Details of Grant 

EPSRC Reference:	EP/E001769/1
Title:	Innovative Manufacturing Research Centre Renewal
Principal Investigator:	Gregory, Professor Sir M
Other Investigators:	O'Neill, Professor W McFarlane, Professor D Platts, Dr KW Probert, Mr D Moultrie, Dr J
Researcher Co-Investigators:
Project Partners:	2020 Insights LLP A N D Software Ltd BAE Systems BOC BT Carl Zeiss Ford Motor Co GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK) Integrated Materials Technolog Rolls-Royce Plc (UK) Unilever University of Cambridge University of Trinidad and Tobago Yamazaki Mazak UK Ltd
Department:	Engineering
Organisation:	University of Cambridge
Scheme:	IMRC
Starts:	01 October 2006	Ends:	31 January 2012	Value (£):	7,376,564
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:	Manufact. Business Strategy Manufact. Enterprise Ops& Mgmt
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:	Aerospace, Defence and Marine Manufacturing Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology Transport Systems and Vehicles
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IMRC will engage in a broad range of research topics that will benefit a wide range of industrial sectors. Research will cover:- new manufacturing technologies that are capable of providing higher productivity and lower costs; advanced industrial photonics that are seen as key enabling technologies for 21st century manufacturing operations; control and automation at the system and machine level; strategy and performance measures essential for developing efficient manufacturing operations; an examination of innovation developments and technology take-up; design methodologies; and research into the economics and policies the are likely to influence the development of manufacturing operations through the 21st century.
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