Advanced Manufacturing

Making more of our discoveries

Advanced manufacturing projects have brought together experts from various engineering and scientific departments across the University.

Our teams are building on previous research and developing technologies and products in fields such as:-

• functional and structural materials
• additive manufacturing
• laser engineering
• all branches of fluid mechanics
• signal processing, electronics and automation

Projects are producing benefits for many sectors, including the electronics industry, aerospace, dentistry, energy and pharmaceuticals.

Technology examples include new improved dental devices, better methods for detecting crude oil in water, novel techniques for laser surface heat treatment, and systems for testing aircraft components more reliably.

Project summary

• Development of a miniature ion trap mass spectrometer using RP techniques
• Development of an industry leading combined oil-in-water analyzer using mass spectrometry, for the oil and gas industry
• Design, development & manufacture of novel porous dental devices
• PhD Plus: Dynamic Beam Profile Modulation: A Single Multidirectional Solution for Laser Surface Heat Treatments
• Direct Writing of Functional Components for High Temperature Applications
• The Manufacture and Testing of a Representative Aircraft Component Using Selective Laser Melting (SLM)