Paul Perera’s Post

Great to see a strong Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District contingent from Sheffield and Rotherham at this Aerospace Technology Institute event. Warwick Spearing from Technicut Limited represents a truly cutting edge precision engineering business that was the founding partner of the AMRC along with Boeing and remains one of the true aerospace innovators. Given the prominence of robotics and automation in this space, its super to see the fast growing Rivelin Robotics taking centre stage during the day. Tempted to move the business to San Diego following broken promises in their home city, its great to see Rivelin stuck it out and chose the grit over the surf and are now planning to on-shore production from Europe to one of the heartlands of Yorkshire manufacturing: Neepsend. Robert J Bush's passion for the place is tangible as was demonstrated at the recent The Bessemer Society dinner held very close to Neepsend by chance. Also good to see Professor Harry Burroughes -- one of the AMRC's rapidly growing number of Professors, including Melissa Conlan and Ben Morgan) who will doubtless be talking about the £50 million publicly funded COMPASS project along with industry partner Loop Technology Ltd. Let's hope the comms and marketing folk at Sheffield City Council and The University of Sheffield( the former stumped up £7million of ratepayers money to help build a new extension to the The University of Sheffield flagship Factory 2050, while the £740 million turnover university coughed up just £3 million according to AMRC insiders). Then there's the good people at South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority who also chipped in £7 million of public money to help build the R&D extension for the university. Post Investment Zone, it seems the baton for growing and promoting AMID has been passed to Oliver Coppard who has been leading the way in giving it the high prominence it deserves... But Oliver cant do it on his own. What is needed now is a coordinated campaign to put the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District centre stage, rather than either trying to erase it, ignore it, or talk only about one’s own little part in it ...for example the University of Sheffield Innovation District which is a small, now gated, campus of four buildings, often unoccupied according to locals and impossible to access without permission. Which is far cry from the founders' idea for Factory 2050 as a largely open access facility that would attract young people to press their faces against the glass rotunda to marvel at what modern manufacturing looks like and want to be part of it,

Great summary of our opening remarks

🦾 Opening Panel: Setting the Challenge - on Automation and Robotics in Aerospace ✈️ Today, I had the privilege of attending the Aerospace Technology Institute Innovation Showcase for Automation and Robotics hosted by WMG, University of Warwick. The event kicked off with an insightful panel discussion featuring: •Simon Webb (Chair) - CTO, WMG •John Marshall - Assembly Strategy Lead, Airbus • Neil Webster MBA - Head of R&T, Safran •Chris Brown - Head of Technology and Industrial Engineering, ITP Aero • Ross Crawford - Battery Manufacture Lead, Vertical Aerospace. The panel discussed the pressing challenges and significant opportunities in the aerospace sector, particularly focusing on the integration of automation and robotics. Key topics included: 🔹 Tackling the massive backlog and increasing production rates. 🔹 The critical role of automation in enhancing quality, reducing costs, and ensuring safety. 🔹 Specific challenges in adopting automation for aerospace compared to other industries. 🔹 The importance of collaboration between established companies and startups. 🔹 Securing buy-in from operations teams for successful automation implementation. 🔹 Leveraging data for quality control and the push towards digitisation for efficiency and traceability. With travel demand surpassing pre-pandemic levels and the ambitious goals for decarbonisation, the aerospace sector is at a pivotal point. Collaboration and innovation are essential to meet these challenges head-on. Thank you to the panelists for sharing their expertise and to WMG and ATI Hub for organising this event. Excited to see the advancements in #aerospace and #automation that will emerge from these discussions! #AerospaceInnovation #Automation #Robotics #Manufacturing #Sustainability #Decarbonisation #WMG #ATIHub #Collaboration #Innovation

Really enjoyed the #aerospaceinnovation and #industrialautomation showcase today, at WMG, University of Warwick and the ATI. Great contributions from Rolls-Royce Airbus Safran GKN Aerospace ITP Aero MTC - Manufacturing and Technology Centre and a whole host of SMEs with brilliant innovation pitches. Many reasons to believe that the UK is ready and able to accelerate adoption and exploitation of #industrialinnovation and become even more competitive in a tough global market

