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Assessment of UK capability Overview Pale Blue = Lower potential  An Automotive Council ‘Strategic Technology’, deemed a priority R&D Light Blue = Medium potential area to build upon current UK expertise in lightweight aluminium and Dark Blue = High potential steel vehicle technology, lightweight motorsport and niche vehicle Clear = No significant market requirement at that time design and manufacturing skills and to aid the development of low carbon vehicles. ROI scale 1-5 with 5 being best  The pursuit of lighter and therefore more fuel efficient vehicles requires a balance between the development and adoption of new materials UK Research Area Focus and/or manufacturing processes with the need to maintain and Technology capability Indicative Categories S M L Short Medium Long ROI improve vehicle safety and address the embedded carbon profile of a Lightweight vehicle, not just tailpipe emissions. Driveline Composites 2 Gearsets  Lightweight technologies have the potential to bring a step-change to Components Lightweight Smart Carbon fibre vehicle production as alternative materials may require different Lightweight steel & components 5 composites manufacturing and assembly processes. structures aluminium and materials

 Lightweighting is a priority for automotive, rail and aerospace sectors. Components High efficiency Cross industry collaboration offers a significant opportunity for for low rolling bearing, low 1 progressing UK plc capability. losses drag brakes

Improved 2 aerodynamics Automotive technologies capability report Cylinder p Advanced Model-based based control, Adaptive in- powertrain multivariable integrated cycle model- 3 The full UK road map and evidence based assessment of UK capability control - control powertrain based control and potential can be found at: software control www.innovateuk.org/_assets/pdf/automotive%20technologies%20- Advanced %20the%20uks%20current%20capabilities.pdf power control - hardware Table Key S = Short term UK academic research centres M = Medium term L = Long term High Value Manufacturing Catapult

Contact: Margo Hutchinson 1

E-mail: [email protected] 1) National Composites Network Centre of Excellence Website: https://catapult.innovateuk.org/high-value-manufacturing Airbus Composite Structures Development Centre

March 2011 saw the government announce the creation of the first Location: Filton Catapult (formerly known as a Technology and Innovation Centre) focused Bristol on high value manufacturing. This is the first stage in a £200million Access is arrange via the NCN investment by the government in a network of seven Catapults designed to Contact: +44 (0) 1223 894 662 support key enabling technology areas. E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.ncn- The Catapult will provide a greater degree of integrated capability bringing uk.co.uk/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabindex=65&tabid=202 together seven existing centres:  Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (University Sheffield) This 4,500 square metre facility at Filton is the hub of a regional alliance of  Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (Universities of companies, universities and colleges in the South West, formed to provide Manchester and Sheffield) world-class capability in the field of composites technology. The focus of  Manufacturing Technology Centre (Coventry) the Centre's activity is technology development, including low-cost  Advanced Forming Research Centre (University of Strathclyde) technologies for the wider structural application of composite materials.  National Composite Centre (University of Bristol) Facilities at the centre include:  Centre for Process Innovation (Wilton & Sedgefield)  Clean-room with laser positioning capability.  WMG (University of Warwick)  Autoclaves.  Hot press. The Catapult covers all forms of manufacture using metals and  Automatic ply cutter. composites and process manufacturing technologies. Further information  Hot de-bulking facilities. on each individual centre can be found in the following sections.  Supporting NDT equipment.  5-axis router. The National Composites Network (NCN)  High temperature batch oven.

The National Composites Network (NCN) brings together academia and These facilities are supporting Airbus development as well as providing industry in a knowledge transfer network focused on the composites capacity for development work for other sectors including the automotive, industry. Funded by government and industry, the NCN has established 5 marine and construction industries. Full details can be found here. Regional Centres of Excellence with the intention of developing the network further. All the centres work with representatives from multiple 2) National Composites Network Centre of Excellence industry sectors, including automotive. GKN Aerospace Composites Research Centre

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Location: East Cowes destructive testing. It has no affiliation with any equipment manufacturers, Isle of Wight regulators or end users, and so provides unbiased results and opinions. Access is arrange via the NCN Phone: +44 (0) 1223 894 662 4) National Composites Network Centre of Excellence E-mail: [email protected] Northwest Composites Centre Website: www.ncn-uk.co.uk www.ncn-uk.co.uk/uploads/NCN-GKN_160107a.pdf Location: University of Manchester Paper Science Building The centre focuses on developing the automated manufacture of complex Sackville Street composite parts for high performance sub-assemblies. The research Manchester facility has the latest testing and analysis equipment including: M3 4BB  Double diaphragm forming machine. Contact: Professor Paul Hogg  Vacuum assisted, fully programmable curing ovens. Phone: +44 (0) 161 306 5734  5-axis cutting facility. E-mail: [email protected]  Non-destructive testing equipment. Website: www.futurecomposites.org.uk  Spray bake booths.  Materials testing and analysis facilities. The Northwest Composites Centre is a joint venture between the Universities of Bolton, Lancaster, Liverpool and Manchester. The Centre's 3) National Composites Network Centre of Excellence core competencies include: NDT Validation Centre  Performance, modelling, impact and durability.  Fibres, textile structures, textile design, lay-up. Location: The NDT Validation Centre  Thermoplastics, thermosets, matrix/fibre chemistry. ECM2  Unidirectional MMCs/GLARE, short fibre cast MMCs. Heol Cefn Gwrgan  Damage characterisation. Margam  Composites manufacture. Port Talbot  Flame retardancy. SA13 2EZ Phone: +44 (0)1639 873100 5) Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), Sheffield E-mail: [email protected] University Website: www.ndt-validation.com Location: AMRC with Boeing The NDT Validation Centre is an independent organisation, set up as a Advanced Manufacturing Park resource for reviewing, assessing and verifying all aspects of non- Wallis Way 3

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Catcliffe Website: http://www.bath.ac.uk/mech-eng/auto/ Rotherham S60 5TZ The PVRC is based at the University of Bath. They have extensive Phone: +44 (0)114 222 1747 facilities, including three Dynamic Engine Research Cells, for the testing E-mail: [email protected] and modelling of engines. Their four main research areas are: Website: www.amrc.co.uk  Engine and Powertrain Systems Research.  Powertrain Systems Modelling and Simulation. The AMRC works with manufacturing businesses, from global aerospace  Vehicle Systems Research. giants to local SMEs. They have over 60 member companies that each  Transmissions Systems Research. pay an annual fee to access their resources and expertise, and which help determine the research programme. Boeing is the founding partner and Advanced Composites Centre for Innovation and Science (ACCIS), continues to play a key role in AMRC’s development. AMRC also works University of Bristol with many other non member companies and institutions on individual research projects. The AMRC is a partner of the UK High Value Location: University of Bristol Manufacturing Technology Innovation Centre, announced in March 2011. Queen’s Building, Bristol , BS8 1TR The AMRC opened a Knowledge Transfer Centre in 2012 and plans to Contact: Professor Michael Wisnom open a Training Centre for advanced apprenticeships and higher training Telephone: +44 (0) 117 331 5311 from autumn 2013. E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.bris.ac.uk/composites/

