New technology developed with the help of the MAA's Aerospace Technology Exploitation Programme (ATEP) is starting to enter the aerospace supply chain.
Aerospace Technology Exploitation Programme 1
The first phase of ATEP was launched in 2006 with company grants funded by regional development agency Advantage West Midlands totalling £390,000. Five projects benefited from this programme and produced results with wide-ranging benefits for aircraft programmes of the future and demonstrating the benefits of teaming SMEs and mid-sized companies with, research bodies and end-users in highly focused problem solving.
Aerospace Technology Exploitation Programme 2
Work has been under way since 2009 on the second phase of ATEP, a programme run by the MAA to encourage the development and exploitation of new technologies by companies operating in West Midlands' aerospace supply chains.
ATEP 2 is part-funded by the regional development agency Advantage West Midlands (AWM) and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), and is helping larger manufacturers work in partnership with both SMEs and leading universities to develop new technologies that address emerging market requirements for future aircraft programmes.
Altogether, six projects are accessing £750,000 of grant funding under the programme
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