Engineering Innovative Manufacturing Research Centre Renewal

该提案是为了更新巴斯大学工程创新制造中心的整笔赠款。该中心是独一无二的，在一个紧密结合的集团中，将设计重点与制造重点相结合。该中心的工作背景是：* 复杂产品和工艺的全球分布式设计和制造;* 价格、质量和时间表的压力;* 从基于测试（物理原型）的工程转向基于模拟（虚拟原型）的工程 * 走向可持续的工程实践。* 知识和信息管理在工程中的重要性。巴斯工程IMRC的使命是开发工具，方法和知识，以适当的理论和基础研究为基础，以支持这些新环境下的工程企业。特别是，该中心的重点是整个生命周期的设计信息和知识管理，并改善机器，流程和系统的设计。

This proposal is for the renewal of the block grant for the Engineering Innovative Manufacturing Centre at the University of Bath. The Centre is unique in combining a design focus with a strong emphasis on manufacture in a closely integrated group. The context of the Centre's work is:* globally distributed design and manufacture of complex products and processes;* pressure on price, quality and timescale;* the move from test-based (physical prototypes) to simulation-based (virtual prototypes) engineering* the movement towards sustainable engineering practice. * the key importance in engineering of knowledge and information management. The Bath Engineering IMRC's mission is to develop tools, methods and knowledge, underpinned by appropriate theory and fundamental research, to support engineering enterprises in these new circumstances. In particular, the focus of the Centre is on whole life design information and knowledge management, and improving the design of machines, processes and systems.