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24th September 2015 Bangalore, India

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by Sunil Kumar

Senior Science & Innovation Adviser

Manufacturing of the future

When we think of printing most of us think about a printer and paper. However in the last couple of weeks I learnt more about a different kind of printing called 3D Printing or Additive Manufacturing, that produces complex 3D geometric parts which cannot be made by traditional manufacturing. In 3D printing successive layers of […]

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8th April 2014 Mumbai, India

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by Vijay Iyer

Senior Science & Innovation Adviser

Interview with Clive Hickman – Chief Executive, The Manufacturing Technology Centre

On my recent visit to the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) in Coventry, I met with the Chief Executive, Dr. Clive Hickman, and asked him about his plans for engaging with India. Tell us about the recent award from the World Bank? The World Bank project is approximately $400m and will be used to upgrade the […]

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7th September 2012 Bangalore, India

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by Sunil Kumar

Senior Science & Innovation Adviser

Catapulting innovation

Ever since I worked in Knowledge Management for Mahindra Satyam I have been fascinated by how research ideas become products on the shelf. Looking at examples of university spinouts or SMEs one realises that most success in the product space is due to hard work, access to the right ecosystems, funding, and technology networks to […]

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