Advanced Lightweight Preform Automation 2
Reference Number
InnUK/104053/01
Title
Advanced Lightweight Preform Automation 2
Status
Completed
Energy Categories
Renewable Energy Sources(Wind Energy)
Energy Efficiency(Transport)
Not Energy Related
Energy Efficiency(Transport)
Not Energy Related
Research Types
Applied Research and Development
Science and Technology Fields
PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Metallurgy and Materials)
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering)
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering)
UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation
Not Cross-cutting
Principal Investigator
Project Contact
MCLAREN AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED
MCLAREN AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED
Award Type
Collaborative R&D
Funding Source
Innovate UK
Start Date
01 March 2018
End Date
29 February 2020
Duration
24 months
Total Grant Value
£1,377,565
Industrial Sectors
Region
South East
Programme
Competition Call: 1705_MM_R3_24M - Materials and Manufacturing Round 3 - 12-24 Months. Activity Materials and Manufacturing Round 3 - 12-24 Months
Other Investigator
Web Site
Objectives
Abstract
A consortium, led by an automotive OEM, with partners including a composites specialist and a high value manufacturing catapult centre, aim to develop technologies that will significantly reduce the cost of utilising advanced composite materials in automotive applications. Through a combination of reduced material wastage and automated pre-form manufacture, these technologies will have a significant impact on the cost of resin transfer moulded composite components. Not only will they be of benefit to the automotive industry, but also to other industrial sectors such as wind energy, sporting goods and aerospace.
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19/05/20