ACCIS looks at a wide range of composites topics. Their work looks at the Other UK Centres design and manufacture of novel materials or composites with unique properties as well as the characteristics of such composites from design Powertrain & Vehicle Research Centre (PVRC), University of Bath through to failure. ACCIS has four main research themes:  Multifunctional composites and novel microstructures. Location: Dept. of Mechanical Engineering  Design, analysis and failure. University of Bath  Intelligent structures. Claverton Down  Composite processing and characterisation. Bath

BA2 7AY They bring together composites activity from across the University of Contact: Professor J Gary Hawley, Bristol and link in with the Science and Medical faculties. Phone: +44 (0)1225 386855

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Centre for Innovative Manufacturing in Liquid Metal Engineering Contact: Dr R.J Hobson (LiME) Phone: +44 (0) 1223 334 328 E-mail: [email protected] Location: BCAST Website: http://www.msm.cam.ac.uk/research/index.php Brunel University Uxbirdge The research of the Department is very broad but there are several areas Middlesex and themes which are of interest to lightweighting, mainly relating to the UB8 3BH Structural Materials theme. Groups undertaking research in this area Contact: Professor Zhongyun Fan, Director of BCAST include the Coatings and Composites Group. Phone: +44 (0)1895 266406 E-mail: [email protected] Cranfield Innovative Manufacturing Research Centre, Cranfield Website: http://www.lime.ac.uk/welcome.aspx University

The EPSRC Centre for Innovative Manufacturing in Liquid Metal Location: Cranfield University Engineering, LiME for short, was established in February 2010 with College Road sponsorship from the EPSRC, Industrial companies and three Universities. Cranfield LiME is a national centre of excellence in liquid metal engineering. The Bedfordshire Centre is based at Brunel University in collaboration with two other MK43 0AL universities (Oxford and Birmingham) and a large number of industrial Phone: +44 (0)1234 750111 x2501 companies Initial investment from EPSRC totalled £4.5million with a E-mail: [email protected] further £4.6million from industry. The Centre is developing advanced Website: http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/imrc/ solidification technologies based on nucleation control to provide high performance engineering components from recycled materials to reduce IMRC was established in 2002. The IMRC currently has two major demand for material mining, purification and for thermal mechanical research themes, Manufacturing Technology and Product-Service processing. Systems (PSS), which provide leadership and support to both academia and industry in their areas of expertise. Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, Cambridge University The Manufacturing Technology strategy builds on the existing strengths in Location: Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy precision technologies, welding and composites manufacture. The Cambridge University Product-Service Systems theme examines how organisations innovate Pembroke Street their capabilities and processes so that they are able to design, build and Cambridge provide integrated product and service offerings that deliver value-in-use. CB2 3QZ Other major developments at Cranfield associated with the IMRC that will 5

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provide additional synergy with the manufacturing research are linked to  Fibre (GF/CF) reinforced polymer composites: processing and two new Centres: characterisation.  The EPSRC Innovation Knowledge Centre (IKC) in Ultraprecision and  Natural fibre composites, formulation, processing and Structured Surfaces. This Centre aims to develop knowledge transfer characterisation. activities and exploit technologies developed through other  Radioactive waste management. fundamental research programmes. Total EPSRC and industry funding is around £15million. They have previously received funding from a variety of sources, including  The £8.5million Cranfield Integrated Vehicle Health Management the EU, EPSRC and industrial partners. (IVHM) Centre of Excellence funded through Boeing, Rolls-Royce, Meggitt, BAE Systems, Astrium and EEDA, which aims to build on the Advanced Alloys Research Group, Imperial College London Cranfield IMRC PSS theme and the synergies with IVHM. Location: Imperial College Science and Technology Research Institute, University of London Hertfordshire SW7 2AZ Contact: Professor Trevor Lindley Location: Science and Technology Research Institute Phone: +44 (0) 207 594 6735 University of Hertfordshire E-mail: [email protected] College Lane Website: http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/engineeringalloys Hatfield Hertfordshire The Advanced Alloys research group looks to develop, process and AL10 9AB characterise advanced alloys within the Department of Materials. They Phone: + 44 (0)1707 286404 concentrate their research on looking at the micro-structure of alloys and E-mail: [email protected] the effect they have on the whole through a modelling methodology. The Website: http://www.herts.ac.uk/research/stri.html models cover the entire cycle from design to synthesis to processing and characterising. The Institute conducts research in a wide range of disciplines. They play host to the Materials and Structures Research Group, which specialises in Institute for Materials Research (IMR), Leeds University the following areas of research:  Advanced Materials Processing. Location: Institute for Materials research  Materials Joining Processes. Houldsworth Building  Structural Integrity. University of Leeds  Biomaterials, Nanoparticle functionalities and biological toxicity Clarendon Road  C/C Composites. Leeds 6

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West Yorkshire LS2 9JT EPSRC Centre for Innovative Manufacturing in Composites, Contact: Professor Andrew Mullis University of Nottingham Phone: +44 (0) 113 343 2426 E-mail: [email protected] Location: The University of Nottingham Website: http://www.engineering.leeds.ac.uk/imr/ University Park Nottingham, NG7 2RD Research from the Institute is focussed on carbon, electroceramics, novel Contact: Professor Andy Long, Faculty of Engineering alloys and steels, photonic materials and textile structures. They support Phone: +44 (0) 115 951 3779 research into each material with microstructural, nanochemical and bulk E-mail: [email protected] physical property characterisation. Additionally, they model from product Website: http://www.epsrc-cimc.ac.uk/ design through to fabrication. The Centre is developing the next generation of composite manufacturing Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering, Loughborough University processes based on low cost, short cycle times, efficiency and sustainability. EPSRC grant money received for the centre totalled Location: Faculty of Engineering £4.9million, with an additional £1.8million from industry partners. Loughborough University Loughborough The University is also home to the Advanced Materials Research Group, a Leicestershire group that conducts research into materials processing, materials science LE11 3TU and materials engineering. Their research themes include Contact: Professor Rui Chen Nanotechnology, Surface engineering and thermal spraying, light metallic Phone: +44 (0) 1509 227 255 alloys and foams, novel photonic glasses and laser processing. E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/aae/research/groups/lig The Polymer Composites Research Group is also found at the University ht-weight-structures of Nottingham. They receive £1.5million of funding each year and conduct research into the manufacture and performance of advanced fibre The research activities of the department include those of the Lightweight reinforced composites. They have a holistic approach to composites, and Structures Research Sub-group, whose activities are those associated look at the whole lifetime of the materials, from novel manufacturing with the design of optimised lightweight metal and composite material processes, through materials characterisation to end-of-life recycling. structural systems for aerospace and automotive applications. The group has considerable strength and experience in the field of thin-walled metal School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Queen’s and composite material structures with regard to analysis, numerical University, Belfast simulation, novel design, test and manufacture. 7

