Post on 15-Feb-2017
Queen's University Belfast
The Research Excellence Framework (REF) is the system for assessing the quality of research in UK higher education institutions:• Queen’s is joint 8th university in the UK based on research intensity• Over 75 per cent of research activity at Queen’s was judged to be
internationally excellent or world-leading• Queen’s has out-performed the sector on research impact, with almost 60 per
cent of areas achieving 100 per cent of their return ranked at 3* or 4*Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering• 88 per cent of our research activity was judged to be internationally excellent
or world-leading.
QUEENS UNIVERSITY is in the top 1% Universities in world
Queen's University Belfast
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering• ≈ 40 members of academic staff in 3 research clusters
• Aerospace & Manufacturing• Advanced Materials & Processing• Clean Energies
• ≈ 1,000 UG & PG students
Aligned research and technology transfer Centres• PPRC http://www.qub.ac.uk/research-centres/PolymerProcessingResearchCentre/
• NITC http://www.qub.ac.uk/sites/nitc/
• NIACE www.niace-centre.org.uk
08/06/2016
About…Operating for over 48 years the NITC is a technology and innovation centre, bridging the gap between academic research and commercial production, to meet industry’s needs. As one of Queens University’s primary links with industry we are a self financing unit affiliated to School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, recognised as one of the foremost contributors to NI industry from the Universities.
Basic Principles Observed
Technology concept formulated
First assessment feasibility concept & Technologies
Validation integrated prototype in lab environment
Testing prototype in user environment
Pre-production product
Low scale pilot production demonstrated
Manufacturing fully tested, validated and qualified
Production & product fully operational
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Invention Concept validation Prototyping & incubation
Pilot production & demonstration
Initial Market introduction
Market Expansion
TRL Scales, incorporating manufacturability and including non-technical aspects in a multi-technology adaption
Universities NITC Industry
What makes a good project?
Application form
Application details
Summary of proposed project
Public description of the project
Gateway Question Scope
Question 1 Need or challenge
Question 2 Approach and innovation
Question 3 Team and resources
Question 4 Market awareness
Question 5 Outcomes and route to market
Question 6 Wider impacts
Question 7 Project management
Question 8 Risks
Question 9 Additionality
Question 10 Costs and value for money
Other funding from public sector bodies
Finance summary table
Still very important, This is where good projects can lose!
www.matrixni.org
HITEA 3 – “OLIVER”Optimized Laser welding Implementation Via Enabling Research
Project £1.5 M Funding £1.1
Lead Partner
Industry Technology Partner
RTO/UNI Partners
Industry Partners
2. improved competitiveness through novel or advanced materials and associated processing technologies. This may include structural or multifunctional composite, metallic, ceramic and hybrid materials for demanding environments
WP1 Project Coordination
WP 8 TRL 6 Industrialisation
WP11 Case Study 3
WP4 LaserTechnology selection and gas shielding
WP5In Process NDT & Quality Control
WP 3Process Development
WP 6 Fixturing
WP 7 Cell design Off-line programming and Simulation
WP 2Knowledge management, Dissemination and Exploitation
WP10 Case Study 2
MGT
RDT
WP9 Case Study 1
WP1 Project Coordination
WPL Hutchinson Engineering
WP 8 TRL 6 Industrialisation
WPL Hutchinson Engineering
WP11 Case Study 3WPL Hutchinson Aerotech
WP4 LaserTechnology selection and gas shielding
WPL IPG
WP5In Process NDT & Quality Control
WPL MTC
WP 3Process Development
WPL TWI
WP 6 Fixturing
WPL MTC
WP 7 Cell design Off-line programming and Simulation
WPL NITC
WP 2Knowledge management, Dissemination and Exploitation
WPL NITC/MTC/TWI
WP10 Case Study 2WPL Agusta Westland
MGT
RDT
“OLIVER”
MGT – ManagementRDT – Research and developmentWP – Work packageWPL – Work Package Leader
WP9 Case Study 1WPL Tisics
SCENICSupply Chain ENablement for Increased Competitiveness
National linkages
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Regional Impact
NationalExploitation
In Partnership with
Northern Ireland Technology CentreQueens University Belfast
Cloreen Park, Malone RoadBelfast, BT9 5HN
+44 (0)28 90975433
Mr Colm HigginsManager, Northern Ireland Technology Centre
c.j.higgins@qub.ac.uk028 9097433007801 416901
Prof. Adrian MurphyDirector of Manufacturing ResearchSchool of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
a.murphy@qub.ac.uk028 90974095
Contact details
Mr Conor QuinnBusiness Alliance Manager (Engineering & Physical Sciences)Research and Enterprise Directorate
c.quinn@qub.ac.uk07527 397492028 9097 1442
Thank You!