Design, Manufacturing & Engineering ManagementWorking with business & organisations

We can help your business improve performance

Our academics and researchers conduct international leading research in the areas of engineering design, advanced manufacturing technologies, and operational business excellence.

Work with us and we can help your business perform better.

There are a number of ways that we can work with you, from short and sharp interventions like continuous professional development, to long-term collaborations like Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs).

Industrial Group Projects

All senior undergraduate and postgraduate taught students in the Department of Design, Manufacturing & Engineering Management undertake an Industrial Group Project (IGP), which helps them to develop and apply their skills as a design engineer within the real world. For our students, working on projects from industry and other external partners facilitates access to real-world problems, skills development, and project management experience.

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Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP)

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships are partly government-funded long-term collaborations between businesses and universities. DMEM have a long track record of success with the KTP initiative and have helped businesses across the UK to develop and improve.

Take a look at our KTP's with IHE Stainless Ltd and Moorbrook

If you want to find out more about KTP's please don't hesitate to get in touch!

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Continuing Professional Development (CPD) short courses

Are you looking to advance your skillset, progress your career towards that next promotion or develop alongside the latest advancements in industry? We run a number of CPD short courses throughout the year for professionals in the field.

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Student projects

Industrial engagement is a central part of our teaching practice. Every year we involve our fourth and fifth year undergraduates, and our postgraduate taught masters students in industrial projects.

These can be an ideal mechanism for you as a business to gain an appreciation of what the department can do for you, and perhaps whet your appetite for a more focussed involvement. Our students also undertake individual projects that they develop themselves - potentially with companies, and we encourage our students to take summer internships relevant to their degree through our Summer placement scheme.

Our projects include:

Watch our Industrial Group Project video on YouTube to get a better idea of what you can get involved with.

Consultancy

When you need expert advice or some other short term intervention in the areas covered by our research and teaching, we can provide this on a consultancy basis.

We provide consultancy and expert advice across our research areas. You can also contact us directly to discuss your requirements.

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Our facilities

We have an extensive range of state-of-the-art technical and scientific equipment and facilities, as well as the academic expertise to guide you. Whether you are seeking to use a specific piece of equipment or gain support for a product prototype, we can help your business when it needs it most.