Details of Grant 

EPSRC Reference:	GR/T07459/01
Title:	An Innovative Electronics Manufacturing Research Centre
Principal Investigator:	Conway, Professor P
Other Investigators:	Richardson, Professor A Harrison, Professor D Walsh, Dr K Bititci, Professor US Bailey, Professor C Newnes, Professor LB Johnson, Professor CM
Researcher Co-Investigators:
Project Partners:	Adcal Labels Arjo Wiggins Axess Group BAE Systems Blue Ventures Camvac Limited Ceimig Ltd Celestica Ltd Chestech Ltd Circatex Ltd Conpart Conventor Cressington Scientific Instruments Ltd Dalmatian Technology Ltd Davison Chemographics Ltd Defence Agencies (Several Grouped) DEK Dupont Teijin Films (UK) Limited Dynex Semiconductor (CRRC Times UK) Exitech Ltd Exxelis Limited Flomerics Ltd GE Aviation General Vacuum Equipment Ltd Goodrich Gwent Group Hallmark Cards Henkel Loctite Industrial Adhesives Hydrogen Solar Ltd INTELLECT Leonardo UK ltd memsstar Technology Micro Circuit Engineering Microstencil Ltd Morgan Electro Ceramics Morgan Electroceramics Moulded Circuits Ltd Nampak Healthcare Nanion SemiConductor Technologies National Physical Laboratory NPL National Semiconductor NCR NISP NMI (National Microelectronics Inst) Nokia PERA Philips Planer Products Ltd Poly-Flex Circuits Precisia LLC Procter & Gamble Prosonix Ltd Pyreos QinetiQ Raytheon Systems Ltd Renishaw Rohm and Haas Rolls-Royce Plc (UK) Rsoft Design Group Scott Bader Company Ltd Semefab Scotland Ltd Semelab Plc Shipley Europe Ltd Silvaco Sondex Ltd STMicroelectronics Sun Chemical Surface Engineering Association Surface Technology International Ltd Switched Reluctance Drives Ltd Technic UK Teer Coatings Ltd Thales Ltd TRW TUV Product Service Ltd UK Displays and Lighting KTN Ultimet Films Ltd Wolfson Microelectronics Xaar Plc Xyratex
Department:	Sch of Mechanical and Manufacturing Eng
Organisation:	Loughborough University
Scheme:	IMRC (Pre-FEC)
Starts:	01 October 2004	Ends:	28 February 2010	Value (£):	5,698,993
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:	Electronic Devices & Subsys. Materials Processing Power Electronics
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:	Manufacturing Electronics
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Summary on Grant Application Form
This is an invited proposal, arising out of a competitive Expressions of Interest process, to form an Innovative Electronics Manufacturing Research Centre serving the UK's electronics manufacturing sector.Following the boom-and-bust period of 1999-2001, electronics manufacturing within the UK has undergone a revolution in recent years. The industry is fragmented and subject to global competition. Large manufacturers, typically the multinational inward investments, have first consolidated and then moved activities out of the UK. The industry that remains has been through difficult times and is now characterised by large numbers of dynamic, smaller companies, either supplying a niche market, or utilising electronics to give their product a competitive edge, or, serving a diverse range of customers with production requirements for lower volume, higher variety and often higher value-added products. Larger companies in the sector are looking for inspiration to the smaller companies in order to mimic their agility and responsiveness.Within this community there has been a marked reduction in vertical integration over the past 5 years. This has created two effects: Vibrant companies with a sophisticated understanding of their market niche, but without the critical mass to individually sustain a corporate research activity; A disconnection in the community in the sharing of future technology and market visions.The proposed Innovative Electronics Manufacturing Research Centre provides a unique opportunity to integrate the community and address these two fundamental weaknesses. It will provide that critical mass of activity for companies to engage their own research activities, plus it can provide a framework for sharing of future visions through collaborative road-mapping and related research activity.
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