The Technology Partnership plc

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1 The Technology Partnership plc The Technology Partnership plc

2 some of TTP s markets 2

3 why do companies work with TTP? Core technologies Specialist expertise Access to flexible R&D teams able to start and stop rapidly Business, technology and IP landscaping across diverse sectors Bridge the gap between R&D and production 3

4 sensor solutions 4

5 example: Smiths Detection Bio-Seeq 5

6 example: Biotrace Clean-Trace 6

7 example: Well Cow Ltd

8 bringing technologies together Herbicide dispense module Spray head Herbicide cartridge Sensor solution Modem, GPS link, control electronics, etc. 8

9 The Technology Partnership plc

10 The Technology Partnership plc The Technology Partnership plc

11 key areas of expertise at TTP - Technology scouting and IP search - Multi-physics modelling - Sensor technologies - Optics and lasers - Spectroscopy - Electronics - Micro-devices - Cost reduction - Machine vision - Fluid handling - Fluid deposition - Machine learning - Embedded firmware - Design for manufacture - Industrial control systems 12

12 example: Cadbury s mouth feel 13

13 vision : vegetable processing - novel automated process - developed from concept parts per min - fuzzy logic vision algorithms 14

14 optical : Uster yarn sensor - senses thickness, colour and mass - 80mph,2mm samples,7µm accuracy - >100 variants in pre-existing product - TTP system design & cost reduction - Innovative system design - reduced to 4 variants only - mixed-mode ASIC plus DSP - extra features while halving cost - 12 month development - medium volume industrial unit - ~200,000 units per annum 15

15 vision : Uster Fabriscan - offline fabric inspection using high speed image processing and self learning techniques - inspection is faster and more accurate - Cloth speeds up to 90 m/min - Flaw detection to 0.3 mm - Cloth widths up to 3.6 m 16

16 data transfer : F1 sensor - two sensors: - both are fast moving components - no wires - both within engine - temperature >120 C - vibration: 5000g - oil, smoke & soot - no batteries environment too harsh - both embedded in structural components - enhances engine - higher performance - greater reliability - better understanding of complex system 17

17 data transfer : implantable nail - wireless implantable orthopaedic titanium nail - no wires, no batteries - miniature (5mm x 20mm) - hermetically encapsulating Faraday cage - sensor powered and read by reader device brought close to patient - nail modifications do not compromise mechanical integrity 18

18 Internet of Things Smart City - TTP & lighting provider Mayflower - TTP: full system design - turns dumb street lights into wireless network nodes - 10 s k devices can be controlled by central management system (CMS) - largest single lighting CMS in the world in Hampshire, UK Smart Home - TTP & M2M / IoT provider Arkessa + consortium - 3M project commissioned by Energy Technologies Institute - TTP: design & integration of sensor network technology - low power wireless comms - captures energy usage / behavioural data 19

19 electromagnetic : inductive temperature sensing temperature profile sensing geometry-tolerant T sensing sensing through metal barrier f 1 f 2 output mm 1.6mm 2.2mm 2.9mm 3.5mm 4.1mm 4.7mm 35mm f C (cooling) C (cooling) C (cooling) output C (heating) operating condition 20

20 wireless, comms, DSP - Bespoke cell phones for user trials - Innovative use of white space - Ultra low power protocols - DAB radio 21

21 consumer products 22

22 modelling and simulation: capabilities - fluid dynamics and microfluidics - acoustics and ultrasonics - chemical and bio-chemical reactions - convective flow - electrical conduction - electrochemistry - diffusive transport - porous transport - heat transfer - piezoelectric and SMA devices - optical devices - electronics 23

23 machine vision and data mining 24

24 portable gas monitor - portable personal gas protection - 4 gas OFCH portable detector - hazardous area approvals - robust and rugged design (IP65) - smart replaceable sensor cartridge - integral gas sampling pump - CANbus buddy-link - range of accessories - Far East and UK manufacture 25

25 chemical : Zellweger gas detector - measurement, monitoring and sample testing for process industry - intrinsically safe, explosion-proof design - multiple gas detection products - sample chemical analysis devices - communications and battery options 26

26 SonicSense gas composition - immunity to poisoning - built-in thermal compensation - suitability for long-term operation - low power (for battery operation) - compact, low cost operation - TTP proprietary technology 27

27 electromagnetic : position micro-sensor - position detection based on novel magnetic sensing technique - concept developed and demonstrated by TTP - employed state-of-the-art microscale magnetic field detectors 28

28 how we work Understand the challenges Technology scouting Integration and optimisation Equipment customisation Novel technology development Tech transfer (to client or OEM) Engineering scale-up 29