The Computer Aided Design Studio in Productivity East.  Productivity East is a £7.4 million pound initiative that will provide new state-of-the-art facilities on UEA’s campus to deliver a new regional hub for engineering, technology and management.  The initiative will support businesses by enabling them to work alongside our world-leading researchers and enterprising students to discover practical solutions to current and future challenges. Productivity East will provide workshops dedicated to advanced robotics and CNC, a 3D printing studio, a digital design lab and a shared studio space to educate the next generation of digitally minded engineers. Working in partnership, UEA students, academics and businesses will be able to explore new ideas, develop prototype designs and create innovative products and services.

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Productivity East features the latest in high-tech engineering equipment. 

Our state of the art facilities enable  our industrial and education partners to explore and innovate. Within the building we have additive and subtractive manufacturing laboratories, a dedicated computer aided design (CAD) studio and a robotics laboratory and testing area.

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