Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge

The IfM provides a unique environment for the creation of new ideas and approaches to modernise industrial practice - from understanding markets and technologies, through product and process design to operations, distribution and related services. Part of the University' of Cambridge Department of Engineering, it takes a distinctive, cross-disciplinary approach, bringing together expertise in management, technology and policy to address the full spectrum of industrial issues. The IfM integrates research and education with practical application in industry. It disseminates its research findings via a University-owned knowledge transfer company, IfM ECS. All areas of the IfM work closely with industry. Research is undertaken in collaboration with companies, ensuring its relevance to industrial needs and the rapid dissemination of new ideas and approaches. The IfM’s education programmes combine a thorough grounding in management and manufacturing technology with the chance to put theory into practice via industry-based projects.