TSB High Value Manufacturing Update 

Manufacturing  Professors’ Forum Monday 24th June, 2013

Dr Will BartonHead of Manufacturing

Agenda

• High Value Manufacturing Strategy for the UK

• Next Steps with the Strategy

• Working with the High Value Manufacturing Catapult

High Value Manufacturing Strategy for the UK

High Value Manufacturing

Such potential is characterised by a combination of high R&D intensity and high growth 

High value manufacturing is the application of leading‐edge technical knowledge and expertise to the creation of products, production processes, and associated services which have strong potential to bring sustainable growth and high economic value to the UK. Activities may stretch from R&D at one end to recycling at the other.

Cross‐Cutting Strategic Themes

22 National Competencies under these

National Competencies

Landscape Study identifies:• 5 Strategic themes &• 22 National  Competencies

HVM Strategy builds:• Competencies in selected areas

Technology Readiness Level

Investment Criteria

We will make our decisions to invest based on:

• sector attractiveness– large global market– growth– UK R&D intensity 

• the 22 national competencies • technology readiness (TRL) • additionality (the potential for the Technology Strategy Board 

investment to make a difference

Technology / Sector Deep Dives

• Additive Manufacturing

• HVM in Food Industry

• HVM in Pharmaceuticals 

• HVM in Biopharmaceuticals

• HVM in Medical Devices

• HVM In Electronics Systems

• Formulation

• Measurement Excellence

Technology / Sector Deep Dives, cont’d

• HVM in Energy

• Surface Engineering & Advanced Coatings

• HVM Oil & Gas

• Flexible & Adaptive MfrPlug & Play MfrDistributed Mfr

• NB other work at DSTL, MoD, LEPs

Next Steps

• GOS Manufacturing Foresight– Review Implications

• Pull Together Work to Date– TSB‐Sponsored– Other ‐Sponsored

• Landscape Refresh – start 1Q14‐15

What is a Catapult Centre – Hauser Criteria (2010)

Business‐focused technology & innovation centre that makes world‐leading capability available to businesses to address their technology challenges

• Access to world‐leading technology & expertise• Reach into the knowledge base for world‐class science• Capability to undertake collaborative R&D projects with business• Capability to undertake contract research for business• Strongly business‐focused with a professional delivery ethos• Create a critical mass of activity • Skills development at all levels

How are Catapults funded?

The Funding model draws equally from three sources:

1. Core public funding for investment in the capabilities, know how, expertise and skills and long term capital assets of the centre.

2. Business funded R&D contracts (i.e. contract research) won competitively

3. Collaborative (applied) R&D projects funded jointly by the public and private sector, won competitively

Supported by a 5 year business plan

NCC

MTC

AMRC

NAMRC

WMG

CPI

AFRC

HVM Catapult• £350m invested to date• £350m+ over next 5 yrs

• 430+ industry clients• 800 staff

High Value Manufacturing Catapult

First Full Year Progress – HVM Catapult

• Over 400 business directly involved on programmes

• Over 800 projects• £134m of innovation activity with 35% contribution from industry, 

exceeding 1/3 target• Over £200m of additional funding committed for new facilities, 

programmes and collaboration

• Over 1800 SME engagements

• Tangible business results across the industry spectrum

University Links – HVM Catapult

• Sponsor Universities (7)

• Other UK Universities (41)

• Overseas Universities (14)

Back‐Up

Such potential is characterised by a combination of high R&D intensity and high growth 

High Value Manufacturing

The Future of High Value Manufacturing

We asked IfM to identify:• most important trends influencing the 

changing nature of manufacturing globally

• greatest challenges & opportunities to the economic competitiveness of UK manufacturing

• most promising UK emerging science, engineering & management innovations to meet these challenges & opportunities  / capture value for UK.

High Value Manufacturing Strategy

Ensure that manufacturing is a key driver of UK economic success by

• focusing our investment in the most attractive technologies and market sectors where UK can become an important player in large global markets

• investing in the HVM Catapult to provide the cutting‐edge equipment and the skilled resources our businesses need to commercialise their world‐class technologies

• providing open access to the most effective platforms for knowledge exchange, e.g. the KTNs, KTPs, Special Interest Groups and HVM Catapult

The First 7 Catapults

• Cell Therapy

• Offshore Renewable Energy

• Satellite Applications

• Digital Connected Economy

• Transport Systems

• Future Cities

• High Value Manufacturing

Collaborative R&D – 2013/14

• Driving X‐Sector Collab’n in Formulation Technologies £  5.0M• Industrial Biotechnology Catalyst £  2.5M• IB ERANet £  1.0M• Bioenergy ERANets £  1.2M• Towards Zero Prototypes (Simulation & Modelling) £  3.5M• Intelligent Systems & Embedded Electronics   £  5.0M• Sustainable Manufacturing  for SMEs (with China) £  2.0M• Material & Weight Efficiency £  5.0M

Investing £25M and Leveraging Further >£5M of Aligned Funding from RCs

What does HVM Catapult seek to deliver?

• Accelerating technology commercialisationo Combined skills and equipment helping new and 

existing businesses give commercial life to great ideas.

• Cross sector capabilityo Differing industries working together to a common goal

o New technologies benefiting many industries 

• Economic driveo Helping to rebalance the UK economy

The result will be thriving UK manufacturing industries built on world‐leading technology and invention