Research Programme / Aligned Projects /

Aligned Projects

We are involved in a wide range of user defined projects funded by industry, Innovate UK and agencies such as the Aerospace Technology Institute, which are focused on the translation and commercial application of advanced powder processes. In addition to these user-defined projects, we are also involved with a range of fundamental projects funded by research councils covering areas from new materials discovery to new manufacturing process development.

Live Projects

FAST STEP 3 - Swarf Titanium to Engine Parts in 3 Steps
- Funder: Innovate UK
- Project costs: £634,440
- Funded value: 507,551
- Funding period: March 2018 - February 2021
- Organisations: Participants include Force Technology Limited, Northern Automotive Alliance Limited, Transition International Limited, University of Sheffield and W.H. Tildesley.
INTEGRADDE (Intelligent data-driven pipeline for the manufacturing of certified metal parts through Direct Energy Deposition)
- Funder: Horizon 2020
- Funded value: £661924
- Funding period: January 2019 - December 2022
- Organisations: Include: Limitstate Limited, University of Sheffield, ESI Software Germany GmbH, Atos Spain, Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives, L’Institut de recherche technologique Jules Verne, MX3D, Loiretech Mauves, Fundingbox Accelerator SP Zoo, Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine, Bureau Veritas Services, Indust Recherch Procedes Applicat Lase, Högskolan Väst, New Infrared Technologies S.L, GKN Aerospace Sweden, DIN - Deutsches Institut für Normung e.V., Arcelormittal Innovacion Investigacion E Inversion SL, Universidade de Coimbra, Datapixel SL, Corda - Orodjarna Proizvodnja Trgovina In Storitve Doo, Dgh Robotica Automatizacion Y Mantenimiento Industrial SA, Brunel University London, Prima Industrie SPA, ESI Group
OPTICON (Optical Infrared Coordination Network for Astronomy Horizon 2020)
- Funder: European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
- Organisations: The Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of The University of Cambridge, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS),Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Forderung der Wissenschaften EV, Science and Technology Facilities Council, European Southern Observatory - ESO European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere, Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior Deinvestigaciones Cientificas, Universiteit Leiden, First Light Imaging SAS, Office National D'etudes et de Recherches Aerospatialess, Nederlandse Organisatie Voor Toegepast Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek TNO, Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias, Magyar Tudomanyos Akademia Csillagaszati es Foldtudomanyi Kutatokozpont (KONKOLY), Uniwersytet Warszawski, National Observatory of Athens, National University of Ireland, Galway, Kobenhavns Universitet, Universite de Liege, Universidade do Porto, Leibniz-Institut fur Astrophysik Potsdam (AIP), Politecnico di Milano, Nordic Optical Telescope Scientific Association, Department of Industry (AAO) Australia, Heriot-Watt University, The University Court of The University of St Andrews, Liverpool John Moores University, University of Durham, The University of Exeter, University of Bath, The Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of The University of Oxford, The University of Sheffield, Institut D'optique Theorique et Appliquee IOTA - Supoptique.
DAM (Developing Design for Additive Manufacturing)
- Funder: Innovate UK
- Funded value: £7,212,148
- Funding period: Dec 18 - Nov 21
- Organisations: GKN Aerospace Services Ltd, University of Sheffield, Autodesk Ltd.
Innovative Jewellery Manufacturing Process using 3D Printing (JewelPrint)
- Funder: Innovate UK
- Funded value: £347,220
- Funding period: Mar 19 - Aug 20
- Organisations: Diamond Centre Wales Ltd The University of Sheffield.
MIRIAM (Machine Intelligence for Radically Improved Additive Manufacturing)
- Funder: Innovate UK (Connected Digital Additive Manufacturing)
- Funded value: £666,383
- Funding period: October 17 - March 19
- Organisations: Reliance Precision Ltd, University of Sheffield.
AMITIE
- Funder: European Commission - Horizon 2020
- Funding period: March 2017 - February 2021
- Organisations: Imperial College London, University of Limoges, via the SPCTS laboratory, National Institute of Applied Sciences of Lyon, University of Valenciennes Haut Cambresis, University of Erlangen, Federal Institute for Material Research and Testing, University of Padova, Polytechnical Institute of Torino, Polytechnical University of Catalunia, Belgium Ceramic Research Center, Mohammadia Engineering College of Rabat in Morocco, 3DCeram, Saint-Gobain, Noraker, Anthogyr, Bosch, HC Starck, Desamanera.
Living Materials
- Funder: ONRG
- Funding period: January 2018 - January 2022
- Organisations: Cidetec, Imperial College London
TAMMI (Transforming Additive Manufacturing via Multiscale in-situ Imaging)
- Funder: Royal Academy of Engineering (Chair in Emerging Technology)
- Funding period: April 2019 - March 2029
- Organisations: University College London
VULCAN
- Funder: Innovate UK
- Funding period: January 2020 - December 2021
- Organisations: The University of Sheffield, Wayland Additive
Doing More With Less: A Digital Twin of state-of-the-art and emerging high value manufacturing routes for high integrity titanium alloy components
- Funder: EPSRC
- Funded value: 2,608,542
- Funding period: 01/11/20-31/10/24
- Organisations: Aubert and Duval, Henry Royce Institute, High Value Manufacturing (HVM) Catapult, Rolls-Royce Plc, Timet UK Ltd, W. H. Tildesley Ltd, Wilde Analysis Ltd.

