AMTECAA

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If you're looking to explore how advanced manufacturing technologies can help you be more productive or provide a competitive edge then why not see what fully funded support you can access through the AMTECAA (Advanced Manufacturing Technologies to Create, Activate & Automate) programme.

Upcoming 2021 Technical Workshops

Join the University of Birmingham for a series of free online workshops to discover which Advanced Manufacturing technologies could help your business. 

Find out about our upcoming Technical Workshops in 2021

Which Advanced Manufacturing Technologies could help your business?

  • What technologies are available?
  • How can you implement these?
  • What equipment and skills are required?
  • What are the benefits?
  • What are the obstacles?
  • Cost and benefits expected?
  • What help is available?

The University of Birmingham is launching a series of free online workshops to help you with answering the above questions.

These interactive short workshops are available to West Midlands-based manufacturing SMEs (approx. 2.5 hours per workshop).

Workshops will cover each of the following technologies and include case studies and videos followed by a question and answer session.

  • Additive layer manufacturing (ALM) 3D printing
  • Plasma metals processing
  • Subtractive processing
  • Medical devices manufacturing
  • Hybrid manufacturing
  • Robots and automation
  • Laser manufacturing

15 days FREE Advanced Manufacturing technology help available after the workshop sessions for those interested.

How to register

To register to attend a workshop, please donwload the Workshop Selection and Registration Form (Word 153KB)  and return it to amtecaa@contacts.bham.ac.uk.

Workshop selection

Numbers are limited to 10 companies per workshop and each technology is repeated twice per month.  Companies are welcome to attend more than one workshop.

Workshop dates and times
DateStart TimeTechnology Topic

4 February

9.30am

Metal Additive Layer Manufacturing (ALM)

4 February

2.00pm

Subtractive Manufacturing

9 February

9.30am

Plasma Manufacturing

9 February

2.00pm

Laser Manufacturing

11 February

9.30am

Subtractive Manufacturing

11 February

2.00pm

Hybrid Manufacturing

16 February

9.30am

Robotics & Automation

16 February

2.00pm

Medical Devices Design & Manufacture

18 February

9.30am

Hybrid Manufacturing

18 February

2.00pm

Plasma Manuafcturing

23 February

9.30am

Laser Manufacturing

23 February

2.00pm

Robotics & Automation

25 February

9.30am

Medical Devices Design & Manufacture

25 February

2.00pm

Metal Additive Layer Manufacturing (ALM)

2 March

9.30am

Metal Additive Layer Manufacturing (ALM)

2 March

2.00pm

Medical Devices Design And Manufacture

4 March

9.30am

Plasma Manufacturing

4 March

2.00pm

Laser Manufacturing

9 March

9.30am

Subtractive Manufacturing

9 March

2.00pm

Hybrid Manufacturing

11 March

9.30am

Robotics & Automation

11 March

2.00pm

Subtractive Manufacturing

16 March

9.30am

Hybrid Manufacturing

16 March

2.00pm

Plasma Manufacturing

18 March

9.30am

Laser Manufacturing

18 March

2.00pm

Metal Additive Layer Manufacturing

23 March

9.30am

Medical Devices Design And Manufacture

23 March

2.00pm

Robotics & Automation

 

 

Create new products with Additive, Subtractive and Hybrid Manufacturing

Additive Manufacturing
Subtractive Manufacturing

Additive Manufacturing

Additive Manufacturing (AM) also known as 3D printing offers the production of low volume parts with complex geometries directly from CAD files. Through the programme we offer;

  • Design Optimisation for AM in Aluminium, Stainless Steel and Titanium.
  • Topology optimisation for lightweighting
  • Materials Selection or Alloy Development
  • Rapid prototyping
  • Material and Surface Characterisation of AM Parts

Subtractive Manufacturing

    We have a range of CNC machining systems and are able to offer support in the following areas;
  • CAD/CAM programming support for <5 axis machining
  • Process Analysis and Optimisation
  • Process Development for difficult to machine materials
Hybrid Manufacturing

Hybrid Manufacturing

Our Mazak i-400 AM Integrex hybrid machine combines both metal additive and subtractive manufacturing technologies for custom applications such as;

  • Tool repair
  • Component remanufacturing
  • Cladding of dissimilar materials
  • Addition of surface features

Mazak Integrex i-400 AM Hybrid Manufacturing Machine

 Activate Surfaces with Laser and Plasma Processes

 Laser Processing

Laser Processing

Our Lasea LS4 system (7 axes - 5 mechanical and 2 optical) with femtosecond laser is capable of processing highly complex parts at fast scan rates. We can support companies in the following areas

  • Micro Machining & Drilling
  • Surface Polishing
  • Surface Texturing

Lasea 7 Axis Machining Demonstration

 Plasma Processing

Plasma Processing

Plasma processes allow the surface functionalisation of bulk materials. We can support companies in the following areas

  • Selective atmospheric plasma printing with an Innophysics μPlasma Printing Station with 24 micro electrodes 
  • Vacuum plasma surface treatments to improve surface hardness and wear resistance of components
  • Characterisation of processed surfaces with microscopy and surface topology measurements.

Automate your processes with Robotics

Techman Robot

Robotics

Using robots to automate your processes can help maximise your productivity and quality. We have 4 Techman Robots available (1 x TM5 and 3 x TM14) to support companies in the following areas. 

  • Collaborative Robot selection, calibration and programming
  • Robotic Tools & Fixtures
  • Machine Vision Inspection
  • Sensors & Data Processing
  • Simulation for the optimisation of automated processes

Sector Themes 

AMTECAA can support companies looking to apply advanced manufacturing technologies across a wide range of manufacturing sectors including automotive, aerospace, oil and gas and electronic. However, we also have dedicated resource focused on the particular requirements of the healthcare sector.

Healthcare Sector

Please contact us if you are looking for support to develop a product or service which solves a healthcare challenge. We can provide technical support and advice in the following areas:

  • Design and development of medical devices and biomaterials
  • Additive Manufacturing
  • Simulation using computational modelling
  • Mechanical testing, material characterisation, in vitro testing
  • Medical Device Regulations, clinical trials, and route to market

A Medical Implant

Strategic Project Partners

Strategic partnerships with key industrial organisations - MTC, Lasea, Laserlines, HMK, Mazak and Keyence have been developed to provide physical equipment demonstrators and deliver workshops to local manufacturing businesses.

AMTECAA - Strategic Partners Logos inc: MTC, Lasea, Laserlines, HMK Automation and Drives, Mazak, Keyence

Am I eligible for support?

To be eligible for fully funded support you must be a small-to-medium business (SME) i.e. fewer than 250 employees and a turnover of less than 50 million euros, and located within one of the four Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) areas - Greater Birmingham & Solihull, Black Country, Coventry & Warwickshire, and Stoke & Staffordshire.

Interested to find out more?

For further details about how the programme might support your business, please contact the AMTECAA team on 0121 414 4238 or amtecaa@contacts.bham.ac.uk

AMTECAA is supported by the ERDF funded Smart Factory Hub project.