Six-figure funding awarded to advance laser manufacturing technology
The Centre for Precision Technologies (CPT) at the University of Huddersfield has been successful in its joint bid to the Horizon Europe funding programme.
In conjunction with 17 European partners, CPT bid for funding for a research project which aims to combine the expertise of academia, manufacturing and enterprise to develop a flexible laser-based manufacturing system. (FLASH).
CPT has been awarded €377,000/£324,000 for a research project, which will be led by Dr Shan Lou and Professor Jane Jiang over a period of three years.
The CPT will work with the Manufacturing Technology Centre – specifically the Laser Processing Group and the Modelling and Simulation Group.
To boost innovation in manufacturing, FLASH is an industry driven project, led by global manufacturing leader PRIMA.
It is supported by 17 partners from across Europe, including the University of Huddersfield.
FLASH will leverage the benefits of laser-based manufacturing, which is more flexible, more amenable to digital control, and generates less waste than traditional mechanical, chemical and thermal processes.
The research project is looking to develop a futureproof system, designed to enable flexible manufacturing of evolving products for a range of industries.
