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Cash aid for CAD kit The UK Department of Industry is to put a further £12 million in its mechanical CADCAM and electronics CADMAT awareness schemes over the next two years. The support will be in the form of capital grants of up to a third the cost of hardware/software systems for first time users or for the integration of software packages and peripherals into existing computer installations. To qualify, firms should operate within Division 3 of the Standard Industrial Classification and their business must bc conducted in the UK. Application forms should be returned by 31 August '.,984. The names of 13 firms agreeing to share experience in CADCAM by providing demonstration facilities have also been announced. They are: • • • • •
Fenamec Ltd, Hull Chloride Standby Systems, Southampton Baker Perkins Ltd, Peterborough Johnson Radley, Pudsey Farrell Bridge, Rochdale
Practical experience Training and information in CADCAM may be obtained from the practical experience centres being established by the UK government's awareness scheme. The centres are being run by established companies in the field, who are offering their facilities and staff. These include Delta Computer Aided Engineering Limited in the West Midlands and the British Ship Research Association at Wallsend. (Delta Com-
puter A ided Engineering Limited, Argyle Street, Nechells, Birmingham B7 5TH, UK. Tel: 021-3273401. British Ship Research Association, Wallsend Research Station, Wallsend. Tyne and Wear NL28 6UY, UK. le/." (0623) 625242)
UK supports flexibility Yet more g o v e r n m e n t m o n e y is to be spent in the UK g o v e r n m e n t ' s effort to encourage industry to take up new
technology. £60M has been allocated to a flexible manufacturing scheme.
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Aish & Co Ltd, Poole Babcock Bristol Ltd, Croydon Babcock Power Ltd, Renfrew Ricardo Consultancy Engineers Ltd, Shoreham • CCT Theatre Lighting Ltd, Mitcham • Gullick Dobson Ltd, Wigan • Anderson Strathclyde PLC, Glasgow • Cable Belt Ltd, Camberley -I-he four CADMAT demonstration centres are: • • • •
The Solatron Electronic Group. Farnborough Racal Communications Equipment Ltd, Bracknell Micro Circuit Engineering Ltd, Tewkesbury Ferranti, Edinburgh
(Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Division, Department of Industry, Ashdown House, 123 Victoria Street, I_ondon S WIE 6RB or Electronics Application Division, Department of Industry, 29 Bressenden Place, London SWIE 5DT, or any regional office)
Flexible manufacturing is a comprehensive manufacturing system with a central online computer controlling machine tools and workstations. l-he money is to be spent over the next five years on consultancy {grants of up to 50 per cent of costs are available) and on development and capital costs [up to 33V3 per cent grants). The innovatory aspects will be considered in selecting which schemes will receive grant aid, with innovation in sector of industry and geographical location being taken into account. However, this scheme (established under the 1972 Industry Act) is not intended to fund the more inventive high risk schemes currently covered by the Science and Technology Act fun ds. (Department of Industry,
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manufacturing and control' is the title of a new 1-year MSc course at Cranfield Institute of Technology. The course is organized in collaboration with industry. Each student will carry out a project in conjunction with a manufacturing company.
(School of Production Studies, Cranfield Institute of Technology, Cranfield, Beds MK43 0,4L, UK. Tel." (0234) 750111. Tx: 825072)
Cache for SEL mini Gould SEL has introduced a 64 k cache memory for its 32/87 supermini. ft incorporates control logic that ensures high 'hit' rate using a 'least recently used' algorithm. (Gould SEL Computer
Systems, Raffety House, 2--4 Sutton Court Road, Sutton, Surrey SM 1 4S Y, UK. 1-el."01-643 8020)
Summagraphics move into UK Summagraphics have set up a UK subsidiary to market its design and drafting systems. (TDS, who used to handle all of Summagraphics' UK sales, will continue to distribute the digitizer range.) Head of the new headquarters is David Thorpe, formerly of Versatec. Summadraft, Summagraphics' CAD systems, are based on Data General Nova 4X computers and cover 21/2 D design. Colour raster display is available as an option. Prices start at
£31 000. (Summagraphics Limited. 3-4 Winchcombe Road, Newbury, Berks RGI4 6QY, UK. Tel: (0635) 3225 7).
