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Evaluation

ASTUTE 2020 Inception Evaluation

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ASTUTE 2020 Mid-Term Evaluation

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ASTUTE 2020 (Advanced Sustainable Manufacturing Technologies) – Please note this project has now closed.

Project description

ASTUTE 2020 can support greater levels of research, development and innovation across a variety of sectors by strengthening knowledge and expertise to create higher-value goods and services, improve efficiency, aiming to drive productivity and growth within the Welsh manufacturing industry.

ASTUTE 2020 collaborations inspire manufacturing companies to improve and streamline their manufacturing processes, manufactured products and supply chain, generating sustainable, higher value goods and services and bringing them to a global market.

Delivery model

ASTUTE 2020’s true industry academia collaborations provide companies with unique access to:

  • World-class academic experts across a University partnership
  • Highly qualified researchers and technical experts,
  • State-of-the-art research facilities and experimental equipment
  • Intelligent systems, advanced techniques and bespoke software

Thereby encouraging stimulation of ideas and facilitating the adoption of change through research, development and innovation.

ASTUTE 2020 builds on the most successful aspects of the previous ASTUTE project (2010 – 2015). ASTUTE has successfully demonstrated that we are in an excellent position to support companies via knowledge exchange and intensive collaborative RD&I projects in manufacturing technologies.

Geographical coverage

The project will benefit local authority areas within the West Wales and the Valleys Programme area.

Specific targets

  Targets
Activity Enterprises co-operating with supported research institutions
Enterprises receiving non-financial support
Innovation Patents registered for products/processes
Private investment matching public support in innovation or R&D projects
Enterprises supported to introduce new to the firm products/processes
Enterprises supported to introduce new to the market products/processes
Growth Employment increase in supported enterprises
Long Term

Benefits

Further increase in employment
Increased investment by the company
Increased spend by the company in local supply chain
Increased external investment into the company
Predicted increase in sales revenue
Predicted increase in export revenue
Savings in energy, GHG emission and waste

Contact details

Name: Rhian Jeffs
Email: info@astutewales.com
Telephone: 01792 606378
Address: Swansea University, Bay Campus, College of Engineering – Engineering Central A114, Fabian Way, Swansea, SA1 8EN
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