Boost for UK Innovation Sectors The Chancellor has announced billions in new funding for aerospace, automotive, and life sciences, aiming to drive growth and innovation across these key industries. This investment promises to "expand opportunities for our small and medium-sized businesses to grow." But the question remains - will these benefits reach the SME sector directly? #Budget2024 #Innovation #SMEs #Aerospace #Automotive #LifeSciences #UKGrowth

On behalf of Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT), we are pleased to invite you to the F.I.R.S.T Workshop for the Aerospace Technology & Innovation Report 2025 (ATIR25). This workshop, in collaboration with the National Aerospace Industry Corporation Malaysia (NAICO Malaysia) Aerospace Malaysia Innovation Centre and MAIA, focuses on engaging research institutions and academia to assess the readiness of local organizations and research institutions in aligning their R&D and technologies with global Aerospace technological trends.   The primary objective of ATIR25 is to develop a comprehensive assessment framework and to evaluate Malaysia's aerospace sector’s technology readiness in terms of capability and capacity of the local organisations. By benchmarking global best practices, we aim to formulate strategic recommendations to the policymakers with the objective of strengthening Malaysia’s aerospace technology and R&D ecosystem and in the same time ensure alignment with international OEM requirements. As a key stakeholder in this sector, your insights and expertise will be crucial in shaping the future direction of aerospace technology development in Malaysia.   Details of the workshop: Date : 24th October 2024 (Thursday) Time : 9.00 am - 2.00 pm Venue : Palm Garden Golf Club IOI Resort City, 62502 Putrajaya RSVP : https://lnkd.in/gGPsyVrf   Objective of the workshop: 1. Overview of current indicators used to evaluate company readiness in the aerospace sector. 2. Discussion on searching gaps and aligning local technology development with international OEM standards. 3. Identifying issues & challenges on technology & innovation between academia, research institutions, and industry to enhance Malaysia’s aerospace capabilities by using MIGHT F.I.R.S.T Matrix   Thank you for your attention, and we look forward to your valuable participation in shaping the Aerospace Technology & Innovation Report 2025 (ATIR25).

ALABAMA Project Update - General Assembly in Dresden, Germany 📍💻 We updated on the first progress of the ALABAMA Project presented during our recent meeting in Dresden! The ALABAMA project focuses on developing laser technologies for additive manufacturing (AM), with the aim of reducing porosity and improving the microstructure of materials through innovative sensor technology. Using multi-scale physical models and advanced monitoring and control techniques, we aim to improve the quality of production processes with a sustainable approach. Thanks to the contribution of our partners, we are progressing towards a reduction in defects by up to 50% and an increase in productivity by up to 100%, carrying out our mission to create more efficient and sustainable additive production. 🌍⚙ Aerobase Innovations AB Paolo Castelli #ALABAMAProject #AdditiveManufacturing #LaserTechnology #Innovation #Sustainability #Dresden #AdvancedManufacturing

How can Dassault Systèmes and The University of Sheffield AMRC drive sustainable innovation in UK aerospace? Marc Overton, Managing Director, EURONORTH, Dassault Systèmes, and Rab Scott, Director of Industrial Digitalisation, AMRC, are leading the charge with a renewed partnership to boost sustainability and transform aerospace manufacturing. #Aerospace #Innovation #DigitalTransformation

It was very encouraging to see so many visitors at the Advanced Engineering UK event at the NEC. I found the series of conferences on decarbonisation of the aircraft industry very insightful: ✅ Prof. Dr.-Ing. Josef Kallo – Advancements in Hydrogen-Electric Powertrain Systems for Aviation.   ✅ Dominic Weeks - ZeroAvia’s hydrogen-electric zero-emission propulsion systems.   ✅ Solange Beena - Airbus Aviation Decarbonation Roadmap.   ✅ Graham Bruce - Electrification and Decarbonation at Rolls Royce.   ✅ Stella Job - Project MONET: Light aircraft flight training with zero emissions in flight. For me the main take aways were: - ✅ We have reached a turning point in the use of hydrogen to power 10 to 20 seat aircraft as we now know that technical solutions exist and have been flight tested successfully. ✅ The next step is to put together the whole system on a demonstrator aircraft, which should take a few months to a year. ✅ The following certification and production phase will take a few years. ✅ The first applications are likely to be the retrofit of existing airframes with a hydrogen propulsion system. For all this to happen, the production and distribution of “green” hydrogen will have to be developed with significant support from governments and investors. 

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