Ultra Precision and Structured Surfaces IKC · June 20th 2013 Knowledge Transfer (KT) remit “To lead, manage, and monitor the transfer of knowledge in Ultra Precision and Surface

Ultra Precision andStructured Surfaces IKC

“Outcomes of

Knowledge Transfer”

Dr Christopher SansomKnowledge Transfer Manager

June 20th 2013

Knowledge Transfer (KT) remit

“To lead, manage, and monitor the transfer of knowledge in Ultra Precisionand Surface Structuring from the UPS2 partners into UK Industry”

Review of Ultra Precision and Structured Surfaces Integrated Knowledge CentreThe Royal Academy of Engineering 20 June 2013

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KT - Postgraduate training courses

Achievements : MSc in “Ultra Precision Technologies”

• 56 students

• 36 UK students (64%)UK HE = 34%

• 13 female engineers (23%)UK HE Mech Eng = 8.5%

• 32 MSc project placements (25 UK)

Market sector Company Number of

students

Optics Gooch and Housego 3

Qioptiq 1

PJ Coatings 1

TWI 1

Telecomms Oclaro 2

Bookham Technology 1

Aerospace Airbus 2

Surrey Satellite 4

Instruments Bibby Scientific 1

Taylor Hobson 1

Queensgate 1

Machining Triteq 2

Cinetic Landis 2

Microsharp 2

XL Precision 1

Energy EnerGe 2

PV Crystalox Solar 2

Peterson Dynamics 1

E.ON 1

Medical Moorfields Eye Hospital 1

Individual Projects – MSc in Ultra Precision Technologies

Phoenix Optical Glass Ltd

Aim to placethe majorityof studentsin-company


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MSc – “Company matching event”

Students matchedto Companiesfor IndividualMSc Projects

Industrially relevantResearch

Student employabilityEnhanced

Experience ofIndustry

MSc Group Projects

Tool tip

► Diamond tool setting and tipcondition monitoring

Robot smoothing of large optics

Examples:


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Current status : MSc in “Ultra Precision Technologies”

•Post-course employment includes:

•plus posts overseas in education and technology consultancy•plus PhD studies (aerospace, medical, solar thermal, large optics)•plus part-time students (optics, machine tools, optical coating)

Market Sector Company Student

Aerospace Rolls Royce Elizabeth Rowles, Judson George

Laser devices Laser Quantum Jamila Hanslod

IT Consultancy Frontier Force Technology Ai Nie Tan

Medical devices Triteq Turgay Gulaydin, Alexis Peprah-Domfeh

Energy Green Energy Leeto Manala

Electrical/Energy Newey & Eyre Gloria Esho

Semiconductor Wight Electromagnetics Spencer Wood

Electric vehicles Th!nk Global Robert Watson

Nanopositioning Renishaw Kate Hunter, Sam Hoyle

Metrology/Microscopy Prior Scientific Prarup Jain

Auto/Motor Sport GPR Motor Sport Ian Butterworth

Marine Engineering Princess Yachts International plc Edmond Woodford

Pharmaceuticals Johnson and Johnson Biomedical Kavi Woocheet


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MSc in UPT - student destinations

UK Industry

UK Academia

Overseas

Unknown

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UK Industry - destination by sector

Aerospace

Optics and photonics

Bio-medical

Energy

Auto/Motor/Marine

Metrology/Microscopy

Precision machining

Consultancy


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KT - Postgraduate training courses continued

Projected outcome:

MSc in “Ultra Precision Technologies”MSc in “Ultra Precision and Nanoengineering”

Pre-Masters route for part-time and full-time students (for HND route)Accreditation by IOM3 (2010) and IMechE, IET, RAeS (2012)

KT – Current status -

Industrial short courses

CPD industrial training- 7 short courses- 35 days training

Achievements to date- 267 days sold- 22 Companies represented

“Ultra Precision” short course programme

http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/sas/shortcourses/index.html


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KT – Open Days and Industrial workshops

Achievements include

Events held on following themes:

Industry awarenessOptics and Displays road-mappingMedical devices road-mappingHiPER awareness“Science to Industry” euspen eventOpTIC corporate partnersPrecision engineering needs within the motorsport sectorMetrology demands for aerospace and space industriesDiagnostic devices for bio-medical applicationsRIKEN/UPS2 workshop on Ultra Precision technologiesOpTIC annual strategic conference on large scale optical fabricationInternational event on Concentrating Solar Power

More than 67 separate companies attended these events

>100 Companies represented at CPD short courses, MSc company placements,MSc Group project sponsorships, open days, workshops, and e-learning.

Web-enabled “Distance learning” package

“Precision Engineering” package

Currently live

Main features:

•25 hours of lectures

•Audio and Powerpoint

•Four assignments

•Tutor telephone access

•Certificate upon completion

•Price £495


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KT – Publications (Selection)

Journal Publications:

Chris Sansom and Paul Shore, Education + Training, Vol. 50 No. 6, pp. 516-529,2008; “Case Study: meeting the demand for skilled precision engineers”.

Chris Sansom and Paul Shore, Journal of the World Universities Forum, Vol. 2 Issue4, pp 85-98, 2009; “The Integrated Knowledge Centre: A partnership between UKHigher Education and the Engineering Industry”

Christopher Sansom and Paul Shore, Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, Nov 2011;“Training Ultra Precision Engineers for UK Manufacturing industry”. (DOI)10.1007/s10845-011-0611-8

Conference Proceedings:

Chris Sansom and Paul Shore, Proceedings of the 2009 ETOP Conference,” PrecisionEngineering for Optical Applications: Knowledge Transfer into UK industry”, (ICO,OSA and SPIE. The Eleventh International Topical Meeting on Education & Trainingin Optics and Photonics).

Contact

Dr C.L. Sansom FHEAKnowledge Transfer Manager and MSc Course DirectorSenior Lecturer in Ultra Precision EngineeringSchool of Applied SciencesCranfield UniversityCranfieldBedfordshire MK43 0ALUnited KingdomTel: +44 (0)1234 752955email: [email protected]


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Ultra Precision and Structured Surfaces IKC · June 20th 2013 Knowledge Transfer (KT) remit “To lead, manage, and monitor the transfer of knowledge in Ultra Precision and Surface