Advanced Manufacture
Within this group there are various underpinning generic capabilities:
The manufacturing research group collaborates with over 70 companies in the UK and abroad. The group's main reserach themes are:
- Micro/Nano Manufacturing
- Green/Sustainable Manufacturing
- High Speed Machining
- Materials Modelling
- Rapid Prototyping and Additive Manufacturing
- Bio-medical Manufacturing
- Composite Manufacturing and Materials Modelling
- Digital Manufacturing
- Micro/Nano Metrology
- High Precision, Micro/nano Machine Design
- Non-conventional Manufacturing Technology (Macro-scale)
The group provides quality education based on the innovative research, which is carried out to meet the ever-changing needs of the Manufacturing Industry. To this end, the group continually seeks high calibre students to carry out PhD research in all aspects of Manufacturing Engineering. Generally students require external funding and visitors a bench fee. However, in some cases specific projects have funding for PhD Studentships.
- To read more about this research group, please enter the Manufacturing and Laser Processing Group research page.
Laser Processing Research Centre
The Laser Processing Research Centre is a recognised centre of excellence in academic laser materials processing research.
It is run to the ISO 9001 standard by staff with a combination of industrial and academic backgrounds and has a proven record of delivering practical laser solutions to industrial customers.
The LPRC is divided into four research teams, covering a range of laser applications from high speed cutting through to nanoprocessing. A dedicated operations team provides extensive equipment configuration and analytical support facilities.
- To read more information please visit the Laser Processing Research Centre
Additive and Shaping Processes
The team is specializing in additive manufacturing using Laser Direct Metal Powder Deposition and Wire Deposition techniques.Current projects are developing these processes and applying them to high performance, nickel and titanium alloys.
Cutting, Drilling and Welding
The team is looking at a range of cutting and drilling processes of particular interest to the aerospace industries, including welding of dissimilar metals and laser drilling of cooling holes in aerospace components.
Surface Engineering
The team is demonstrating the wide scope of this field by performing projects, including laser surface cleaning for welding preparation, surface texturing and controlled oxide growth on Titanium for the creative industries.
Micro and Nano Processes
The main current projects are: the application of laser technology for extending micro-tool lifetimes by surface refurbishment and deposition of nano-structured coatings laser generation of nano-particles by high-power, high-brightness lasers; and micro-machining of various materials using ultra-fast lasers.
Staff Members
| Professor L Li (Theme Leader) | Manufacturing and Laser Processing (ASSOC) |
| Name | Research Areas |
|---|---|
| Dr J Atkinson | Manufacturing (ASSOC) |
| Dr R Day | |
| Professor B Derby | |
| Professor A W Gale | Manufacturing and Laser Processing |
| Professor D R Hayhurst | Manufacturing (ASSOC) |
| Dr R Heinemann | Manufacturing |
| Professor S Hinduja | CNC, Manufacturing, CAD, CAM (ASSOC) |
| Dr P T Mativenga | Manufacturing and Laser Processing (ASSOC) |
| Dr J Methven | Manufacturing and Laser Processing (ASSOC) |
| Dr A Pinkerton | |
| Dr M A Sheikh | Manufacturing and Laser Processing (ASSOC) |
| Dr Z Wang | Manufacturing and Laser Processing |
Contact
Professor Lin Li
Email: manufacture@manchester.ac.uk
