Short Intervention Scheme
[Upcoming event] Industry breakfast (hybrid event)
When: 11th September, 07:30-09:00
Where: Advanced Manufacturing Building, Jubilee Campus, University of Nottingham, NG7 2GX
Industry breakfast registration
The Short Intervention Scheme is a programme created, hosted at and funded by the Midlands Centre for Data Driven Metrology, targeted at small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
The purpose of the scheme is to support SMEs to overcome measurement challenges in dimensional metrology, manufacturing, robotics, precision engineering, machine learning and design, improving the efficiency and accuracy of their processes.
The Midlands Centre for Data-Driven Metrology has a range of expertise in 3D coordinate measurements, geometric, dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T), reverse engineering and surface topography characterisation. If you are looking for support with your challenges in these areas of expertise, please use the form below to describe your technical challenge. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are eligible to up to 20h of researcher/technician support.
Through this scheme we cover projects in both research and implementation areas, such as:
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Desk studies and measurements for scale-up activities
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New products and processes development
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Pilot manufacturing and quality improvement initiatives
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Feasibility studies (technical, operational and economical assessment) for technology adoption.
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Technology assessment and adoption (instruments, software and techniques) for specific requirements.
- Quality control / assurance: comparison of manufactured parts by different equipment / through different methods, in-process and post-processing measurements
Some examples of recent projects delivered to SMEs include:
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Evaluation of suitable commercially sensing technologies for a manufacturing company.
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Evaluation of suitable and affordable 3D body scanning technologies for a fashion company.
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Improvement of inspection processes and automation of in-processes checks.
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Surface texture comparison for a dental company.
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Identification of appropriate technologies for inspection.
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Assessment of commercial and open-source software for high-resolution imaging of components.
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Identification of challenges and limitations of currently used technologies for a manufacturing company.
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Scoping of appropriate inspection strategy and solutions for process optimisation for a robotics company.
To submit your Expression of Interest to the Short Intervention Scheme (funded opportunity)
Further information about the Short Intervention Scheme
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