Room 420, Ashdown House, 123 Victoria Street, London S WIE 6RB, UK. Tel." 01-212 6515)
Flexible degrees 'Flexible manufacturing systems incorporating computer-aided
CA D system from Summagraphics
computer-aided design
Cash aid for CAD kit The UK Department of Industry is to put a further £12 million in its mechanical CADCAM and electronics CADMAT awareness schemes over the next two years. The support will be in the form of capital grants of up to a third the cost of hardware/software systems for first time users or for the integration of software packages and peripherals into existing computer installations. To qualify, firms should operate within Division 3 of the Standard Industrial Classification and their business must bc conducted in the UK. Application forms should be returned by 31 August '.,984. The names of 13 firms agreeing to share experience in CADCAM by providing demonstration facilities have also been announced. They are: • • • • •
Fenamec Ltd, Hull Chloride Standby Systems, Southampton Baker Perkins Ltd, Peterborough Johnson Radley, Pudsey Farrell Bridge, Rochdale
Practical experience Training and information in CADCAM may be obtained from the practical experience centres being established by the UK government's awareness scheme. The centres are being run by established companies in the field, who are offering their facilities and staff. These include Delta Computer Aided Engineering Limited in the West Midlands and the British Ship Research Association at Wallsend. (Delta Com-
puter A ided Engineering Limited, Argyle Street, Nechells, Birmingham B7 5TH, UK. Tel: 021-3273401. British Ship Research Association, Wallsend Research Station, Wallsend. Tyne and Wear NL28 6UY, UK. le/." (0623) 625242)
UK supports flexibility Yet more g o v e r n m e n t m o n e y is to be spent in the UK g o v e r n m e n t ' s effort to encourage industry to take up new
technology. £60M has been allocated to a flexible manufacturing scheme.
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Aish & Co Ltd, Poole Babcock Bristol Ltd, Croydon Babcock Power Ltd, Renfrew Ricardo Consultancy Engineers Ltd, Shoreham • CCT Theatre Lighting Ltd, Mitcham • Gullick Dobson Ltd, Wigan • Anderson Strathclyde PLC, Glasgow • Cable Belt Ltd, Camberley -I-he four CADMAT demonstration centres are: • • • •
The Solatron Electronic Group. Farnborough Racal Communications Equipment Ltd, Bracknell Micro Circuit Engineering Ltd, Tewkesbury Ferranti, Edinburgh
(Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Division, Department of Industry, Ashdown House, 123 Victoria Street, I_ondon S WIE 6RB or Electronics Application Division, Department of Industry, 29 Bressenden Place, London SWIE 5DT, or any regional office)
Flexible manufacturing is a comprehensive manufacturing system with a central online computer controlling machine tools and workstations. l-he money is to be spent over the next five years on consultancy {grants of up to 50 per cent of costs are available) and on development and capital costs [up to 33V3 per cent grants). The innovatory aspects will be considered in selecting which schemes will receive grant aid, with innovation in sector of industry and geographical location being taken into account. However, this scheme (established under the 1972 Industry Act) is not intended to fund the more inventive high risk schemes currently covered by the Science and Technology Act fun ds. (Department of Industry,
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manufacturing and control' is the title of a new 1-year MSc course at Cranfield Institute of Technology. The course is organized in collaboration with industry. Each student will carry out a project in conjunction with a manufacturing company.
(School of Production Studies, Cranfield Institute of Technology, Cranfield, Beds MK43 0,4L, UK. Tel." (0234) 750111. Tx: 825072)
Cache for SEL mini Gould SEL has introduced a 64 k cache memory for its 32/87 supermini. ft incorporates control logic that ensures high 'hit' rate using a 'least recently used' algorithm. (Gould SEL Computer
Systems, Raffety House, 2--4 Sutton Court Road, Sutton, Surrey SM 1 4S Y, UK. 1-el."01-643 8020)
Summagraphics move into UK Summagraphics have set up a UK subsidiary to market its design and drafting systems. (TDS, who used to handle all of Summagraphics' UK sales, will continue to distribute the digitizer range.) Head of the new headquarters is David Thorpe, formerly of Versatec. Summadraft, Summagraphics' CAD systems, are based on Data General Nova 4X computers and cover 21/2 D design. Colour raster display is available as an option. Prices start at
£31 000. (Summagraphics Limited. 3-4 Winchcombe Road, Newbury, Berks RGI4 6QY, UK. Tel: (0635) 3225 7).
Room 420, Ashdown House, 123 Victoria Street, London S WIE 6RB, UK. Tel." 01-212 6515)
Flexible degrees 'Flexible manufacturing systems incorporating computer-aided
CA D system from Summagraphics
computer-aided design