New High Speed Manufacturing Institute announced

A new joint government and business initiative was announced last week to develop ‘new and innovative ways to improve manufacturing techniques and increase productivity’. The project centers on the building of a new High Speed Sustainable Manufacturing Institute, based at the Centre for Engineering and Manufacturing Excellence (CEME) in Essex. With investment from the government and Ford Britain, the institute aims to bring together manufacturing experts from business, engineering and academia to develop new manufacturing techniques and skills. Joe Greenwell, Ford Britain chairman, commented, “The Institute will accelerate research and developments in innovative manufacturing systems that will help underpin the future of the UK's high value manufacturing sector. This complements the work that Ford is already doing in this area and also provides significant opportunities for supply chain partners."  For more on the aims of the new institute, read the whole article in Machinery magazine or online at http://www.machinery.co.uk/machinery-news/high-speed-sustainable-manufacturing-institute/43844/