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SIPF Innovation Programme

AMPI began as a five year programme funded by UKRI’s Strength in Places Fund (SIPF), with a focus on Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire. This page covers the impact of that regional programme.

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in new revenue generated by UK machinery companies from products developed through AMPI funding.

collaborations forged between industry and academia to solve technical challenges and unblock routes to market

new highly skilled jobs directly attributed to AMPI, with many more indirect roles created

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in additional grant funding secured by partners made possible by AMPI -formed collaborations

Many new innovations created across the region in machine tools, automation, metrology, condition monitoring, and digital systems as a result of AMPI funding and collaborations.

How the SIPF programme grew the regional advanced machinery industry

Helping SMEs identify unserved market opportunities in the UK and internationally
Connecting SMEs with academic experts and facilities to overcome technical challenges
Providing targeted funding to unlock innovation, de-risk development, and accelerate commercialisation, including:
- Industry-led innovation projects: Funding to develop new advanced machinery with support from academic partners
- Innovation for Machinery (I4M): Short, targeted consultancy and technical support to help SMEs overcome specific challenges
- Academic-industry collaborations: Research to develop new machinery technologies and processes with industrial value
Coordinating a national industry-academia ecosystem to ensure researchers, technology innovators, and manufacturing customers are all engaged and supporting each other around shared goals.

Partners

Under the SIPF programme, AMPI established a consortium of industrial and academic partners who could work together to remove barriers to innovation and commercialisation. Our industrial partners provided industry insight that shapes our priorities, direction and the development of new machinery. Our academic partners brought world-leading expertise and capabilities beyond the reach of most SMEs.

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