High Impact Investments

High Impact Investments

Peter Manser

Industry Associate

Centre for Micro & Nano Moulding

School of Engineering, Design & Technology

University of Bradford

High Impact Investments

Collaboration:

High Impact Investments

Collaboration:

•Centre for Micro & NanoMoulding

High Impact Investments

Collaboration:

•Centre for Micro & NanoMoulding

•Polymer Centre of Industrial Collaboration

High Impact Investments

Collaboration:

•Centre for Micro & NanoMoulding

•Polymer Centre of Industrial Collaboration

•Polymer IRC

High Impact Investments

Background:

High Impact Investments

Background:

•Network of 43 companies established

High Impact Investments

Background:

•Network of 43 companies established

•Experience through involvement with the Centre of Industrial Collaboration (Funded by Yorkshire Forward)

High Impact Investments

Background:

•Network of 43 companies established

•Experience through involvement with the Centre of Industrial Collaboration (Funded by Yorkshire Forward)

•Bid submitted to the DTI in July 2005

High Impact Investments

Background:

•Network of 43 companies established

•Experience through involvement with the Centre of Industrial Collaboration (Funded by Yorkshire Forward)

•Bid submitted to the DTI in July 2005

•Funding granted by the DTI

High Impact Investments

Background:

•Network of 43 companies established

•Experience through involvement with the Centre of Industrial Collaboration (Funded by Yorkshire Forward)

•Bid submitted to the DTI in July 2005

•Funding granted by the DTI

•Linked to complimentary MNT facilities at:

High Impact Investments

Background:

•Network of 43 companies established

•Experience through involvement with the Centre of Industrial Collaboration (Funded by Yorkshire Forward)

•Bid submitted to the DTI in July 2005

•Funding granted by the DTI

•Linked to complimentary MNT facilities at:

Bangor, Bristol, Cardiff and Huddersfield

High Impact Investments

Background:

•Network of 43 companies established

•Experience through involvement with the Centre of Industrial Collaboration (Funded by Yorkshire Forward)

•Bid submitted to the DTI in July 2005

•Funding granted by the DTI

•Linked to complimentary MNT facilities at:

Bangor, Bristol, Cardiff and Huddersfield

•ukMIG originally founded through just 6 companies which has grown to become a Worldwide interest group

High Impact Investments

Expertise:

High Impact Investments

Expertise:

•Highly skilled and knowledgeable engineers

High Impact Investments

Expertise:

•Highly skilled and knowledgeable engineers

•Supporting industry involvement

High Impact Investments

Expertise:

•Highly skilled and knowledgeable engineers

•Supporting industry involvement

•Materials development and testing

High Impact Investments

Expertise:

•Highly skilled and knowledgeable engineers

•Supporting industry involvement

•Materials development and testing

•Prototyping products

High Impact Investments

Expertise:

•Highly skilled and knowledgeable engineers

•Supporting industry involvement

•Materials development and testing

•Prototyping products

•Tooling design

High Impact Investments

Expertise:

•Highly skilled and knowledgeable engineers

•Supporting industry involvement

•Materials development and testing

•Prototyping products

•Tooling design

•Process modelling

High Impact Investments

Purpose:

High Impact Investments

Purpose:

•To open access to MNT centres of excellence

High Impact Investments

Purpose:

•To open access to MNT centres of excellence

How?

•By offering leading edge, new facilities for precision small scale moulding in a 100 sq m laboratory

High Impact Investments

Purpose:

•To open access to MNT centres of excellence

How?

•By offering leading edge, new facilities for precision small scale moulding in a 100 sq m laboratory

•A comprehensive range of materials comprising:

Polymers, polymer nanocomposites, metal and ceramic powders and biomaterials

High Impact Investments

Purpose:

•To open access to MNT centres of excellence

How?

•By offering leading edge, new facilities for precision small scale moulding in a 100 sq m laboratory

•A comprehensive range of materials comprising:

Polymers, polymer nanocomposites, metal and ceramic powders and biomaterials

•Micro to Nano feature moulding on larger items

High Impact Investments

Target Participants:

High Impact Investments

Target Participants:

•Medical, Pharmaceutical and Techtronic Companies actively involved with Micro/Nano moulding

High Impact Investments

Target Participants:

•Medical, Pharmaceutical and Techtronic Companies actively involved with Micro/Nano moulding

•R & D departments seeking solutions which require material & process development

High Impact Investments

Target Participants:

•Medical, Pharmaceutical and Techtronic Companies actively involved with Micro/Nano moulding

•R & D departments seeking solutions which require material & process development

•Product Designers

High Impact Investments

Target Participants:

•Medical, Pharmaceutical and Techtronic Companies actively involved with Micro/Nano moulding

•R & D departments seeking solutions which require material & process development

•Product Designers

•Tooling Designers

High Impact Investments

Target Participants:

