INSTRUMENTATION • ELECTRONICS
Unipart is working with industrial and academic partners to increase and improve the sustainability of UK manufacturing
FINGER ON THE PULSE U
A new UK consortium promises to help deliver local, sustainable skills and innovation ahead of Net Zero 2050
nipart Manufacturing is set to play a key role in Project PULSE (Power electronics Upscale for Localisation
and Sustainable Electrification); an £11 million initiative funded by the UK government through the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC). The project, led by Protean Electric,
brings together five industrial partners including Unipart and Viritech and two leading universities - Coventry University and Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) - to industrialise the assembly and manufacture of inverters and converters in the UK. The need to develop skills in
manufacturing is well documented. 40
www.engineerlive.com Project
PULSE will industrialise
the assembly and
manufacture of inverters
and converters
According to the Edge Foundation report on skills from February 2024, the industry accounts for over 18% of UK open vacancies (circa 150,000) with a recent WorldSkills UK report showing three in five manufacturers are struggling to find skilled workers. Without highly-trained individuals,
progress is very difficult. But pioneering research and innovation are necessary for the provision of sustainable manufacturing solutions on a regional and national level (for more information on how engineering companies plan to meet the UK skills gap read Digital Driver on pages 14 and 15). Project PULSE will be coordinated by the Institute for Advanced
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