Hybrid Manufacturing Technologies Limited

The BLEND project will test and validate a manufacturing system for combining two different metals into a single part. The resulting part will be made the two metals blended together with computer controlled proportions at any given point. This continuous change of chemistry along the length of the part will result in corresponding unique performance prop...

"Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD) are technologies that enable the control and delivery of electrical energy and includes propulsion in transportation, energy generation and distribution, industrial machines and robotics. They are used in supply chains, like conductors and semiconductors, converter/inverter systems, \[and\] novel electric mot...

COVID-19 has caused significant disruption to many markets and has created a need for flexible and adaptable manufacturing methods that can offer significant economic advantages to cope with the disruption. Additive manufacturing (AM) is an obvious candidate that has already seen some industrial success especially in the aerospace, medical and power gener...

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"Metal Additive Manufacturing (AM) is an emerging technology for rapid prototype manufacturing, benefitting aerospace and medical devices, as the immediate manufacturing of high-value, complex structured components is usually necessary in these industries. Hence, the structural integrity of printed structures is extremely important and should meet the spe...

There is a large emphasis across the tool and die (T&D) sector to develop new methods which reduce cost, improve life and functional performance. The European T&D market is estimated at 11 billion USD per year and the UK spends £130m on closed die forging and sheet metal dies alone. These industries are made up of a large number of SMEs and adopting new m...

The 2G-HMS project builds on the success of the Innovate UK supported RECLAIM project which developed the World’s first Hybrid Manufacturing System (HMS) capable of seamless switching between additive manufacturing (laser cladding) and subtractive manufacturing (high speed milling) in a single machine using a novel docking system. Although the HMS approac...

Directed Energy Deposition Additive Manufacturing (AM), known as cladding, where a metal powder or wire feed is melted using electron/laser beam or electric arc, has significant advantages over powder bed fusion AM. Cladding offers very high deposition rates, material flexibility, and can be used in a hybrid approach, enabling complex features or differen...