REFURBISHMENT AND ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING ACCOMPLISHED BY KINETIC DEPOSITION (RE-MAKE)
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Nottingham
Department Name: Faculty of Engineering
Abstract
Ambitious goals of the European Green Deal call for new sustainable and material-efficient manufacturing technologies that can reduce energy and raw material consumption; this objective can be upheld by extending the product life via optimized production methods, recovering product performance through refurbishing, and even improving its functions beyond design by remanufacturing. These are the overarching objectives of RE-MAKE that considers cold spray (CS), a solid-state metal powder deposition technique, as the key for a new route to additive manufacturing (AM), repair and remanufacturing. Thanks to its exceptional deposition efficiency, high build-up rate, limited energy consumption, and flexibility of material choice, CS is an ideal candidate for the EU Circular Economy Action Plan. However, currently, there are multiple scientific and industrial gaps, paired with poor awareness about CS's potential due to the lack of qualified engineers and scientists, that impede the full exploitation of CS. RE-MAKE is planned to establish CS as a unique sustainable and scalable tool for AM, remanufacturing and upcycling, paving the path to a green and efficient sustainable industrial development. This ambitious goal will be achieved by training highly qualified doctoral candidates (DCs) through advanced transversal and inter-sectoral training. The wide-ranging hard and soft skills the DCs will gain enable them to embark on tackling scientific and technological challenges with a practical perspective. Creating a network of leading European research and industrial partners, all working at the cutting edge of CS, will expose DCs to a holistic training with access to a wealth of expertise and a rare multidisciplinary environment. RE-MAKE will endow a first cohort of these essential researchers with a deep, discipline-specific knowledge, that will fullfill the increasing demand of the manufacturing industry for this missing profile.
Description | REPLENISH: Repair and Evaluation of aerospace Products LinE side, Near wing, and In SHop |
Amount | £19,870,397 (GBP) |
Funding ID | 10112182 |
Organisation | Innovate UK |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 05/2024 |
End | 12/2027 |
Description | Polimilano Italy |
Organisation | Polytechnic University of Milan |
Country | Italy |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Collaboration on tool path programming and machine learning |
Collaborator Contribution | With the collaboration with the ERC awardee Dr Sara Bagherifard, we are working on repair strategies for cold spray repair. |
Impact | Not published work yet. |
Start Year | 2023 |
Description | Dissemination at the European Cold Spray Club meeting Munich |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Discussion and presentation at the 31st European Cold Spray Club meeting and explaining the cold spray repair method to wider academics, industrialists and decision makers, including European Space agency. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
URL | https://coldsprayclub.minesparis.psl.eu/en/club/31th-club-meeting-augsburg-munich-germany/ |