Micro machining at Birmingham
Micro machining at Birmingham
Micro machining at Birmingham
Micro machining at Birmingham
The School of Mechanical Engineering boasts one of the leading research groups in machining technologies, thanks to a recent grant from Advantage West Midlands, which has enabled the group to establish itself and to support a large number of West Midlands-based small/medium manufacturing companies.
The formation of this centre, which comes under the remit of the Machining Research Group, has significantly enhanced the University's already considerable conventional / non-conventional machining facilities, which are arguably the best in any UK academic institution.
The Group's research is predominantly experimentally based, involves a wide range of workpiece materials although aerospace alloys and mould / die steels are central to many of the activities and it has extensive industrial support.
Typically the Group produces some 20 - 25 publications per year relating to process development, finite element modelling and machinability, including tool performance / wear analysis and evaluation of workpiece surface roughness / integrity (microstructure, microhardness, residual stress and fatigue performance).