Yorkshire

Regional Projects

South Yorkshire Technology Transfer Programme
This programme, managed by TWI in conjunction with The National Metals Technology Centre (Namtec), provides technical advice and assistance for metals and manufacturing companies in South Yorkshire.

The Yorkshire Forward Capacity Building Centres (CBCs) provide the technical expertise and equipment in support of this programme. They include - the Design, Modelling and Simulation Centre, the Surface Engineering Group, Innovative Metal Processing, Rapid Manufacturing Processes, the Corus Swinden Technology Centre, TWI and Namtec. Further information about the programme is available.

Surface Engineering Group (SEG) - a world class centre of excellence for Surface Engineering, managed by The National Metals Technology Centre (NAMTEC - www.namtec.co.uk) with TWI acting as a principal provider of surfacing technology expertise, with particular emphasis on the development of coating, spray-forming and repair applications employing the recently installed, state-of-the-art Kinetiks ^® 4000/47 cold spray system at TWI Yorkshire.

TWI is already active in projects relevant to a wide range of industries, summarised in the following table:

Application	Coating material	Industry sector
Cd-plating alternative Corrosion mitigation Controlled potential coatings	Al alloys	Aerospace Oil & gas Petrochemical
Pb-free bearings e.g. con-rods, turbochargers	Al, Cu alloys	Automotive Motorsport Aerospace
Thermal management e.g. power hybrid devices, switchgear Conductive tracks	Cu, Al, Cu-W	Electronic Automotive
Corrosion mitigation	Ti, Ta, Nb, NiCrFeMo	Oil & gas Petrochemical Power generation
High temperature corrosion and oxidation mitigation e.g. gas turbines	Ni alloys, MCrAlYs	Aerospace Power generation
Biocompatible coatings for medical devices	Ti	Medical

The group is supporting regional industry through targeted research and development projects, information services and supply chain management.

For more information about the Surface Engineering Group, contact Dave Harvey at TWI - dave.harvey@twi.co.uk.

Rapid Manufacturing Programme (RAMP) - introduces manufacturers in the Yorkshire and Humber region to ground-breaking engineering processes that offer opportunities to deliver cost competitive, specialised products, enabling businesses to compete in the most challenging markets.

RAMP is being led by TWI, with support by Castings Technology International (Cti - www.castingstechnology.com). The programme also calls on technical resources from the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), the University of Sheffield Sorby Nano Investigation Centre, Keyworth Institute at the University of Leeds, Materialise and NAMTEC.

RAMP will help regional businesses by:

Introducing manufacturing processes with the potential to improve quality and productivity
Assisting with product development and prototyping
Encouraging improvements in engineering capabilities and competencies

The programme will achieve this by offering:

Direct access to highly skilled staff and state-of-the-art technical resources
Access to scientific research results
Technology transfer and staff training opportunities
Opportunities for networking, and supply chain development

For more information about RAMP, please contact Roger Fairclough at TWI - roger.fairclough@twi.co.uk.

Advanced Manufacturing (ADMAN) Programme - through the development of TWI Yorkshire's key competencies (friction stir welding, laser processing and surface engineering), the organisation, will provide companies within the Yorkshire and Humber region of the UK with access to leading edge research and expertise relating to these technologies.

Research activities are all industry and application specific, thus enabling easy transfer of the technologies into existing manufacturing routes. These technologies have already been proven to improve competitiveness and manufacturing efficiency. Dissemination of the research activities will take place through demonstrations, joint research projects and outreach activities.

For more information about ADMAN, please contact Jonathan Martin at TWI.

MI-21

This project, "Metals Information for the 21st century" (MI-21), will combine metals information resources from two core partners: Sheffield's World Metal Index and TWI. Under the auspices of NAMTEC (the National Metals Technology Centre) it will develop, pilot and offer a commercially stable service to clients through a computer-based system, backed by human experts.

MI-21 will consolidate and develop the basis of a key information service to metals industries. It will produce a central information resource containing information on:

metals selection and specification
welding consumables
stock forms and suppliers
relevant national and international standards (both current and historical)
technical experts

Register now for the Yorkshire projects. To be eligible, your company must be based in the UK's Yorkshire and Humber region.

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