Projects
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| Reference Number | EP/S018190/1 | |
| Title | Research on the theory and key technology of laser processing and system optimisation for low carbon manufacturing (LASER-BEAMS) | |
| Status | Completed | |
| Energy Categories | Energy Efficiency(Industry) 100%; | |
| Research Types | Basic and strategic applied research 100% | |
| Science and Technology Fields | PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Metallurgy and Materials) 25%; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering) 75%; |
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| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Not Cross-cutting 100% | |
| Principal Investigator |
Dr P Mativenga Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering University of Manchester |
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| Award Type | Standard | |
| Funding Source | EPSRC | |
| Start Date | 01 April 2019 | |
| End Date | 31 December 2022 | |
| Duration | 45 months | |
| Total Grant Value | £812,910 | |
| Industrial Sectors | Manufacturing | |
| Region | North West | |
| Programme | Energy : Energy | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Dr P Mativenga , Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, University of Manchester |
| Other Investigator | Professor L Li , Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, University of Manchester Dr Z Liu , Materials, University of Manchester Dr L C R Jones , Wolfson Sch of Mech, Elec & Manufac En, Loughborough University Dr E Woolley , Sch of Mechanical and Manufacturing Eng, Loughborough University Professor JR Tyrer , Sch of Mechanical and Manufacturing Eng, Loughborough University |
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| Industrial Collaborator | Project Contact , Laser Optical Engineering Ltd Project Contact , Advanced Laser Technology Ltd Project Contact , Teer Coatings Ltd |
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| Objectives | ||
| Abstract | Laser based processing technologies have great potential to bring new innovations to manufacturing while at the same time disrupting traditional energy and carbon intensive processes. Lasers enable selective processing and unique but complex material energy beam interactions. However, there is currently a limited understanding of the energy intensity and carbon emissions associated with the use of lasers in manufacturing. New knowledge, understanding, process models and resource metrics, and industry case studies are urgently needed to optimise laser materials processing technologies for low carbon manufacturing. This project brings together leading groups from Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) and Chongqing University (CQU) in China, and The University of Manchester and Loughborough University in the UK, to co-create the scientific base and technologies for low carbon manufacturing with lasers. The proposal has a focus on laser cleaning and welding reflecting areas that are distinctive in the UK and China and have the greatest potential for bringing new innovations to growing areas of industry as well as greater potential for impact on low carbon manufacturing | |
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| Added to Database | 19/08/19 | |
