New thinking about manufacturing.
Institute for Manufacturing
There are 24 places on this visit, for individual, family, donor, complimentary and honorary members of CSAR, and two tickets per membership.
14.00 - Group from CSAR arrive, grab a tea/coffee/juice and some cake and go to Seminar Room 2.
14.05 - 14.25 - Introduction with Prof Tim Minshall/Prof Mike Gregory
14.35 - 14.50 - Roadmapping with Rob Phaal in Seminar Room
14.55 - 15.15 and 15.20 - 15.40 - The group splits into two. Half go with Sebastian Pattinson for a tour/demo (3D printing), the other half stay in the seminar room for talk/demo with Dr Andrew Cockburn (High Power Laser Materials Processing). Then they swap over.
15.45 - 16.05 - AI demo with Thomas Bohne
16.10 - 16.30 - Q&A session with Prof Tim Minshall/Prof Mike Gregory and end.
The IfM is part of the University of Cambridge’s Department of Engineering.
World-leading research
Our research aims to help:
- Companies develop life-changing products and services, build better businesses, create meaningful jobs, and improve the environment for the future.
- Governments foster innovation and enterprise to deliver social and economic benefits.
Our researchers work on a wide range of manufacturing-related topics including:
- new materials and advanced production technologies
- digital manufacturing technologies and data analytics and how they can be used to transform factories, supply chains and business models
- how new technologies can be nurtured through the development phase and turned into successful businesses.
- effective business tools and processes (such as roadmapping) that can help organisations achieve their strategic goals
World-class education
We provide undergraduate and postgraduate education to create the manufacturing leaders of the future.
Real-world application
Through our dissemination arm, IfM Engage, we provide consultancy and professional development to companies of all sizes and to national and regional governments. IfM Engage is owned by the University of Cambridge and our profits are gifted to the University to fund future research.