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NAA APC Event Review: Funding to help small and medium-sized automotive supply chain companies develop low carbon technologies
If your company has developed technology that can help lower vehicle emissions, then the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) can provide support and funding to take your product to market – even if the technology is at an early stage. If you weren’t able to attend the recent NAA event when the APC explained how your […]
NAA Networking Event Review: Living Smarter with Flex, Tuesday 8 November, Flextronics Global Services, Warrington
A key benefit of NAA membership is the unique opportunity to visit companies that can open your mind to different business models, which is exactly what happened with the NAA’s recent visit to Flex… Most NAA members who attended this event hadn’t come across Flex before, which shouldn’t be the case, as Flex – previously […]
Event Review: SMMT Open Forum – the impact of Brexit on the UK automotive industry
How will Brexit impact upon the UK automotive industry? And what did the Prime Minister say to Nissan to get them to stay – and expand production – in the UK? Find out the view on all this and more from the SMMT Open Forum… November 2016’s SMMT Open Forum was opened by Chief Executive […]
APC Event Review: Is it time for the ICE to RIP?
What will be the future role of internal combustion engines as EVs and hydrogen vehicles move in from the margins?… The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and the UK’s Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) recently hosted a one-day conference in London entitled “RIP ICE?” The focus of the debate centred on the future for the […]
Event review: Helical Technology
NAA members were recently treated to a fascinating tour of Helical’s Technical Centre near Preston by this month’s ‘In the Driving Seat’ star, Tony Cox. The Warton Technical Centre offers a range of facilities including 15 test and NVH cells and a calibrated test track, for vehicles and components, including low and ultra-low emission vehicle […]
Event review: Apprenticeship Matching Service
Mark Greenhalgh, Business Development Manager, Apprenticeship Matching Service, gave a presentation about the organisation at the NAA event at Helical. If you missed it, here’s a summary… The Apprenticeship Matching Service re-directs high quality talent from over-subscribed apprenticeship programmes to other companies within the engineering/manufacturing sector that have similar opportunities. By actively working with both […]
Event review: Presentation of the outcomes from Bentley’s STRIVE virtual design for manufacturing project
STRIVE (Simulated Tools for Rapid Innovation in Vehicle Engineering) is an AMSCI-funded collaborative project between Bentley Motors, the Northern Automotive Alliance, Liverpool University’s Virtual Engineering Centre, Optis and Valuechain. Over the last three years, the project has brought about a step change in Bentley’s design for manufacturing, bringing about a faster time to market by […]
Event review: Cenex Low Carbon Vehicle (LCV) Event 2016
The NAA once again had a stand at the UK’s leading business-to-business low carbon vehicle event, LCV2016, which took place at Millbrook from 14th to 15th September; read our summary of the event… The Future Of Green Car Technologies At LCV2016 The Cenex Low Carbon Vehicle (LCV2016) event showcases the best of current low carbon […]
Event review: LowCVP Conference 2016: Low Carbon Automotive – a much needed area of future certainty for the UK
The LowCVP Conference 2016 looked at a range of issues including a new APC report on the UK’s low carbon automotive capabilities, as well as potential changes for the UK’s low carbon automotive industry after Brexit. At a time when the country was dominated by uncertainty following the EU Referendum, reassurance was provided by a […]
Event review: Winning Eco-marathon Vehicle Achieves 7,362mpg
The winning vehicle at the 2016 Shell Eco Marathon held in London’s Olympic Park from 30 June to 3 July achieved 7,362mpg (2,606.4km/litre). As if that wasn’t enough of an achievement, this year’s event even included a race between the eco cars… The Shell Eco Marathon is a competition that challenges student teams from around […]