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Location: Queen’s University Ashby Building The AMRC works with manufacturing businesses, from global aerospace Stanmillis Road, giants to local SMEs. They have over 60 member companies that each Belfast BT9 5AG pay an annual fee to access their resources and expertise, and which help Phone: +44 (0)28 9097 4147 determine the research programme. Boeing is the founding partner and E-mail: [email protected] continues to play a key role in AMRC’s development. AMRC also works Website: http://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/SchoolofMechanicalandAeros with many other non member companies and institutions on individual paceEngineering/ research projects. The AMRC is a partner of the UK High Value Manufacturing Technology Innovation Centre, announced in March 2011. The School has two research clusters whose research projects will be of The AMRC opened a Knowledge Transfer Centre in 2012 and plans to interest. Their Advanced Materials and Processing Research Cluster open a Training Centre for advanced apprenticeships and higher training concentrates on multidisciplinary research into the processing, modelling from autumn 2013 and development of high performance polymeric materials. They have experience in the fields of advanced extrusion, rotational moulding and Engineering Materials, Southampton University thermoforming. A full list of the projects is available here. Location: Engineering Sciences Unit The second research cluster of interest is that of Aerospace and Engineering and the Environment Manufacturing. Whilst research is geared towards aircraft and aerospace University of Southampton applications, there have been spin-offs from their research. Of particular Southampton note from their list of projects are Metallic Structures and Composites. SO17 1BJ Contact: Sue Berger Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), Sheffield Phone: +44 (0) 238 059 2871 University E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.soton.ac.uk/engineering/research/groups/engmat Location: AMRC with Boeing s.page Advanced Manufacturing Park Wallis Way The Engineering Research Group’s goal is to develop understanding of Catcliffe the physical processes and interactive mechanisms in materials that affect Rotherham the performance of engineering systems. Their research includes looking S60 5TZ at materials for automotive applications. They regularly collaborate with Phone: +44 (0)114 222 1747 other research groups in the Engineering and Environment departments E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.amrc.co.uk 8

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Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC), University of Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Surrey Strathclyde Location: University of Surrey Location: Advanced Forming Research Centre Guildford 85 Inchinnan Drive Surrey Inchinnan GU2 7XH Renfrewshire Contact: Mrs Anne-Marie Mason (Faculty Manager) PA4 9LJ Phone: +44 (0) 1483 683 088 Phone: +44 (0)141 534 5200 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.surrey.ac.uk/feps/index.htm Website: www.strath.ac.uk/afrc/ One of the research themes at the Faculty goes into Advance Materials, AFRC is a research facility supporting fundamental and applied research Devices and Nanotechnology. Research in this theme is conducted at two in forming and forging. It has cross-sectoral collaborative partnerships with University Institutes, the Advance Technology Institute and the Surrey both academic institutions and industrial companies. AFRC is a partner in Materials Institute. the UK High Value Manufacturing Technology Innovation Centre, announced in March 2011. The AFRC also partners the University of The former focuses on the functional materials for electronic and photonic Stathclyde’s Design, Manufacture and Engineering Management devices, creating new materials for devices and circuits. The latter Department, the Mechanical Engineering department and industrial institution concentrates on structural materials and their mechanical, manufacturing companies. The aims of this are to: structural and thermodynamic properties. In this Institute, Civil and  Shorten the time between concept and product. Chemical Engineers work alongside materials scientists and physicists on  Create high value, high integrity products. infrastructure and geotechnics, soft matter physics, interface science and  Offer growth and performance to business partners. engineering, surface phenomena and structural materials functionality.

The Centre’s research is focussed into the following areas: Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG), Warwick University  Metal forming processes, e.g. forging, pressing, super plastic Premium Vehicle Lightweight Technologies forming etc.  Primary techniques, e.g. plastic deformation and flow. Location: WMG  Supporting technologies, e.g. heat treatment. International Manufacturing Centre  Supply chain issues, e.g. materials quality and purity. University of Warwick Coventry  Processes, e.g. die manufacture and lubricants. CV4 7AL  Design of tooling, e.g. modelling. Contact: Georgina Haslop

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Phone: +44 (0) 24 7657 3094 Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC), Coventry E-mail: [email protected] Website: www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/wmg/ Location: MTC Limited Antsy Park Within the WMG is the Materials and Manufacturing Group. Research Coventry interests of the group range from traditional materials engineering to CV7 9JU cutting edge energy storage solutions. The group has collaborated with Phone: +44 (0) 2476 701 600 organisations of all sizes and has an annual research income of £3million. Website: http://www.the-mtc.org/ Core research themes for the group are:  Lightweight Structures and Systems. The MTC is a collaborative partnership between industry and Research  Multifunctional Materials. and Technology Organisations (RTOs). Their focus is on applied research  Sustainable Materials. and industry engagement with an emphasis on technology transfer.  Digital Lifecycle Management. Collaborative partners include a range of academic and industry bodies.  Additive Layer Manufacturing. They conduct research into the following areas:  Industrial Electrochemistry.  Assembly, Fabrication and Joining.  High Integrity Fabrication. Other Sources of Information and Support  Net Shape Manufacture.  Advanced Tooling and Fixturing. Longbridge Nanomaterials Centre - Materials Solution  Intelligent automation.

Location: Unit 8, Great Western Business Park National Composites Centre, University of Bristol McKenzie Way Worcester Location: The National Composites Centre WR4 9GN Feynman Way Central Phone: +44 (0)1905 732160 Bristol & Bath Science Park Website: www.materialssolutions.co.uk Emersons Green Bristol Materials Solutions is an applications centre for Advanced Materials, BS16 7FS focused on rapid prototyping, net shape manufacturing and engineered Contact: [email protected] thin films and structures. They are part funded by the TSB and Advantage Telephone: 0117 370 7600 West Midlands. Website: http://nccuk.com/home

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The National Composites Centre (NCC), brings together companies and MAS is designed to help manufacturers streamline processes, reduce enterprising academics to develop new technologies for the design and waste, become more energy efficient and generally improve the quality of rapid manufacture of high-quality composite products. The combination of their businesses. Services are accessed via an enquiry service available academic and business strengths aims to speed progress from laboratory, through: to design, to factory and finally to products. The 8500m2 state-of-the-art  08456589600 NCC building opened in summer 2011 at SPark, the Bristol and Bath  http://www.mymas.org/contact/contact-us Science Park and forms part of the HVM Catapult. Manufacturing Technologies Association Knowledge Transfer Networks Location: 62 Bayswater Road Funded and overseen by the Technology Strategy Board, KTNs promote London knowledge sharing through events, conferences, newsletters, on-line W2 3PS communities and projects. They are free to join. There are a number of E-mail: http://www.mta.org.uk/about-mta/contact KTNs that are of relevance to the automotive sector include the Transport, Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7298 6400 Materials and Electronics, Sensors and Photonics. All KTNs can be found Website: www.mta.org.uk via the Connect gateway at: Key activities of the Association are: https://ktn.innovateuk.org/web/guest/home  Representing engineering based manufacturing and supporting the advanced engineering sector through lobbying, media contact and Regional Industry/Academia Matching Service networking.  Providing relevant and specific industry intelligence. The following organisations offer to assist with finding the academic  Encouraging talent through funding and support for workplace training research skills, expertise and facilities to meet your business needs. They and education initiatives in schools, colleges and universities. operate across all technology areas.  Delivering the UK's only major exhibition focused on manufacturing Northwest Innovation Network www.nwin.org.uk technologies – MACH (owned and organised by the MTA). Innovation East Midlands www.eminnovation.org.uk Universities South West www.universitiessouthwest.ac.uk Membership of the MTA is open to companies involved with the Interface Scotland www.interface-online.org manufacturing technologies sector and end users of such technology. Invest Northern Ireland www.investni.com

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The following table pulls together information pertaining to publically funded research and development projects. Information has been sourced from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), the Technology Strategy Board (TSB) and the European Framework Programme (FP7). More information on each can be found on the relevant websites:  EPSRC  TSB  FP7

In the case of FP7 projects, values are expressed in €million.