Completed Projects

Horizon (AM)
- Funder: Aerospace Technology Institute and Innovate UK
- Project costs: £13,304,769
- Funded value: £7,042,370
- Funding period: March 2015 – November 2017
- Organisations: GKN Aerospace Services Ltd, Delcam Ltd, Renishaw PLC, University of Sheffield, University of Warwick
TiPOW

(Titanium Powder for Net-shape Component Manufacture)
- Funder: Aerospace Technology Institute and Innovate UK
- Project costs: £3,129,835
- Funded value: £1,555,610
- Funding period: March 2015 – February 2018
- Organisations: GKN Aerospace Services Ltd, Metalysis Ltd, Phoenix Scientific Industries (PSI) Ltd, University of Leeds
Factum
- Funder: Innovate UK
- Project costs: £1,427,215
- Funded value: £725,001
- Funding period: November 2013 - October 2016
- Organisations: University of Sheffield, Farapack Polymers, Xaar, Unilever, Cobham, BAE Systems, Sebastian Conran Associates and Loughborough University
REMASTER (Repair Methods for Aerospace Structures using Novel Processes)
- Funder: Aerospace Technology Institute and Innovate UK
- Project costs: £3,484,901
- Funded value: £1,742,390
- Funding period: January 2016 – December 2018
- Organisations: Rolls-Royce PLC, 3TRPD Ltd, University of Sheffield
SHAPE (Self Healing Alloys for Precision Engineering)
- Funder: Aerospace Technology Institute and Innovate UK
- Project costs: £2,127,805
- Funded value: £1,071,094
- Funding period: September 2015 – August 2018
- Organisations: Ilika Technologies Ltd, Reliance Precision Ltd, University of Sheffield
TACDAM (Tailorable and Adaptive Connected Digital Additive Manufacturing)
- Funder: Innovate UK and EPSRC
- Project costs: £1,482,626
- Funded value: £1,071,094
- Funding period: January 2017 - December 2018
- Organisations: Hieta Technologies Ltd, Insphere Ltd, Metalysis Ltd, Renishaw PLC, McClaren Automotive Ltd, LSN Diffusion Ltd, University of Sheffield, University of Leicester, University of Exeter
Large Volume, Multi-material High Speed Sintering Machine
- Funder: EPSRC
- Project costs: £1,115,283
- Funded value: £892,226
- Funding period: April 2015 – September 2017
- Organisations: University of Sheffield
DARE (Designing Alloys for Resource Efficiency)
- Funder: EPSRC
- Project costs: £4,033,113
- Funded value: £3,226,490
- Funding period: September 2014 – September 2019
- Organisations: University of Sheffield, King's College London, University of Cambridge, Imperial College London, Magnesium Elektron Ltd, Siemens, Tata Steel, Firth Rixon, ArcelorMittal, Timet Ltd, Rolls-Royce PLC, Safran, Sheffield Forgemasters Engineering Ltd
LATEST2 (Light Alloys Towards Environmentally Sustainable Transport)
- Funder: EPSRC
- Project costs: £7,202,651
- Funded value: £5,762,121
- Funding period: July 2010 - July 2016
- Organisations: University of Manchester, Airbus Group Limited, Alcan, Alcoa, Bridgnorth Aluminium Ltd, Centre for Materials & Coastal Research, CSIRO, FEI Company, Innoval Technology Ltd, Jaguar Land Rover, Keronite International Ltd, Magnesium Elektron Ltd, Meridian, Business Development, NAMTEC, Norton Aluminium Ltd, Novelis, Rolls-Royce Plc, TWI Ltd
COMBILASER

(COMbination of non-contact, high speed monitoring and non-destructive techniques applicable to LASER Based Manufacturing through a self-learning system)
- Funder: European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
- Project costs: EUR 3 439 420
- Funded value: EUR 3 439 420
- Funding period: January 2015-December 2017
- Organisations: The COMBILASER project is composed of 12 partners from 7 different European states:HIDRIA AET, IK4 Lortek (LORTEK), Laser Zentrum Hannover (LZH), The Research Centre for Non Destructive Testing (RECENDT), The University of Sheffield, Laserline, Orkli S. Coop (ORKLI), Talleres Mecánicos Comas (TMCOMAS), Mondragon Assembly, 4D Ingeneurgesellschaft für Technische Dienstleistungen (4D), Cavitar Ltd. (CAVITAR) and SiEVA Development Centre (SIEVA).
MIAMI (Improving the productivity of industrial additive manufacturing)
- Funder: University of Sheffield (Impact, Innovation and Knowledge Exchange funding)
- Project costs: £552,732
- Funded value: £200,000
- Funding period: July 2017 – March 2020
- Organisations: MAPP, Future Metrology Hub at the University of Huddersfield
When the drugs don’t work… Manufacturing our pathogen defenses
- Funder: EPSRC
- Funded value: 149,031
- Funding period: March 2018-March 2019
- Organisations: University of Sheffield

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Research Programme / Aligned Projects /

(Titanium Powder for Net-shape Component Manufacture)

(COMbination of non-contact, high speed monitoring and non-destructive techniques applicable to LASER Based Manufacturing through a self-learning system)