Objective Powder Metallurgy (PM) is a fast growing key enabling technology with applications in many sectors eg automotive aerospace & construction . For historic reasons, PM is widely spread throughout the EU with production in at least 12 EU states and contain s a significant proportion of SMEs. This makes it very difficult on a national basis to achieve a critical mass of participants at high-level training. Therefore although European expertise in PM is currently of world standard, our advantage is being erod ed, mainly by Japan and the US who benefit from a good supply of high quality graduates and post-graduates into their industry sectors. It is against this background that the proposal for a coherent series of PMTrainingCourses is submitted. The European Powder Metallurgy Association (EPMA) is a pan-European industry organisation with members representing over 80% of the PM industry, that has successfully organised EU funded projects in the past. Based on direct industry feedback as evidenced by the ?Visio n 2020 - The European PM industry Roadmap? - the training of researchers at an early stage in their careers is seen as essential to the long-term competitive success of the European PM industry. The PMTrainingCourses programme will provide a coordinated and evolving platform, enabling up to 400 participants from across Europe, to benefit from a unique opportunity to receive teaching provided by some of the leading industrial and academic researchers in the PM world. The intensive & inclusive nature of the courses will foster links between students and tutors from a range of backgrounds and nationalities; and therefore will also significantly contribute to mobility of researchers and the integration of research capability on a European scale. In conclu sion the programme will help to significantly strengthen the quantity and quality of PM researchers across the EU and ultimately improve the competitiveness & sustainability of this dynamic industry sector. Programme(s) FP6-MOBILITY - Human resources and Mobility in the specific programme for research, technological development and demonstration "Structuring the European Research Area" under the Sixth Framework Programme 2002-2006 Topic(s) MOBILITY-1.4.1 - Series of events (SCF) Call for proposal FP6-2002-MOBILITY-4 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme SCF - Marie Curie actions-Series of events Coordinator EUROPEAN POWDER METALLURGY ASSOCIATION EU contribution No data Address Old Bank Buildings, The Bellstone SHREWSBURY United Kingdom See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data
