UK Photonics Leadership Group

Photonics enabling Advanced Engineering

Advanced Engineering is one of the biggest trade shows in the UK, with 700+ exhibiting companies and 13,000 attendees bringing together engineering decision-makers from OEM’s and top tier manufacturers across many sectors. The show features many manufacturers with a focus this year on Aerospace, Automotive, Performance Metals and Composites.

The KTN and are running a session on Photonics in Applied Engineering at the show to highlight how Photonics impacts many aspects of advanced engineering and offering brokerage opportunities, for more details and registration for 3rd Nov 2016

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Emerging and Enabling technologies competition

By johnlincolnUncategorized

Only three briefings left for Innovate’s latest Emerging and Enabling technology competition Cardiff on Thursday 20 October 2016, Bristol on Wednesday 26 October 2016, Glasgow on Wednesday 26 October 2016 Make sure you get the latest on this £15million competition targeting any emerging technology that can demonstrate a step change in performance and the potential…

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Minutes fom PLG meeting

By johnlincolnUncategorized

The minutes from the last PLG meeting on 7 September in Leeds are now available. Please contact the PLG if you would like a copy.

UK infrared and broadband imaging supply chain

By johnlincolnConsultations / open drafts

New multiband imaging chips offer the potenital for lightweight simultaneious imaging from LWIR thermal range to the visible spectrum. However, operational systems also need simultanous break throughs in optical matierals, coatings, electroincs, image processing and system design. Advances in all of these are taking place in the UK, but lack of ‘visibility’, coordination and ‘focus’…

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Update to UK Photonics Industry figures

By johnlincolnnews

We will shortly begin the process of updating the figures for UK photonics output and employment, in collaboration with the KTN and the Future Photonics Hub. Future figures will be based on the list of companies making up the UK photonics map. Please check your organisation is on the map with the correct address, any…

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Lasers for industry 4.0 – latest trends in laser based manufacturing from Photonics21

By johnlincolnUncategorized

With photonics technology, especially lasers, central to the digitising of manufacturing and industry 4.0 Photonics21 Working Group 2 have analysed EU funded projects in Laser Based Manufacturing from 2010 onward and compared to current market trends. Whilst the technical content of funded projects to industry trends is strong, the analysis shows key emerging applications have…

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The UK is still a great place to do business

By johnlincolnUncategorized

Among all the Brexit headlines, there is great deal about doing business in the UK we take for granted:- The UK has the lowest corporation tax rate at 20% of any of G20 countries, that’s half that of the USA and 50% of that in Germany. The UK is global centre of knowledge generation producing…

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The Upside of Brexit- photonic exports

By johnlincolnnews

Away from the political chaos caused by the Brexit vote, it is worth reflecting that industry is much more comfortable with absorbing unforeseen change than our politicians or press appear to be. Everyday companies take in their stride changing customer demand, new product introductions, changes in personal, vagaries in delivery and host of other factors…

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Collaborative funding for RandD post Brexit?

By johnlincolnnews

With Brexit what will the future look like for UK organisations participating in EU R&D projects. It will be at least 2 years, probably longer, before the details of Brexit are finalised. In the mean time UK organisations can still apply for EU funding as normal. For the longer term impact we can look to…

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UK Photonics exports more of its output than any other UK manufacturing sector

By johnlincolnnews, Press releases

New analysis from the PLG of UK photonics exports relative to other UK manufacturing sectors shows:- UK Photonics exports 75-95% output relative to UK manufacturing average of only 34% UK Photonics exports more of its output than any other UK manufacturing sector UK Photonics exports are the 4th largest by value of any UK manufacturing…

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Photonics Enabling Productivity Throughout the UK

The Hidden Economy

UK Photonics

UK Photonics and Quantum Directory

Vision for UK Photonics in 2035

Photonics enabling Advanced Engineering

Emerging and Enabling technologies competition

Minutes fom PLG meeting

UK infrared and broadband imaging supply chain

Update to UK Photonics Industry figures

Lasers for industry 4.0 – latest trends in laser based manufacturing from Photonics21

The UK is still a great place to do business

The Upside of Brexit- photonic exports

Collaborative funding for RandD post Brexit?

UK Photonics exports more of its output than any other UK manufacturing sector

Who are the Photonics Leadership Group?

About the Photonics Leadership Group?