This project list is under constant development as we strive to include more projects and information. Please note that the FP7 lists are not exhaustive, but an indication of the size and scope of the FP7 project portfolio in this area. SMMT would welcome any updates, additions or corrections to the list. Contributions should be emailed to Luke Hampton at [email protected].

PROJECT ORGANISATION/ FUNDER PROJECT TITLE Start End DEPARTMENT VALUE CONTACT CONSORTIUM A fundamental study of deformation mechanisms in advanced Dr M The University of

EPSRC 09/70 08/10 Materials £314,623

polycrystalline nickel-base Preuss Manchester

superalloys A Micro-Mechanistic Study of Oxygen-Diffusion-Assisted Crack

EPSRC 11/07 11/10 Dr L Zhao University of Portsmouth Faculty of Technology £196,859 Growth in a Polycrystalline Nickel-

Based Superalloy A new framework for hybrid Professor through-process modelling, process Materials Science and

EPSRC 01/08 12/12 WM University of Sheffield £4,517,374

simulation and optimisation in the Engineering

Rainforth

metals industry A novel approach to nanoscale Professor C Nottingham Trent School of Science & EPSRC materials assembly using 07/07 09/10 £268,248

Perry University Technology bioengineered spider silk fusion 12

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proteins: a generic materials

approach

A Predictive Approach to Modelling Dr AV Dept of Mechanical

EPSRC Frictional Joint Performance 10/07 09/11 Imperial College London £430,570

Olver Engineering

(PAMFJP) A Predictive Approach to Modelling Professor D

EPSRC Frictional Joint Performance 01/08 01/12 University of Oxford Engineering Science £380,917

Nowell

(PAMFJP) A unified approach to predicting Dr L

EPSRC failure in composite structures with 03/07 09/10 Imperial College London Dept of Aeronautics £374,360

Iannucci

geometrical discontinuities Advanced Composites Centre for Wisnom, EPSRC Innovation & Science (ACCIS) 10/09 13/18 Professor

Doctoral Training Centre M University of Bristol Aerospace Engineering £7,130,174 Aerostructural Efficiency of

EPSRC Damage Tolerant Composites via 04/10 03/14 Dr R Butler University of Bath Mechanical Engineering £523,127

Optimised Fibre Placement Aerostructural Efficiency of Professor

EPSRC Damage Tolerant Composites via 06/10 05/14 University of Bristol Aerospace Engineering £648,649

PM Weaver

Optimised Fibre Placement An integrated system of inferential measurement and control of Queen's University of Sch Mechanical and

EPSRC polymer extrusion for self-tuning 10/08 31/12 Dr K Li £268,004

Belfast Aerospace Engineering optimisation and response to

disturbances Bone and teeth as fibrous biological Dr AH Queen Mary, University of

EPSRC composites: in situ nano- 08/07 12/10 Engineering £235,856

Barber London

mechanical investigations

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Coating Substitution for Reduced Dr A Materials Science and

EPSRC 01/10 12/12 University of Sheffield £355,103

Environmental Impact (SUSCOAT) Leyland Engineering CRack Arrest and Self-Healing in Dr ES

EPSRC COMPosite Structures 12/08 11/12 Imperial College London Dept of Aeronautics £627,742

Greenhalgh

(CRASHCOMPS) CRack Arrest and Self-Healing in Professor

EPSRC COMPosite Structures 01/09 12/12 University of Bristol Aerospace Engineering £594,946

IP Bond

(CRASHCOMPS) Design of polymer-clay Dr MB Chemical and Process

EPSRC nanocomposites via control of 10/07 11/10 University of Strathclyde £673,438

Sweatman Engineering

phase behaviour Development of Bulk Professor P

EPSRC Nanostructured Aluminium Alloys 07/07 06/11 University of Oxford Materials £915,510

Grant

for High Strength Applications

Dual Source Pulsed Plasmas for Professor

EPSRC the Production of Ultra-High 05/07 11/10 NStJ Open University Physics and Astronomy £41,990

Performance Coatings Braithwaite

Dual Source Pulsed Plasmas for Professor Electrical Engineering and

EPSRC the Production of Ultra-High 05/07 11/10 University of Liverpool £270,135

JW Bradley Electronics

Performance Coatings

Effective Structural Unit Size in Polycrystals: Formation,

EPSRC 10/07 09/11 Dr D Dye Imperial College London Materials £139,840 Quantification and Micromechanical

Behaviour Effective Structural Unit Size in Professor

EPSRC Polycrystals: Formation, 10/07 09/10 Swansea University School of Engineering £281,517

M R Bache Quantification and Micromechanical

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Behaviour

Effective Structural Unit Size in Polycrystals: Formation, Dr M The University of

EPSRC 10/07 03/11 Materials £370,367

Quantification and Micromechanical Preuss Manchester

Behaviour Effective Structural Unit Size in Polycrystals: Formation, Professor I

EPSRC 02/08 01/11 University of Birmingham Metallurgy and Materials £287,439

Quantification and Micromechanical Jones

Behaviour Effective Structural Unit Size in Polycrystals: Formation, Dr AJ

EPSRC 10/07 03/11 University of Oxford Materials £375,473

Quantification and Micromechanical Wilkinson

Behaviour Enhanced Ultrasonic 3D Characterisation Of Composites Dr PD

EPSRC 03/10 08/13 University of Bristol Mechanical Engineering £224,140

Using Full Matrix Capture Of Array Wilcox

Data Enhanced Ultrasonic 3D Characterisation Of Composites Professor Div of Electrical Systems

EPSRC 02/10 01/13 University of Nottingham £226,324

Using Full Matrix Capture Of Array RE Challis and Optics

Data

EPSRC EPSRC Centre for Innovative 07/11 06/16 Long, Materials, Mechanics and

Manufacturing in Composites Professor A University of Nottingham Structures £5,866,584 Equipment for Multiple Projects:

EPSRC Testing and Visualization for 03/08 03/11 Dr R Butler University of Bath Mechanical Engineering £274,261

Aerospace Research

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Fatigue Crack Growth in Complex Residual Stress Fields due to Professor P The University of

EPSRC Surface Treatment and Foreign 10/07 09/10 Materials £88,855

Withers Manchester Object Damage under Simulated

Flight Cycles Fatigue Crack Growth in Complex Residual Stress Fields due to Professor J

EPSRC Surface Treatment and Foreign 12/07 06/11 University of Portsmouth Faculty of Technology £277,947

Tong Object Damage under Simulated

Flight Cycles Fibre waviness defects in

EPSRC 05/09 04/12 Dr K Potter University of Bristol Aerospace Engineering £250,921

composite structures

Fibre waviness defects in Dr M

EPSRC 05/09 04/12 University of Cambridge Engineering £259,705

composite structures Sutcliffe

Fibre waviness defects in

EPSRC 05/09 04/12 Dr K Potter University of Bristol Aerospace Engineering £250,921

composite structures

Fibre waviness defects in Dr M

EPSRC 05/09 04/12 University of Cambridge Engineering £259,705

composite structures Sutcliffe Friction Joining - Low Energy Manufacturing for Hybrid Structures Professor P The University of

