Opportunities for innovative manufacturing in the South of Scotland

This event will give you the opportunity to tour the AIMS (Advancing Innovative Manufacturing in the South of Scotland) project facilities and meet the engineers that maintain and operate the advanced manufacturing capabilities available. You will also hear from two funding bodies (Interface and the Defence and Security Accelerator - DASA) who may be able to fund projects involving the AIMS facilities.

Refreshments and networking opportunities will be provided. If you wish to partake in one of the tours of the AIMS facilities, sign ups can to be found on this page alongside general admission tickets. Please do sign up if you are interested.

Advancing Innovative Manufacturing in the South of Scotland (AIMS) Project

The AIMS Project (Advancing Innovative Manufacturing in the South of Scotland) is primarily there to benefit SMEs. The use of the AIMS equipment and expertise is free of charge. Incorporating state-of-the-art equipment and technologies, we provide SME’s access to advanced manufacturing, business support and industry-led expertise, assisting businesses to:

• Innovate, develop, prove, and introduce new processes in product manufacturing

• Introduce businesses to new technology and innovate ways of manufacturing

• Turn their ideas into reality without the cost of R&D

Recent collaborations have resulted in assisting clients with introducing new products, automating processes and reverse engineering. We have a range of equipment available at our group of innovation facilities based at Dumfries & Galloway College (Dumfries Campus), The Bridge (Dumfries) and Borders College (Hawick Campus), including:

• 3D printers for polymer and metals

• 5 Axis CNC VMC

• CNC Lathe with live tooling

• Robotic Welding

• CMM (metrology) with 3D Software (portable & stationary)

• 3D Laser Tracker

• 3D Scanner and Reverse Engineering Bundle

• Collaborative Robots (COBOTS)

• AR/VR Visualisation

We can arrange for businesses to view our facilities at one of our locations listed above and our experienced team are available for technical appraisals which can be arranged at your site(s). Please contact Lauren or Joanne from the team at [email protected]

You can follow our Linkedin page to keep up-to-date with news and forthcoming events.

The AIMS Project is a fantastic opportunity for manufacturing SME’s. We hope this has given you a good overview of what is on offer.

Please have a look at our video demonstrating our suite of equipment:

AIMS is part-funded by the Advanced Manufacturing Challenge Fund (AMCF) and South of Scotland Enterprise. The Advancing Manufacturing Challenge Fund is a partnership between the Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, and Highlands and Islands Enterprise. A full list of successful projects is available on the AMCF website. Total investment is £15.8 million, with £8.3 million from the European Regional Development Fund, £590,000 from the Scottish Government, and the remainder in match-funding from the chosen projects

Interface

Interface connects organisations of all sizes, from all sectors to the right academic expertise for increased research and development (R &D) activity, leading to the creation and development of new products, services and processes.

Our free and impartial service has helped hundreds of organisations to become more competitive, enabling them to increase their profits, maximise their export potential, and ultimately, become more sustainable.

• 10:30 arrivals for 11:00 start
• 11:00 Presentations from the AIMS Project, Interface and DASA followed by a panel Q&A
• 12:30 Lunch, networking and tours of the AIMS facilities
• Close of event 15:30

There will be no charge for attendance at the event and attendees are expected to meet their own travel costs.

There will be a maximum capacity of 30 attendees.

Registration will close at midday 28 November 2022. Additional detailed information and joining instructions will be sent out to by 02 December 2022.

If you have any questions, or need to withdraw your registration please email: [email protected]

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

AIMS Workshop and STEM Hub at Dumfries & Galloway College, Bankend Road, Dumfries, United Kingdom

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