•Medical, Pharmaceutical and Techtronic Companies actively involved with Micro/Nano moulding

•R & D departments seeking solutions which require material & process development

•Product Designers

•Tooling Designers

•Toolmakers

High Impact InvestmentsCollaboration model:

High Impact Investments

Bradford Facility

Collaboration model:

High Impact Investments

Bradford Facility

Collaboration model:

Bradford Facility

MaterialSuppliers

Collaboration model:

High Impact Investments

High Impact Investments

Bradford Facility

MaterialSuppliers

Designers

Collaboration model:

High Impact Investments

Bradford Facility

MaterialSuppliers

Designers

Collaboration model:

Manufacturers

High Impact Investments

Bradford Facility

MaterialSuppliers

Designers

ManufacturersEnd Users

Collaboration model:

High Impact Investments

Bradford Facility

MaterialSuppliers

Designers

Collaboration model:

End Users Manufacturers

High Impact Investments

Bradford Facility

MaterialSuppliers

Designers

Collaboration model:

End Users Manufacturers

High Impact Investments

Future Actions:

High Impact Investments

Future Actions:

•Introductory letter and literature

High Impact Investments

Future Actions:

•Introductory letter and literature

•Questionnaire

High Impact InvestmentsQuestionnaire:

•Activity

•Processes

•Materials testing

•Follow up action

UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD - MICRO & NANO MOULDING CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE QUESTIONNAIRE

Contact: Date:

Company: Tel. No.

Address: Mob. No:

Fax. No:

Email:

Website:

Post Code: Member of: ukMIG: MNT Network: I.O.M:

Main Activity: Specific Interests: Micro moulding: Extrusion

Micro feature moulding: In Line Compounding

Nano moulding: Nano Composites Nano feature moulding: Materials:

CIM Engineering materials MIM Bio materials Other:

Material Testing Requirements:

Property Definition: Characterisation:

Fillers & Additives: Tensile Testing: Spectroscopy: AFM Measurement:

Other – Specify:

Follow-up Required: Phone Call: Email: Site Visit: Bradford Visit: Project Evaluation: Test Programme: Material Trial: Mould Trial: Other: For further information please contact or email:

Peter Manser, Industry Associate – Micro & Nano Moulding: 07702 785001 email: peter@accrutek.co.uk Dr Ben Whiteside, Technical Manager – Micro & Nano Moulding: 01274 236266 email: b.r.whiteside@Bradford.ac.uk

Or visit us at www.polyeng.com PM - 010306

High Impact Investments

Future Actions:

•Introductory letter and literature

•Questionnaire

•Progress “A” List Company requirements

High Impact Investments

Future Actions:

•Introductory letter and literature

•Questionnaire

•Progress “A” List Company requirements

•Develop liaison between interested parties

High Impact Investments

Future Actions:

•Introductory letter and literature

•Questionnaire

•Progress “A” List Company requirements

•Develop liaison between interested parties

•Regular Press Releases to all related journals

High Impact Investments

Future Actions:

•Introductory letter and literature

•Questionnaire

•Progress “A” List Company requirements

•Develop liaison between interested parties

•Regular Press Releases to all related journals

•Active participation in related events

High Impact Investments

Peter Manser

Industry Associate

Centre for Micro & Nano Moulding

School of Engineering, Design & Technology

University of Bradford

MDT Exhibition 15/16 FebKey Topics:

MDT Exhibition 15/16 FebKey Topics:

•Medical devices

MDT Exhibition 15/16 FebKey Topics:

•Medical devices

•Moulders – Polymers - MIM

MDT Exhibition 15/16 FebKey Topics:

•Medical devices

•Moulders – Polymers - MIM

•Component suppliers to the Medical Industry

MDT Exhibition 15/16 FebKey Topics:

•Medical devices

•Moulders – Polymers - MIM

•Component suppliers to the Medical Industry

•Assemblies

MDT Exhibition 15/16 FebKey Topics:

•Medical devices

•Moulders – Polymers - MIM

•Component suppliers to the Medical Industry

•Assemblies

•Materials

MDT Exhibition 15/16 FebKey Topics:

•Medical devices

•Moulders – Polymers - MIM

•Component suppliers to the Medical Industry

•Assemblies

•Materials

•Design issues

MDT Exhibition 15/16 FebKey Topics:

•Medical devices

•Moulders – Polymers - MIM

•Component suppliers to the Medical Industry

•Assemblies

•Materials

•Design issues

•Medical Device Technology Journal

MDT Exhibition 15/16 FebCompanies:

MDT Exhibition 15/16 FebCompanies: ukMIG member•AKI Industries•Algram Group•APEM Components•Bespak Europe•Carclo Technical Plastics•Ensinger•Europlaz Technologies•Interplex PMP•Nypro Europe•ODU UK •OGM•Omega Plastics•PDD•Perlos (IMTEC)•PP Injection Moulds•Sovrin Plastics