EPSRC 07/09 09/12 Materials £406,441

in Fuel Efficient Transport Prangnell Manchester

Applications Friction Joining - Low Energy Manufacturing for Hybrid Structures Dr H R

EPSRC 04/09 09/12 University of Cambridge Engineering £183,316

in Fuel Efficient Transport Shercliff

Applications FULL-FIELD DATA-RICH Professor J University of School of Engineering EPSRC 09/09 08/12 £380,638

EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES Barton Southampton Sciences 16

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TO EXPLAIN COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE AND ITS

DAMAGE TOLERANCE G8-2012 Material Efficiency - A first EPSRC step toward sustainable 01/13 12/15 Potter,

manufacture Professor K Bristol University Aerospace Engineering £218,533 Heterogeneous Mechanics in Dunne, EPSRC Hexagonal Alloys across Length 05/13 05/18 Professor

and Time Scales FP Imperial College London Department of Materials £4,979,741 High Performance Ductile Wisnom,

EPSRC Composite Technology 07/11 06/17 Professor University of Bristol Aerospace Engineering £6,371,839

(HiPerDuCT) M Hybrid Electrospun Fibres from Dr S The University of

EPSRC Biomass-Based Carbon 10/08 10/12 Materials £411,940

Eichhorn Manchester

Nanostructures Impact and erosion resistant coatings - double auto-expanding Professor University of School of Engineering EPSRC polymer foam and hybrid CVD/PVD 07/09 06/13 £635,797

RJK Wood Southampton Sciences laminated hierarchical multilayered

approaches Improving Survivability of Dr L

EPSRC Structures to Impact and Blast 09/09 08/12 Imperial College London Dept of Aeronautics £1,171,663

Iannucci

Loadings

Partridge, EPSRC Industrial Doctorate Centre in 10/12 03/19 Professor

Composites Manufacture IK Bristol University Aerospace Engineering £3,926,972

Lightweight Vehicle and Powertrain Structures

In-situ shock performance Professor Y Engineering Computer

EPSRC investigation of lightweight ceramic 08/10 01/14 University of Exeter £397,138

Zhu Science and Maths

nanocomposites In-situ shock performance Materials Science and

EPSRC investigation of lightweight ceramic 10/09 03/13 Dr S Zhang University of Sheffield £132,475

Engineering

nanocomposites In-situ shock performance College of Engineering,

EPSRC investigation of lightweight ceramic 08/10 01/14 Zhu, University of Exeter Mathematics and Physical

nanocomposites Professor Y Sciences £397,138 Investigation of alternative drag- reduction strategies in turbulent Dr DA

EPSRC 12/09 11/12 University of Warwick Sch of Engineering £366,047

boundary layers by using wall Lockerby

forcing Layer-wise dynamic stiffness Professor formulation for free vibration Sch of Engineering and

EPSRC 09/10 08/12 JR City University £213,434

analysis of multilayered composite Mathematical Sci

Banerjee

structures Layer-wise dynamic stiffness Professor formulation for free vibration Sch of Engineering and

EPSRC 09/10 08/12 JR City University £213,434

analysis of multilayered composite Mathematical Sci

Banerjee

structures Lean Powertrain Development Tool Dr S

EPSRC 09/05 08/10 University of Bath Mechanical Engineering £249,657

(LPDev) Akehurst Light alloys towards environmentally sustainable Professor The University of

EPSRC transport: 2nd generation solutions 07/10 09/16 GE Materials £5,730,884

Manchester

for advanced metallic systems Thompson

(latest 2)

Lightweight Vehicle and Powertrain Structures

LIGHT ALLOYS TOWARDS ENVIRONMETALLY SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT: 2nd EPSRC 07/10 01/16 £5,762,121 GENERATION SOLUTIONS FOR Thompson, ADVANCED METALLIC SYSTEMS Professor The University of

(LATEST2) GE Manchester Materials Materials World Network: Dynamics Clarke,

EPSRC 02/11 11/12 University of Sheffield Physics and Astronomy £188,960

of Polymer Nanocomposites Professor N Microstructural characterisation of Dr M complex materials using advanced Dept of Mechanical

EPSRC 06/07 12/10 Charalambi Imperial College London £83,940

Scanning Electron Microscope Engineering

des

(SEM) techniques Modern metals processing: transfer Professor Materials Science and

EPSRC of knowledge and core skills to new 08/07 07/12 WM University of Sheffield £871,509

Engineering

and emerging technologies Rainforth

EPSRC NDT for high-value manufacturing 04/13 07/18 Smith, Dr R

of composites A Bristol University Mechanical Engineering £1,348,886 New Materials and Devices for Professor

EPSRC 05/10 05/15 University of Warwick Chemistry £1,288,566

Photovoltaic Applications TS Jones New Portfolio Partnership - Light Professor The University of

EPSRC alloys for Environmentally 04/05 09/10 GE Materials £6,725,687

Manchester

Sustainable Transport Thompson Novel co-blended polymer matrix EPSRC systems for fire resistant structural 07/10 01/14 Kandola, Institute for Materials

marine composites Professor B University of Bolton Research and Innovation £427,079 Novel co-blended polymer matrix Shenoi, EPSRC systems for fire resistant structural 07/11 01/15 Professor University of Faculty of Engineering

marine composites RA Southampton and the Environment £348,336

EPSRC PLATFORM GRANT RENEWAL: 06/06 05/11 Professor Cranfield University Sch of Applied Sciences £426,657

Lightweight Vehicle and Powertrain Structures

Nanoscale Multifunctional Ferroic JR Nicholls

Materials and Devices Professor B University of Inst of Sound and

EPSRC Platform Grant: Structural Acoustics 11/06 10/11 £880,472

Mace Southampton Vibration Research Platform: Fracture, Fatigue and Durability of Advanced Alloys and Professor P

EPSRC 09/05 02/11 University of Birmingham Metallurgy and Materials £431,488

Composites for High Performance Bowen

Applications Platform: Textile Composites - Professor A Sch of Mech Materials

EPSRC Engineering Science and its 04/09 04/13 University of Nottingham £832,193

Long Manuf Eng Mgt

Applications Polymer nanocomposites for light Dr IA Sch of Mechanical and

EPSRC 11/09 10/13 Loughborough University £657,839

armour applications Ashcroft Manufacturing Eng Predicting scatter in the ductile to Dr A

EPSRC 10/09 09/11 University of Bristol Mechanical Engineering £98,140

brittle transitional fracture in steels Shterenlikht Probabilistic Assessment of Fatigue

EPSRC Delamination Growth in Fibre 05/10 07/11 Dr G Allegri University of Bristol Aerospace Engineering £100,637

Reinforced Composite Laminates Processing of polymer Professor Sch of Engineering

EPSRC 08/07 05/11 University of Bradford £550,776

nanocomposites PD Coates Design and Technology Thomason, EPSRC Regenerated Composite Value 11/11 03/15 Professor Mechanical & Aerospace

Reinforcement (ReCoVeR) JL University of Strathclyde Engineering £468,012 Resin development for fast cycle Professor R The University of

EPSRC 10/07 01/11 Materials £437,886

time composite processing Day Manchester SAMULET Project 5: Processing EPSRC/T Sch of Mechanical and

