Print FM: Knowledge Transfer Centre for the Printing of Functional Materials

With open access facilities supporting the use of printing as a major disruptive technology for efficient, environmentally friendly advanced manufacturing for applications as diverse as automotive, garments, packaging and point of care medical diagnostics. This complements the existing support that the WCPC already offers to companies on areas such as quality and productivity improvements, process mapping and solutions to specific problems.

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Graphic Arts in Manufacture (GAIM) KEP will be based on themed special interest groups (SIGs) which explore new market opportunities, establish potential markets, technology hurdles and routes to exploitation. This project builds on the WCPC (Welsh Centre for Printing and Coating) expertise in the technology of graphic printing in a knowledge exchange programme with the artistic strengths in design, fabric, ceramics, architectural glass and fine art of Swansea Metropolitan University and Coleg Sir Gar.

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Fast2light is a European consortium for the development of novel, cost-effective, high-throughput, roll-to-roll, large area deposition processes for fabricating light-emitting polymer-OLED foils for intelligent lighting applications. The consortium consists of 14 partners from 8 countries, with every partner been chosen for being a European leader in their area of expertise with an added value for Fast2Light.

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Previous Projects

The aim of the project was to generate case studies of best practice in industry within the Objective 1 areas of Wales. The final review by independent industry consultant, Nigel Wells of Virtual Marketing (Paris, France), and was considered worthwhile and successful with the project targets exceeded: 

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If you would like the team to help you with a technical issue in your company,

please contact Mr. Glyn Davies on 01792 295091.

or e-mail on G.R.Davies@swan.ac.uk