Capability Pitch Session 2. Chaired by Rob Furlong, Transport KTN

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1 Capability Pitch Session 2 Chaired by Rob Furlong, Transport KTN

2 GKN Autostructures Ltd Henry Sarel-Cooke

3 GKN Land Systems Henry Sarel-Cooke Business Development Manager Tel: 044 (0) About us Sector: Automotive; Agriculture; Off-Highway; Defence Large, 0.9bn annual turnover Typical customers: JLR; Toyota; JCB; BAE; Bentley; CNH; John Deere Aspirations for today. Begin developing consortia for OHV Project. How to find us today?: Our stand in the main foyer - 9

4 What we can offer Global footprint Experience in funded projects. Financial strength FTSE 100 Global Tier 1 supplier. Design/ Development/ Testing and Manufacture. What s your innovation/idea Project to develop proof of concept vehicle for OHV market, with our academic partner Harper Adams University, utilising revolutionary drive-train and hybrid/ electric power. What or who we are seeking Electric Vehicle control/ integration systems. Battery/ Power management systems Telematics Data logging/ Processing Safety case analysis What s the market opportunity you are addressing Within the OHV sector offer: Fuel saving Enhanced performance Reduced carbon footprint Lower emissions

5 Advanced Innovative Engineering (UK) Ltd Nathan Bailey

6 Advanced Innovative Engineering (UK) Limited Nathan Bailey Managing Director About us UK Based SME formed in 2012 Dedicated to the design and development of innovative products and solutions for the Automotive and Aerospace sectors based around its patented rotary engine technology Primary goal is to produce power solutions that are simple, low cost and yet can deliver real game changing capabilities for end users Looking to work in collaboration with companies requiring high-power, low weight and compact power solutions for hybrid electric vehicles Please come and see us at our exhibition stand during the breaks

7 What we can offer Proven patented core technologies Huge expertise in rotary power solution development Development roadmap What or who we are seeking Complimentary technology developers Core power solution development partners Tier 1 / OEM engagement What s your innovation/idea Highly integrated rotary engine power solution for hybrid electric vehicles Revolutionary engine core cooling / lubrication system reduces weight and increases power and efficiency What s the market opportunity you are addressing Low weight, High Power and compact power solution for hybrid electric vehicles Reduction in vehicle weight, increased range and removal of design constraints

8 FutureRailwayTeam Mark Benton

9 FutureRailway Mark Benton, Project Manager About us Promoting Rail Innovation collaboration of Network Rail and RSSB We have c. 125m ( ) funding available We fund innovation, particularly to develop products to market We want to better engage with automotive supply chain to bring new technologies into the rail industry. Find us on the FutureRailway Stand - 13

10 What we can offer Funding for feasibility studies and full demonstrators Networking opportunities Understanding of the challenges What or who we are seeking Engagement from automotive to transfer technology, knowledge and skills Specific areas of interest are: Powertrain efficiencies Braking Dynamics/suspension Lightweighting for rail What s the market opportunity you are addressing Increased energy efficiency (rolling stock and infrastructure) Reduced costs of production and maintenance Increased capacity and customer satisfaction

11 WMG, University of Warwick Richard Seager

12 WMG Richard Seager, Business Development Manager T: M: About us WMG is a research organisation, working predominantly in automotive, aerospace, rail, healthcare and digital sectors University department, member of HVM Catapult, annual turnover 40m Our typical customers range from multi-national OEMs to micro SMEs Aspirations for involvement in IDP11 or the OHV competitions Please visit us on our exhibition space

13 What we can offer World-class research capabilities from TRL 3 to 7 in a wide range of technologies HVM Catapult research themes: Lightweighting of Systems and Energy Management and Storage What or who we are seeking Consortia partners with original ideas that have real commercial possibilities in both off-highway vehicle and IDP11 themes What s your innovation/idea We have world-class research facilities TSB funded Li-ion battery type scale-up facility UK Energy Centre Hybrid & electric drivetrain test & characterisation Automotive Composites Centre 1700 ton press What s the market opportunity you are addressing Through the HVM Catapult we aim to take excellent concepts and ideas up the TRL scale to the point of commercialisation by leveraging core and collaborative funding opportunities There are no financial barriers to working with WMG in the HVM Catapult

14 Productiv Ltd Dr Chris Bale

15 Productiv Ltd Dr. Chris Bale, Head of Programmes About us Automotive and adjacent sectors Growing SME Technology Developers (TDs) from TRL3/4 to TRL10 Industrialise TDs and enable them to supply vehicle OEMs Successful portfolio of previous/current IDP collaborative projects Stand 17

16 What we Offer Credible connections between TDs and OEMs Specialist product engineering and industrialisation support Low volume, proving production from Jan Our Innovation Bridging the gap between TDs and OEMs through credible commercialisation and industrialisation The Proving Factory delivering low volume production Who we are Seeking TRL3 to 7 who want to get into production Collaborative projects as industrialisation and exploitation partner The Market Opportunity OEMs need new technologies for emissions reduction OEMs can t buy from SMEs Typically, tier 1s won t make the first few thousand units