Advanced Materials 11/09 10/12 Dr R Young Loughborough University £205,548

SB Manufacturing Eng

(Resubmission) EPSRC/T SAMULET Project 5: Processing Professor

11/09 04/13 University of Birmingham Metallurgy and Materials £828,642

SB Advanced Materials RC Reed

Lightweight Vehicle and Powertrain Structures

(Resubmission)

SAMULET Project 5: Processing EPSRC/T Professor K Advanced Manufacturing

Advanced Materials 06/09 05/12 University of Sheffield £296,425

SB Ridgway Res Centre Boeing

(Resubmission) SAMULET Project 5: Processing EPSRC/T Professor University of School of Engineering Advanced Materials 07/09 06/12 £175,481

SB JP Scanlan Southampton Sciences

(Resubmission) SAMULET Project 5: Processing Dr A EPSRC/T Design Manufacture and

Advanced Materials 02/10 01/13 Rosochows University of Strathclyde £422,057

SB Engineering Man

(Resubmission) ki SHIELD - Sustainable High Energy Dr R Sch of Mech Materials

EPSRC Absorbing Lightweight Material 06/09 09/12 University of Nottingham £144,900

Brooks Manuf Eng Mgt

Development Professor Smart Hybrid Automotive Panel

EPSRC 09/10 02/12 RJ University of Warwick Sch of Engineering £171,810

Engineering (SHAPE)

Dashwood

Smart Materials - Designing for Professor Nottingham Trent School of Science & EPSRC 10/10 04/12 £202,311

Functionality G McHale University Technology

SMiths Aerospace Research and Professor

EPSRC Technology Partnership on 01/06 12/10 University of Bristol Aerospace Engineering £1,093,259

M Wisnom

COMPosites (SMARTCOMP) SMiths Aerospace Research and Professor P

EPSRC Technology Partnership on 02/06 01/11 University of Oxford Materials £268,677

Grant

COMPosites (SMARTCOMP)

Step change material efficiency for Dr JM

EPSRC 01/09 12/13 University of Cambridge Engineering £1,387,360

steel and aluminium. Allwood

Lightweight Vehicle and Powertrain Structures

Structural control of Ti alloys for Professor X

EPSRC 11/07 04/11 University of Birmingham Metallurgy and Materials £395,747

high strength, high toughness Wu Structural control of Ti alloys for Professor X

EPSRC 11/07 04/11 University of Birmingham Metallurgy and Materials £395,747

high strength, high toughness Wu

Sustainable Materials - A Global Dr KEA

EPSRC 10/06 10/11 University of Warwick Sch of Engineering £1,067,483

Challenge Kirwan Sustainable Plastics: Catalytic Dr CK

EPSRC Reactions with Renewable 10/05 10/11 Imperial College London Dept of Chemistry £304,350

Williams

Resources Tailored composites for tuned Dr SW University of School of Engineering EPSRC deformation response to unsteady 02/11 01/14 £424,754

Boyd Southampton Sciences

fluid loading Theory and Application of Inerters Professor

EPSRC 09/08 08/11 University of Cambridge Engineering £290,247

for Mechanical Control M Smith Towards Affordable, Closed-Loop Fan, Ctr for Advanced

EPSRC Recyclable Future Low Carbon 12/11 11/15 Brunel University £4,221,482

Professor Z Solidification Tech

Vehicle Structures - TARF-LCV Towards Affordable, Closed-Loop EPSRC Recyclable Future Low Carbon 12/11 11/15 Fan, Centre for Advanced

Vehicle Structures - TARF-LCV Professor Z Brunel University Solidification £4,221,482 Understanding and Improving Professor J

EPSRC 09/09 02/13 Loughborough University Materials £407,913

Ceramic Armour Materials Binner Understanding and Improving

EPSRC 08/09 01/13 Dr RI Todd University of Oxford Materials £486,796

Ceramic Armour Materials Upcycling of Light Alloy by Professor Z Ctr for Advanced

EPSRC 01/07 03/10 Brunel University £411,319

Rheoforming Scrap (ULARS) Fan Solidification Tech Affordable COMPosites for Advanced Composites Not Not dfoulkes@a Group Limited, Aston Martin TSB LIghtweight Car StructurEs £0.00 started started cg.co.uk Lagonda Limited, ABB (ACOMPLICE) Limited, Delta Motorsport 22

Lightweight Vehicle and Powertrain Structures

Limited, Pentangle- Engineering Services Limited

Econolyst Limited, Alcon phil.reeves Components Limited, Axon Aluminium Lattice Structures via Not Not Automotive Limited, Delcam £1,803,720. TSB @econolyst

Additive Manufacturing started started PLC, DELPHI Limited, MTT 00 .co.uk Technologies Limited, Loughborough University Aluminium Matrix Composite nhutt1@jag Jaguar Cars Limited, 01/09/2 28/02/ Composite Metal Technology £920,656.0 TSB Materials for vehicle Weight uarlandrove 010 2013 Limited, Antich & Sons 0 Reduction r.com Limited Axon Automotive Ltd., Powertrain Technologies cousins@a Limited, Scott Bader 01/09/2 31/05/

TSB Axon 60 xonautomot Company Limited, Warwick £24,750.00 008 2011

ive.com Manufacturing Group, Eccles Tooling Limited, Cranfield Innovative Manufacturing Composite Ultra Lightweight cronin@ax Axon Automotive Limited, 01/12/2 31/03/ Thyssenkrupp Automotive £435,834.0 TSB Automotive Suspension onautomoti 011 2014 (UK) Limited, University of 0 Components (CUSP) ve.com Warwick scarlin@jag Jaguar Cars Limited, GE 01/01/2 30/06/ Precision Engineering £1,320,900. TSB Dualcore Lightweight Engine uarlandrove 012 2013 Limited, Integral Powertrain 00 r.com Limited Tate & Lyle Limited, penny.ada University of Brunel, Jaguar Not Not ms@tatean Cars Limited, Axion £4,592,500. TSB Light and Sound (LANDS) started started dlylesugars Recycling Limited, 00 .com International Automotive Components Group Limited

Lightweight Vehicle and Powertrain Structures

DavidHanh Leyland Trucks Limited, Light weight 7.5 - 12 tonne Future 01/01/2 31/12/ £1,612,770. TSB art@PACC Sapa Profiles UK Limited, MI Truck Chassis Concept 012 2014 00 AR.com Technology Group Limited TWI Limited (Industrial), david.hamp SAFC Hitech Ltd, Fibre Lightweight Lead Acid Battery for 01/04/2 31/03/ TSB [email protected] Technology Limited, MIRA £23,218.00

