Renishaw P L C

When producing parts in metal by 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing (AM), defects can occur. In common with other manufacturing processes, these defects may consist of cracks, internal pores or impurities, and these defects could lead to premature or unexpected failure of a part. To combat this, inspection and quality assurance processes ar...

**D**igitally **E**nabled **C**ompetitive and **S**ustainable **A**dditive **M**anufacturing (**DECSAM**) aims to **boost adoption of Laser Powder Bed Fusion Additive Manufacturing** (L-PBF AM). With a cohesive and aligned vision the **world leading consortium** aims to validate a step change enabling L-PBF AM to be **cost-competitive** and **sustainable*...

To develop software-based methodologies to better understand the Metal Additive Manufacturing (MAM) build process and produce optimised build outputs.

In this project a team of world experts in metallurgy, mechanical engineering, and machine learning will collaborate to build a Digital Qualification Platform for Additive Manufacture ("3D printing"). Additive Manufacture ("AM") has the potential to transform for the better the way a vast range of advanced components are manufactured. It can create object...

Development and qualification of disruptive large-scale laser powder-bed fusion machines (LPBF) to enable agile production of lightweight, high-performance aerospace components of up to 0.5m in scale, with a roadmap towards 1m. The machines will reduce component costs by delivering unprecedented build rates by delivering multiple laser beams, by full buil...

Develop efficient technologies to build large structures in a laser powder bed fusion machine. Identified technologies to be developed will make it possible to produce larger components at higher deposition rate.

To bring in house, design authority for certain key semiconductor components that are currently procured as sub-optimal off-the-shelf products and to contract bespoke UK-fabrication to enable enhancement of the precision of metrology equipment and expansion of product ranges.

To combine sonochemical and electrochemical processes to the finishing of internal and external surfaces produced in additive layer manufacturing.

"CastAlum is an internationally acclaimed aluminium die caster, located in Mid Wales. The company supplies parts to the UK, Germany, Poland, Canada and Mexico and recently won its first order from a truck manufacturer in the Far East. Today, one in ten vehicles produced in Europe has a steering gear housing manufactured by CastAlum in Welshpool. High-pres...

Additive Manufacturing (AM) has the potential to revolutionise the way aerospace components are manufactured and re-invent supply chains. This technology can assist the aerospace sector to produce lightweight parts, which will lead to a reduction in emissions and fuel consumption. The AM process will also maximise the buy-to-fly ratio, with significantly ...

Laser powder bed fusion (PBF) is an emerging manufacturing approach to produce net shapes and functional products directly from computer aided three dimensional designs. The parts are built by the consecutive application and consolidation of material layers. In order to become more widely accepted within manufacturing, there are still considerable hardwar...

We propose a project to look at the feasibility of producing highly miniaturised magnetic sensors which have the advantage of integrated ancillary electronics on a Compound Semiconductor (CS) millimetre scale chip solution. One concept will aim to converge advances in CS electronics with a novel Quantum Well Hall Effect (QWHE) magnetic sensor, combined mo...