The University of Sheffield has confirmed a £10 million investment from Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to lead The Manufacture using Advanced Powder Processes (MAPP) Hub.
MAPP will focus on developing new powder-based manufacturing processes that provide low energy, low cost and low waste manufacturing routes and products for UK industry.
MAPP, which will be part of the Sir Henry Royce Institute for Materials Research, will play a crucial role in unlocking the potential to use advanced powders in manufacturing processes.
It will be led by Professor Iain Todd from the University of Sheffieldâs Department of Materials Science and Engineering. Speaking about the announcement, he said:
There is a huge potential for manufacturing using advanced powders, however the industrial application of many processes is being held back by some fundamental science and engineering challenges, and they are not realising their potential. Our vision is to ensure that these game changing technologies deliver on their promise for UK industry.
Todayâs announcement also named the University of Sheffield as a key partner in three additional Future Manufacturing Hubs – Advanced Metrology, Continuous Manufacturing and Crystallisation and Compound Semiconductors. It cements Sheffieldâs role in leading advanced manufacturing research in the UK – from developments in fundamental and underpinning science, through to translational research with industry partners.
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sheffield, Sir Keith Burnett, said: This investment recognises the vital role new technologies play in the security and growth of our high-value manufacturing sector – which must be a key component in the UKâs industrial strategy.
Around the world, nations are determined to invest in next generation manufacturing and innovation. In the UK, Government is focusing on Industrial Strategy. This announcement is important because it shows how companies can become more productive and globally competitive by integrating the latest research into manufacturing processes.
MAPP will focus on developing new powder-based manufacturing processes that provide low energy, low cost and low waste manufacturing routes and products for UK industry.
MAPP, which will be part of the Sir Henry Royce Institute for Materials Research, will play a crucial role in unlocking the potential to use advanced powders in manufacturing processes.
It will be led by Professor Iain Todd from the University of Sheffieldâs Department of Materials Science and Engineering. Speaking about the announcement, he said:
There is a huge potential for manufacturing using advanced powders, however the industrial application of many processes is being held back by some fundamental science and engineering challenges, and they are not realising their potential. Our vision is to ensure that these game changing technologies deliver on their promise for UK industry.
Todayâs announcement also named the University of Sheffield as a key partner in three additional Future Manufacturing Hubs – Advanced Metrology, Continuous Manufacturing and Crystallisation and Compound Semiconductors. It cements Sheffieldâs role in leading advanced manufacturing research in the UK – from developments in fundamental and underpinning science, through to translational research with industry partners.
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sheffield, Sir Keith Burnett, said: This investment recognises the vital role new technologies play in the security and growth of our high-value manufacturing sector – which must be a key component in the UKâs industrial strategy.
Around the world, nations are determined to invest in next generation manufacturing and innovation. In the UK, Government is focusing on Industrial Strategy. This announcement is important because it shows how companies can become more productive and globally competitive by integrating the latest research into manufacturing processes.