Low Carbon Vehicles (LAB/LCV) 009 2012 k Limited, Plurion Limited, TWI Limited - Academic lindsay.sav Intelligent Energy Limited, Lightweight Ultra Low Emissions 01/09/2 29/02/ age@intelli TSB Revolve Technologies £30,035.00 Delivery Van 010 2012 gent- Limited energy.com Jaguar Cars Limited, Novelis Lower Cost Light Weight Vehicles tmurton@ja UK Limited, Zyomax Limited, 01/07/2 31/10/ Norton Aluminium Limited, TSB by Increasing the use of Post guarlandrov £24,946.00 008 2011 Innoval Technology, Stadco Consumer Aluminium Scrap. er.com Limited,BCAST (Brunel Centre for Advanced Morgan Motor Company Magnesium Intensive BIW robert.gibso Limited, Penso Limited, 01/11/2 31/10/ £762,863.0 TSB Structures for the Premium n@morgan- Magnesium Elektron, 011 2013 0 Automotive Sector motor.co.uk Coventry University, Luxfer Gas Cyclinders Limited gurinder.rai Nissan Motor Manufacturing New Driving Posture Seat Design 01/10/2 31/10/ @ntc- TSB (UK) Limited, Loughborough £68,750.00 for Light Commercial Vehicles 011 2012 europe.co.u University k Innoval Technology Limited, eoghan.mc Jaguar Cars Limited, Plastic Net-forming of Metal 01/01/2 31/12/ alpine@inn University of Warwick, Corus £196,631.0 TSB (PLANET) 010 2010 ovaltech.co Group PLC, Plastic Amnium 0 Automotive Limited, SABIC m UK Petrochemicals

Lightweight Vehicle and Powertrain Structures

Pushing the Boundaries of dyer@axon Axon Automotive Limited, 01/12/2 30/11/ TSB Affordable Low Weight Vehicle automotive. Scott Bader Company £75,000.00 011 2012 Structures com Limited The Manufacturing Sustainable lightweight low cost clive.hickm Technology Centre, Unipart Not Not Group Limited, R&D Vehicle £1,978,070. TSB battery systems for extended life an@the- started started Systems Limited, BBIG 00 cycles (EV-Lite) mtc.org Limited, Loughborough University, CENEX 3D-LIGHTRANS: Large scale Mr Felix 18 partners incl. NW manufacturing technology for high-

FP 04/11 03/15 SCHROPF http://www.ait.ac.at/ Textiles Network Ltd, 5.2 performance lightweight 3D ER Bentley Motors

multifunctional composites Mr Horst 20 partners incl. AC-DC: Automotive chassis FP 10/06 09/10 KORNEMA Volkswagen AG, 7.0

development for 5-day cars NN Continental 7 partners incl. Mr Micha Advanced Electric Vehicle Volkswagen AG,

FP 12/10 05/13 LESEMAN www.rwth-aachen.de 2.9

Architectures Continental, Fiat, Idiada N Auto tech 12 partners incl. AEROMUCO: Aerodynamic Mr Werner University of Limerick,

FP surfaces by advanced multi- 01/11 12/13 www.eads.net 3.7 Lang Dublin Institute of

functional coatings Technology ALASCA: Advanced lattice Mr Michael 12 partners incl. Leeds

FP 12/10 11/13 www.dlr.de 1.3

structures for composite airframes Renker Uni, Airbus ALIVE: Advanced High Volume Jan 23 partners inc. VW, http://www.volkswagen.de FP Affordable Lightweighting for Future 10/12 09/16 HOFFMAN Fundacion Cidaut, Centre 7.6 /de.html Electric Vehicles N Richerche Fiat

ASPIRATE: Increase of 6 partners incl. Zubiola S.

FP 06/09 05/11 Mr Bilbatua www.ideko.es 0.79 productivity, safety, greenness and Coop 25

Lightweight Vehicle and Powertrain Structures

cleanliness in the machining of

carbon fiber reinforced composites

CEMCAST: Centre of Excellence for Modern Composites Applied in Dr Tomasz

FP 04/10 03/13 http://www.pollub.pl No other partners listed 2.55 Aerospace and Surface Transport Sadowski

Infrastructure CERFAC: Cost effective 15 partners incl. Biteam Dr Bertrand

FP reinforcement of fastener areas in 10/10 03/14 www.cenaero.be AB, EADS Deutschland, 4.5 Herry

composites Stuttgart Uni 12 partners incl. Dansk COMPOLIGHT: Rapid Mr Olivier Tekonlogisk Institut

FP manufacturing of lightweight metal 11/08 10/11 Stephane www.teknologisk.dk Forening, Marcam 3.5

components JAY Engineering, Open Engineering DE-LIGHT TRANSPORT: 19 partners incl. Centre of Developing lightweight modules for Maritime Technologies transport systems featuring efficient Mr Thomas E.V., Balance technology

FP 11/06 01/10 www.cmt-net.org 2.5 production & lifecycle benefits at Schluter Consulting GMBH, structural & functional integrity Bombardier

using risk based design Transportation UK E3CAR: Nanoelectronics for an Reiner 33 partners incl. CR Fiat,

FP 03/09 03/12 [email protected] 21.4

electric vehicle. John Audi, Think ECOSHELL: Development of new light high performance Mr Alain 10 partners incl. GRM http://www.citi- FP environmentally benign composites 01/11 09/13 DE Consulting Ltd, Cranfield 2.8

technologies.com made of bio-materials and bio- LARMINAT Uni.

resins for electric car application ELECTRICAL: Novel aeronautical 14 partners incl. Short Mrs Nerea

FP multifunctional composite 10/10 09/13 www.inasmet.es Brothers plc, Advanced 2.9 Markaide structurees with bulk electrical Composites Group Ltd,

Lightweight Vehicle and Powertrain Structures

conductivity and self-sensing Airbus

capabilities

E-LIGHT: Advanced structural light- Ms. 7 partners incl. Sheffield

FP weight architectures for electric 01/11 12/13 Fernandez www.cidaut.es 2.1 Uni, Ricardo,

vehicles Pera EMBROIDERY: Development of energy efficient, lightweight Mr Ricardo 9 partners incl. Stuttgart

FP composite parts and tolling based 01/11 12/12 MEZZACA www.inasmet.es University, Mandiola 1.1 on Tailored Fibre Placement and SA Composites

self heating technology ENCOMB: Extended non- Mr 14 partners incl. A2

FP destructive testing of composite 11/10 04/14 Christoph www.fraunhofer.de Technologies Ltd, Airbus, 4.2

bonds SCHULTE Uni of Bristol 21 partners inc. FRAUNHOFER- GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG , FP 10/12 09/16 7.1 RHEINISCH- WESTFAELISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE Maximilian AACHEN, CENTRO

ENLIGHT STEIERT RICERCHE FIAT SCPA 13 partners incl. ESPRIT: Resource-efficient self- Promolding BV, Fact Mr Gordon

FP reinforced plastic materials and 10/08 03/12 www.netcomposites.com Future Advanced 3.99 Bishop

processing Composites & Technology GMBH

Lightweight Vehicle and Powertrain Structures

EVOLUTION: The Electric Vehicle revOLUTION enabled by advanced materials highly hybridized into Waiting for additional FP lightweight components for easy 11/12 10/16 http://www.aau.dk/ 8.9 information integration and dismantling Lone Varn providing a reduced life cycle cost JOHANNS logic EN

FIBRECHAIN:Integrated Process 17 partners incl. TWI Ltd, Chain for Automated and Flexible Ms Andrea

FP 06/11 05/14 www.fraunhofer.de Crompton Technology 6.5 Production of Fibre-Reinforced Zeumann Group Ltd

Plastic Products 18 partners incl. Univ of FIRE-RESIST: Developing novel Newcastle upon Tyne, Ms Nicola

