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News Release from: Technology Innovation Centre | Subject: Morgan cars
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Team on 17 April 2006
Knowledge transfer for Morgan cars
Malvern-based Morgan Motor Company has signed up to a third technology-transfer graduate scheme with UCE Birmingham's Technology Innovation Centre.
Prominent among the UK's remaining car manufacturers, Malvern-based Morgan Motor Company has signed up to a third technology-transfer graduate scheme with UCE Birmingham's Technology Innovation Centre (TIC) Designer-graduate Matthew Humphries has been working with Morgan on a TIC- managed, Knowledge, Innovation, Technology-Transfer Scheme (KITTS) This has led to his selection as TIC's associate for the latest of its three government-supported Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) programmes with the Malvern car maker
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 25 Jul 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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Such schemes have enabled Morgan to benefit from expert graduate help, backed by TIC's supervision and resources, and make an impact both in the USA and Europe.
Their success at the company prompted a recent visit by Dr Deborah Buckley-Golder, KTP Programme Director and Kevin Knappett, the DTI's head of Knowledge Transfer Networks.
KTPs are part-funded by the UK government to help companies, without the technological resources of a multinational, in their constant search for efficiency and competitiveness.
Participants benefit from the technological expertise and 'knowledge base' of universities, colleges or research organisations, such as TIC, to develop products and business processes.
TIC-graduate, Matthew Welch, was the first 'KTP-associate' on a two-year scheme at Malvern.
Using the latest computer techniques, and an exhaustive physical testing, Matthew's work contributed to the new Morgan Aero 8's exceptional level of occupant safety in preparation for entry to the US market.
Pleased with the outcome, Morgan then committed themselves to a manufacturing- focused KTP which saw graduate-associate Tom Cox arrive in 2005.
Tom's work encompasses all aspects of operations management as the company seeks to improve its processes and adopt lean manufacturing techniques.
His production work will now be augmented by Matthew Humphries' vehicle design expertise, from which Morgan has already benefited.
Matthew's revisions to the front-end styling of Morgan's Porsche-eating Aero 8, as well as the new version of the more traditional 4-seater, made these two cars major European crowd-pullers at the recent International Geneva Motor Show.
With the approval of a further KTP scheme, Matthew's successful work and company knowledge made him a prime candidate to become TIC's third associate.
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