Scholarship.
News from NAMTEC National Metals Technology Centre ( 1 December 2006)
Russian manufacturing technology to be reviewed
A UK fact-finding mission in Russia is setting out to review aerospace, defence and production technologies and establish links for future collaborative opportunities.
News from De Montfort University Leicester (27 November 2006)
Centre supports modelling and simulation
A UK centre of excellence in Design Modelling and Simulation has been launched by National Metals Technology Centre in partnership with Corus' Swinden Technology Centre.
News from NAMTEC National Metals Technology Centre (31 October 2006)
FIZ INSPEC scientific archive file enhanced
The INSPEC Archive file provides fully searchable electronic access to over 70 years of international literature in electrical engineering, electronics and control engineering. Brochure available
News from FIZ Karlsruhe, STN Europe ( 8 August 2006)
UK surface engineering centre to be built
The National Metals Technology Centre has been awarded a contract to establish a UK 'World class centre of excellence' in Surface Engineering to increase the use of the technology.
News from NAMTEC National Metals Technology Centre ( 3 August 2006)
CSMA is now accredited to ISO 17025:2005
The Centre for Surface and Materials Analysis is now accredited to ISO 17025:2005 and is one of only a few laboratories in the world to have received such an accreditation for surface analysis.
News from CSMA (Centre for Surface and Materials Analysis) (27 July 2006)
UK technology network gains more EU funds
The West Midlands Technology Network has gained a further GBP 11 million to provide product and market development support to eligible businesses via regional education and R and D.
News from West Midlands Technology Network (24 July 2006)
NAMTEC awarded ISO 9001 Registration
The UK's National Metals Technology Centre has been awarded the coveted ISO 9001 Registration after a year of concerted effort led by Barrie Gostelow, head of Project Management NAMTEC.
News from NAMTEC National Metals Technology Centre (21 July 2006)
Grant award to improve manufacturing efficiency
The UK's Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council has given the University of Bath a GBP 7.35 million grant to further research into making manufacturing more efficient and effective.
News from University of Bath (20 July 2006)
GBP 1.8m to promote aircraft production
Engineers at the University of Bath have been awarded GBP 1.8 million grant to ensure that parts up to 40m wide can be made consistently and cost effectively to within a fraction of mm.
News from University of Bath (20 July 2006)
Grant awarded to innovative manufacturing research
The UK's Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council has awarded a GBP 10 million grant to Cranfield University for its Innovative Manufacturing Research Centre.
News from Cranfield University ( 6 July 2006)
Engineering company thanks EMAP for CAD support
UK company Nim Engineering thanks Nepa/AMAP Digital Factory team at the University of Sunderland for detailed impartial advice and support with CAD, and associated training.
News from AMAP (University of Sunderland) ( 3 July 2006)
Products knowledge transfer network launched
The Electronics Enabled Products Knowledge Transfer Network is designed to benefit a large section of UK industry including electronics users within defence, automotive and aerospace sectors.
News from Pera (21 June 2006)
Advice raises manufacturing throughput
Following expert advice, a UK engineering company experienced a GBP 200,000 improvement in its manufacturing throughput and has employed eight new members of staff. Brochure available
News from CERAM ( 3 April 2006)
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