Case studies
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Kanban
Kanban is often seen as a central element of lean manufacturing and is probably the most widely used type of ‘pull’ signalling system. Kanban was derived from the Japanese language and means 'card-signal'
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Innovative golf putting green to enhance customer appeal and usability
Zen Oracle Golf is a UK-based specialist golf equipment and coaching business whose customers include winning professional tour players and teaching academies
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Independent analysis helps company re-negotiate with key client
Doncaster-based meat company Anglo Beef Processors (ABP)'s major retail customer had decided that they wanted their range of meat products to be delivered in a new, smaller crate size to some of their stores to overcome the issue of in-store waste
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Helping Newburgh Pelleting diversify into new markets
Newburgh Pelleting had a good track record in making pellets for animal feed, but they wanted to diversify into the new sector of wood pelleting
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Sheffield Assay Office
Since June 2007 a team of academics from MERI has been analyzing, studying and deliberating the current manufacturing process at the English Assay jewellery office.
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Stainless steel processor and distributor achieves CE approval
BS Stainless Steel wanted their products to achieve CE approval. With the help of our dedicated team, they were able to secure a grant from the Manufacturing Advisory Services towards the approval process.
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KTP achieves major cost savings for Wolstenholme Knives
When Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) Associate Michael Bennett was testing equipment at Wolstenholme Machine Knives to find out the best way for welding different thicknesses of stainless steel, he began reprogramming the laser cutter
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Wolstenhome Machine Knives Ltd
A Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) - based around welding in dissimilar metals in a joint configuration using the laser welding - led to a completely new process for welding the knives used in food processing and packaging for Wolstenhome Machine Knives Ltd
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Decorative Coatings Formed by Anodic Oxidation of PVD Niobium Layers
Current techniques for depositing decorative and/or protective metal coatings onto metal substrates either involve 'wet' methods, thermal spraying or commercial PVD. Wet methods such as electroplating are used to deposit metals such as platinum, nickel and chromium
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Long-term collaboration with an industrial partner
This case study looks at how an Innovation Voucher from Innovate UK led to a long-term collaboration with an industrial partner