Details of Grant 

EPSRC Reference:	GR/R67507/01
Title:	University of Bath - Innovative Manufacture Research Centre
Principal Investigator:	Burrows, Professor C.R
Other Investigators:	Tilley, Dr DG Medland, Professor AJ Busby, Dr J Culley, Professor S Mileham, Professor A Bramley, Professor A Owen, Dr G
Researcher Co-Investigators:
Project Partners:	Accentus Medical Adiuri Systems Ltd Airbus Group Limited BAE Systems BMT Group Ltd (UK) Bobst Group UK and Ireland Ltd Boothroyd Dewhurst Inc Bradman Lake Ltd British Engineering Manufacturers Assoc Catalyst Venture Partners Ltd Clares Merchandise Handling Equipment CPC Packaging UK Ltd Crest Flexible Packaging Ltd DaimlerChrysler Delcam International plc Devonport Management Ltd Dyson Ltd and Dyson Technology Ltd Erlson Engineering Ltd GKN Glacier Vandervell Hanatek Ltd HSE NII Image Scan Holdings Konica Minolta Business Solutions UK Lasercomb Dies Lynx Technic Ltd M-Real UK Ltd Manor Bakeries Ltd Marden Edwards Ltd North Bristol NHS Trust Processing & Packaging Machinery Associa Renishaw Rolls-Royce Plc Rotork Controls Ltd Royal British Legion Industries Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Sandiacre Packaging Machinery Ltd Securistyle Ltd Ships Support Agency Smearcheck Ltd Smithers Pira Southwest Manufacturing Advisory Service St Michaels Hospital Tata Steel TUV Product Service Ltd TWI Ltd UK Council for Electronic Business University of Bristol University of Nottingham Volkswagen Autoeuropa VT Shipbuilding Ltd Wessex Water Ltd
Department:	Mechanical Engineering
Organisation:	University of Bath
Scheme:	IMRC (Pre-FEC)
Starts:	01 October 2001	Ends:	30 September 2006	Value (£):	3,900,000
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:	Design & Testing Technology Design Engineering Design Processes
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:	Manufacturing Food and Drink Healthcare Energy Information Technologies No relevance to Underpinning Sectors
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Summary on Grant Application Form
The Bath IMRC will conduct high quality research into the design, manufacture and management of processes, machines and systems with a particular emphasis on responsiveness and agility within manufacturing. In doing this the centre will continue to pursue existing programmes that are considered to be excellent and develop new areas of industrial interest as well as encouraging an element of blue-sky researchA list of the current grants is appended.
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