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Universities join forces to tackle UK manufacturing challenges
Posted on 26/12/08
Universities join forces to tackle UK manufacturing challenges
Loughborough has joined forces with the universities of Nottingham and Sheffield to launch a Centre of Excellence in Customised Assembly (CECA) - a leading centre dedicated to improving complex assembly processes for manufacturers.
CECA has been established to provide cost-effective assembly solutions for aerospace, defence, pharmaceutical/medical, device and niche automotive supply chains. It works with UK manufacturers to improve their global competitiveness by using the latest technology to develop cutting edge assembly techniques. This will decrease assembly time, increase accuracy, maximise quality and reduce costs. The initiative is backed by a number of industrial partners including Rolls-Royce, Boeing, the Ford Motor Company and Messier-Dowty.
CECA has three unique Technology Centres that provide services to industry, such as testing, consultancy, hands-on training and R&D projects. Loughborough University is home to the CECAs Digital Engineering Technology Centre.
Professor Weston from Loughboroughs Wolfson School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering is leading the Universitys involvement in the CECA. He said: The Digital Engineering Technology Centre at Loughborough is the only centre in the UK that focuses exclusively on assembly improvements. CECAs pioneering expertise and next generation industry standard software tools enable the creation of virtual models to deliver maximum manufacturing and production efficiency, whilst minimising solution realisation, implementation and subsequent operational costs.
Professor Keith Ridgway, CECA Academic Director and Director of the University of Sheffields AMRC with Boeing, said: CECA is a pioneering collaboration between industry and academia thats delivering the latest assembly technologies to manufacturers. Its a ground-breaking example of an industrial-quality research and development facility assisting and enhancing the capabilities of British manufacturing.
Stephen Burgess, Manufacturing Process and Technology Director at Rolls-Royce Plc, said: CECA is the type of innovative, demand-led inititive that we want to see coming out of our universities. It is planned that the Centre will provide mature technology that should have a real impact in UK factories and will offer a unique, open-door resource for industry.
CEAC was officially launched by Perry McCarthy, the Formula One test driver and original Stig from BBCs Top Gear, in February. The launch event was held at the Rolls-Royce Factory of the Future, home to the University of Sheffields Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) with Boeing.
During the launch, academic experts in assembly highlighted the fundamental challenges and opportunities facing UK manufacturers and explored how collaborations between industry and academia can develop solutions to increase industrial competitiveness. The launch also included demonstrations of cutting-edge assembly equipment, allowing attendees to see how they might benefit from CECAs expertise.
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