Innovate UK: Production line readiness for high-value manufacturing

February 17, 2015

Innovate UK is to invest up to £1 million in late-stage experimental development projects to help companies bring recent technology innovations closer to the point of manufacturing readiness.
This competition builds on previous investments in high-value manufacturing feasibility studies and collaborative R&D projects.
The call aims to challenge businesses to address a gap which can arise after a successful high-value manufacturing project.
That is when the issues of design for manufacture, scale-up and facility development (such as welding fixtures, interconnected processing vessels and assembly line layout) can pose significant risks and delays in the transition to volume production.
Innovate UK are seeking proposals that focus on ‘experimental development’. This work could be a series of pilot-line production trials involving a novel approach to shorten the pre-production phase, or production technologies aimed at more cost-effective maturation of processes and equipment.
For further information, terms, and conditions visit the Innovate UK webpage.