FP fire-resistant high performance 02/11 01/15 www.newcastle.ac.uk Advanced Composites 5.3 Dolman

composites Group Ltd, Bombardier Transportation UK Ltd Dr. Karl- karl- 17 partners incl. Porsche, FUTURA: Multi-functional materials Heinz FP 01/07 12/10 [email protected] Sika, Renault, Novelis, 4.2

and production technologies Fueller,

m BTU-Cottbus Daimler 19 partners incl. Volvo Mr Pontus Technology AB, Robert

FP HCV: Hybrid Commercial Vehicle 01/10 12/13 www.volvo.com 9.9 Enhager Bosch GMBH, DAF Trucks HIP: Development of low-cost, 11 partners incl. Thermal lightweight Highly Insulated Mr Ralph Insulation Contractors

FP 10/10 09/13 www.tica-acad.co.uk 1.9 Polymers for refrigerated transport, Bradley Association, Durham Uni,

heating and cooling installations Baxi Heating UK HI-WI: Materials and drives for high 7 partners incl. Ms Renata

FP and wide efficiency electric 12/10 11/13 www.cam.ac.uk Cambridge Uni, Sheffield 2.4 Schaeffer

powertrains Uni, Siemens AG

Lightweight Vehicle and Powertrain Structures

INMA: Innovative manufacturing of Ms Naiara 11 partners incl. Airbus,

FP complex Ti sheet aeronautical 09/10 02/14 www.fatronik.com 2.9 INSAUSTI Liverpool Uni, TWI Ltd

components IVWSN: Intra-vehicular wireless FP 06/10 05/14 Ms Toprak Koc University, Istanbul No other partners listed 0.1

sensor networks Prof. António LITEBUS :Modular lightweight 13 partners incl. Oxford

FP 10/06 09/09 Augusto www.inegi.pt 1.9

sandwich bus concept Uni, Mauri Bus System FERNAND ES 12 partners incl. Volvo MAENAD: Model-based analysis & Kjell Berg, Technology,

FP engineering of novel architectures 09/10 09/13 www.maenad.com 2.4 Volvo Delphi/Mecel, CEA LIST,

for EVs KTH, Pulse-AR 23 partners incl. MAGFORGE: Magnesium forged Mr Netherlands Organisation FP components for structural 07/06 12/09 Giuseppe for Applied Scientific 2.9

lightweight transport applications CORTESE Research, Confederation of British Metalforming MATISSE: Modelling And Testing 11 partners inc. FKA, for Improved Safety of key Roland Technische Universtaet FP 10/12 09/15 http://www.fka.de/ 2.2 composite StructurEs in WOHLECK Muenchen, Chalmers alternatively powered vehicles ER Tekniska Hoegskola

GKSS MECHAMODE: Mechanism based Ms Sabine

FP 05/09 10/11 www.gkss.de Forschungszentrum 0.3

modelling of plastic deformation Cramer Geesthacht MOMENTUM: Multidisciplinary 14 partners incl. research & training on composite Prof. Mark Newcastle Uni, Palermo

FP 12/05 05/10 www.ncl.ac.uk 3.75 materials applications in transport Robinson Uni, BAE Systems

modes Surface Ships

Lightweight Vehicle and Powertrain Structures

20 partners incl. Victrex M-RECT: Multi-scale reinforcement Manufacturing Ltd, Bristol Dr Alan

FP of semi-crystalline thermoplastic 04/10 04/14 www.victrex.com Uni, Volvo technology AB, 4.7 Wood

sheets and honeycombs Sheffield Uni, Cambrigde Uni MUST: Multi-level protection of Lang 20 partners incl. CR Fiat FP materials for vehicles by “smart” 06/08 08/12 7.14 Werner & Daimler

nanocontainers MUSTMET: Development of Dr multilayer structural thin metal http://popeye.itia.mi.cnr.it/i Accepted project: more FP Giuseppe

sheets with conventional workability ru/html/db/lo.html details to come Ricciardi

and superior overall performance 14 partners incl. LMS- MY-CAR: Flexible assembly UniPATRAS,Daimler,

FP processes for the car of the third 05/06 04/11 Mr Bery Hill www.tech.volvo.se 6.0 Prima, HWH, CASP,

millennium Tunkers OIL-FREE POWERTRAIN: 9 partners incl. Development of powertrain and Dietmar Verban Deutscher FP 11/02 11/11 Technische Universitaet 1.26 drive line components without liquid Goericke Maschinen Dresden

lubrication Ms POWERFUL: Powertrain for future 18 partners incl. Renault,

FP 01/10 12/13 Dominique www.renault.com 13.5

light-duty vehicles Fiat, Volkswagen DIQUELOU 6 partners incl. ROV-E:Lightweight technologies for Ms Garbiñe Southampton Uni,

FP 01/11 12/13 www.inasmet.es 2.2

exploration rovers ATXAGA Advanced Composites Group Ltd, 11 partners incl. SECUREMETRO: Inherently Ms Nicola Newcastle upon Tyne Uni,

FP secure blast resistant and fire safe 01/10 12/12 www.newcastle.ac.uk 2.7 Dolman Bombardier Transport

metro vehicles France, STAM SRL

Lightweight Vehicle and Powertrain Structures

39 partners incl. Volkswagen, Renault SLC: Sustainable production SAS, Volvo Technology, Dr. Martin

FP technologies of emissions reduced 02/05 07/09 www.volkswagen.de Porsche Engineering 10.2 Goede

light weight car concepts Group, Materials Engineering Research Laboratory Ltd. 9 partners incl. ETC STORAGE: Composite structural Mt Shaun Battery and Fuel Cells

FP 01/10 12/12 www.imperial.ac.uk 2.5

power storage for hybrid vehicles Power Sweden, Advanced Composites Group Ltd 9 partners incl. Imperial College, ETC Battery and STORAGE: Composite structural Mr Shaun

FP 01/10 12/12 www.imperial.ac.uk FuelCells, Volvo, 2.5

power storage for hybrid vehicles Power Advanced Composites Group SUPLIGHT: Sustainable and 12 partners incl. RD&T Dr Kristian www.sintef.no/manufactur FP efficient Production of Light weight 06/11 05/14 Technology AB, Intercim 3.1

Martinsen ing

solutions SAS THROUGHLIFE: Development and proof of new approaches for 18 partners incl. Safinah through-life asset management Mr Thomas Ltd, APC Composit AB,

FP 04/11 03/14 www.meyerwerft.de 2.5 based on next generation of Witolla Balance Technology materials and production Consulting GMBH

technology TRICONE: Tahts revolutionises Mr Dare Accepted project: more FP industry and creates opportunities A. Van Den Brink Rosebery details to come

for narrow vehicle evolution 8 partners inc. Tuk Tuk V-FEATHER: InnoVative Flexible Michael FP 07/12 10/15 Factory BV, Technische 2.6

Electric Transport Bayes

http://www.cranfield.ac.uk Universitaet Hamburg-

Lightweight Vehicle and Powertrain Structures

Harburg, Cleancarb SARL

WASIS: Composite fuselage 12 partners incl. Materials Ms. section wafer design approach for Engineering Research

FP 01/11 06/14 Fernandez www.cidaut.es 3.2 safety increasing in worst case Laboratory Ltd, Pera

situations and joint minimizing Netcomposites Ltd WIDE-MOB: Building blocks Dr 7 partners incl. FIAT

FP concepts for efficient and safe 12/10 11/13 Massimo http://www.crf.it SCPA, Uni of Sheffield, 2.6

multiuse urban electrical vehicles CASALI Dupont