17 Cenex Robert Evans / Chris Walsh

18 Cenex Robert Evans, CEO About us Not for Profit SME, 9 years old, focused on low carbon vehicles and associated energy infrastructure Known for our programme delivery for government agencies and for the LCV event ( but actively participate in CR&D projects Bring end user clients, including local authorities and businesses, into demonstration projects with technology developers (project brokerage followed by monitoring and analysis)

19 What we can offer Performance monitoring and analysis for real-world technology demonstration Translate real-world requirements into component\system durability testing in the lab What s our innovation/idea Independent validation of business propositions at the technology research (mid \late TRL) phase Modelling and simulation of whole vehicle performance and in different localised energy systems (electricity, H 2, CH 4 ) What or who we are seeking Technology developers interest to test technology propositions via demonstration Road and NRMM, notably agricultural equipment and V2X What s the market opportunity we are addressing Independent business case and environmental performance validation for low carbon vehicle propositions Through life engineering for next generation low carbon vehicles

20 Sigmatex Chris McHugh

21 Textile Technologies Sigmatex UK LTD Chris McHugh Technical Manager About us Carbon Fibre convertors. Take virgin fibre and convert it into lightweight carbon Fabrics. Main Market Sectors in which fabrics are used Automotive, Aerospace, Marine, Industrial including sporting goods. SME whose typical customers include Prepregers, OEMs, Tier 1s. Aspiration to maintain the UK as the leading innovators in Carbon Fabric conversion technologies. Ambition for significant growth development and exploitation of cutting edge Carbon Fabrics for mixed-material mid high volume automotive and crosssector lightweighting and multifunctional composite textile applications. Looking to build and lead a large scale consortium of companies to establish a capable UK-based supply chain. Global Partners

22 Textile Technologies What can Sigmatex offer Wide number of Carbon Fibre textile conversion solutions available, including: Tape Weaving 3D Weaving Multiaxial Weaving Uni directional materials Thermoplastic hybrid capability Powder deposition & lamination What or who are we seeking Partners who are interested in building and participating in a Light-weighting Grand Challenge (esp Auto) Any company interested and capable of adding value to the composites supply chain: OEMs, Tier 1s, Design, Tooling manufacturers, Materials suppliers (Resin, films, fibre, etc ) Opportunity/Innovation Flatter fabrics Recycling Process Skipping Efficiency at High Volume Press Forming thermoplastic materials Lamination Market Opportunity Class A finish requirement High Output High tow count, lower cost Thermoplastic Hybrid materials Integrated functional Textiles Impact resistance Repairability Structural light-weighting Global Partners

23 Cranfield University A. Weston

24 Cranfield University Dr Kim Blackburn Research Fellow Globally unique off-road facilities and expertise Real-world environment assessment (surface, materials, requirements) Whole vehicle test & benchmarking controlled and repeatable Component level (tyres, brakes, electric architectures & motor design, lightweighting) Modelling (Soils, FEA, SPH, Systems and validation) Clients: JLR, DSTL, Michelin, CLAAS, Airbus, Astrium, TRW, MSport, CAT

25 45 x 5 x 2m soil lane 4 wheel transient dyno (<2ms ±5kNm) Vehicle restraint systems Tyre test, force and effects Impact test equipment In-house instrumentation Selective Performance Driveline strategies Energy management Light-weighting Simulation, Validation Verification

26 Dearman Engine Company Limited Nick Owen

27 Dearman Engine Company Nick Owen, Chief Technology Officer About us Liquid-air expansion engine for zero-emission power and cooling Pre-revenue SME with substantial HNW funding, >25 staff Multiple applications: Transport refrigeration IDP8 Cool-E project Waste heat recovery hybrid (urban bus & truck) IDP10 CE-power Prime-movers (urban & off highway) Seeking partners to research a cold+power APU Contact me at the event or as above

28 What we can offer Dearman Engine at TRL4 lab prototype, next generation starting design for TRL7-8 Engineering team experienced in base tech, application & TSB Comms team with recent high profile liquid air activity What s the innovation/idea Application to vehicle auxiliary power uses (mechanical electric or hydraulic output) where cooling, refrigeration or air conditioning are useful Targeting real world CO 2 & air quality, better vehicle function What or who we are seeking OEM and supplier partners interested in this or other applications bus, truck, O/H Specialist supply chain e.g. heat exchange, tribology, valvetrain What s the market opportunity you are addressing Low CapEx technology, short payback times Provides coldness for free Fuel/CO 2 savings, air quality improvement nick.owen@dearmanengine.com

29 De Monfort University Clare Edwards

30 De Montfort University Clare Edwards, EU Projects Manager About us Optimisation and modelling in transport and LCVs University research group - DIGITS We work with partners all over European and globally in intelligent transport Keen to be involved as a technology developer/research partners Find us looking around the exhibition area

31 What we can offer Research expertise in modelling and optimisation in low carbon vehicles A strong network to take proposals forward into later European funding streams What s your innovation/idea Intelligent optimisation techniques for low carbon vehicles, e.g. energy flow What or who we are seeking Industry partners to develop project ideas together Other universities that are interested in collaborating What s the market opportunity you are addressing The need to increase the range of low carbon vehicles by optimisation