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EPSRC Reference: GR/H49450/01
Title: MULTI FLOW CONTROL TO IMPROVE FLEXIBLE BATCH MANUFACTURING PERFORMANCE
Principal Investigator: Newman, Professor ST
Other Investigators:
Bell, Professor R
Researcher Co-Investigators:
Project Partners:
Camtek Ltd Cimulation Centre Ltd Cincinnati Milacron Ltd
Isis Forensics
Department: Manufacturing Engineering
Organisation: Loughborough University
Scheme: Standard Research (Pre-FEC)
Starts: 03 August 1992 Ends: 02 October 1995 Value (£): 188,482
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:
Manufact. Enterprise Ops& Mgmt
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:
Manufacturing Information Technologies
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1) Academic: to deliver generic solutions for the short term control of part, fixture and cutting tool flows and their interactions in a flexible batch manufacturing facility, and as a consequence produce pre-produce software.2) Industrial: to generate knowledge and techniques to allow industry to minimise the cost of tooling support for batch manufacture, whilst maintaining high system performance.
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