{"id":2312,"date":"2022-05-30T12:46:05","date_gmt":"2022-05-30T12:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pemcentre.ie\/?page_id=2312"},"modified":"2022-07-15T12:47:37","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T12:47:37","slug":"nwcam","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pemcentre.ie\/research-centre\/nwcam\/","title":{"rendered":"NWCAM"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2312\" class=\"elementor elementor-2312\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f349d9b elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f349d9b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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Manufacturing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-74cc697b elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"74cc697b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d1e3618\" data-id=\"7d1e3618\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">The Northwest Centre for Advanced Manufacturing (NWCAM) was funded (\u20ac8.7m) by SEUPB Interreg VA with IT (Institute of Technology) Sligo's PEM (Precision Engineering & Manufacturing) Research Centre receiving approximately \u20ac1m in research funding.<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c561995 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c561995\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The overall programme funded 11 Postdocs and 13 PhDs for 9 industry projects. ATU Sligo has recruited 2 postdocs and 2 PhDs for Industrial research projects involving Abbott and GSK in Sligo, however, ATU Sligo also had co-supervisory PhD commitments across the other PhD projects . The primary objective of the programme was to underpin academic collaboration across the Interreg VA regions with focus on supporting enterprise R&amp;D requirements within the respective regions. There were 4 thematic areas for the project,<\/p><ul><li>Additive Manufacturing<\/li><li>Sustainable Manufacturing<\/li><li>Advanced Polymer products<\/li><li>Nano-Manufacturing<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ed9ccf\" data-id=\"8ed9ccf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-535c4a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"535c4a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pemcentre.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/photo-21_49747429771_o.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1807\" alt=\"man in blue lab coat and safety glasses using machinery\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pemcentre.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/photo-21_49747429771_o.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.pemcentre.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/photo-21_49747429771_o-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-71adf914 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71adf914\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77784896\" data-id=\"77784896\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43ae60a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"43ae60a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pemcentre.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/photo-13_49746889433_o.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1796\" alt=\"man in black safety mask using machinery\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pemcentre.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/photo-13_49746889433_o.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.pemcentre.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/photo-13_49746889433_o-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-19cda6e0\" data-id=\"19cda6e0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91445ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"91445ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">The NWCAM objectiveS were to:<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e11fa35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e11fa35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"font_8\"><li><p class=\"font_8\">Increase the level of cross-border collaboration throughout the region eligible for Interreg funding (NI, ROI &amp; West Scotland), focused on Research &amp; Innovation (R&amp;I) for Advanced Manufacturing.<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Increase the number of Life &amp; Health Sciences sector companies engaged in commercially driven, cross-border Advanced Manufacturing R&amp;I;<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Further, develop the regional economy through the development of new products and\/or processes within the Life &amp; Health Sciences Sector; developed as a result of the application of Advanced Manufacturing technologies;<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Increase the awareness of the potential of Advanced Manufacturing as an enabling technology within the Life &amp; Health Sciences Sector and other sectors key to the Region\u2019s current and future economic success.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-55b1a235 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"55b1a235\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-befe4e4 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"befe4e4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-42952e8 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"42952e8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f5a06e\" data-id=\"8f5a06e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ef0c6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9ef0c6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">PEM leadership <br>within NW CAM<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79caecd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79caecd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The PEM Research Centre led out the Sustainable Manufacturing theme butalso had involvement across the other project areas . The project partners include Catalyst, IT Sligo, University of Ulster, LyIT (Letterkenny Institute of Technology), and University of Glasgow, Derry City and Strabane District Council.<\/p><p>For more information about NWCAM please click\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.catalyst-inc.org\/nwcam\">here<\/a><\/p><p><strong><u>This Project <\/u><u><\/u><u> ended in May 2022.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5998d57\" data-id=\"5998d57\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d97cfae elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d97cfae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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