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Additive Manufacturing Strategy To accelerate the industrialisation of additive manufacturing and 3D printing in the UK
Additive Manufacturing for the UK
Additive Manufacturing &
Foresight Fellowship
Phill Dickens
University of Nottingham
Research
Basic Research
Research Council projects
PhD students
(approx. 100 staff and PhD
students)
Research & Development
Added Scientific Ltd
Development
Work for companies
Additive Manufacturing (AM)-
specific design expertise and
bespoke software (topology
optimisation, latticing, slice files) Material development solutions (for
laser sintering, laser melting, ink-
jetting, etc.) Additive Manufacturing process
enhancement and control Characterisation services for final
product materials
General AM consultancy
Building parts by adding
material (usually in layers)
The concept
Nano to buildings
Range of scales
http://www.isi.edu/efab/ http://www.d-shape.com/index.htm
Builds parts by selectively solidifying resin with a laser
Based on the phase change of photocurable resins
Analogous to Photo-reactive chemicals used in Photography &
Photoetching
Oldest example -
Stereolithography
Metals (increasingly useful)
Metal Laser Sintering
Courtesy of
Renishaw
General 3DPRG AM Equipment
Metallic Powder Polymer Powder Polymer Jetting
Nano-scale
Polymer Filament
JetX Multi-Material (6)
Printer, 250x250x200mm
envelope
Nanoscribe Professional
GT, <200nm feature
resolution, up to
100x100mm envelope
MetalJet Multimaterial High
Temperature 4-Head
System
New Equipment
AM Terms
1. Enabler for LOW VOLUME production
2. Maximising DESIGN COMPLEXITY Key enabler
3. Additional FUNCTIONALITY Single and multi-material
4. Customisation and PERSONALISTION
5. BUSINESS REORIENTATION new business models, SUPPLY CHAINS, LOGISTICS
6. Potential ENVIRONMENTAL benefit Very application dependent
Why all the interest in AM?
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Courtesy of Gartner
Started 1st October
Two main areas
UK AM Strategy
Volumetric Processing
EPSRC Foresight Fellowship
Aiming for Volume Processing rather than Point Processing
x100 speed
Multiple materials
e.g. Could be based on Stereo-thermal lithography (STLG) or
Stimulated Emission Depletion (STED)
Probably new processes we have not considered yet!
Research Vision
Need more physicists, chemists, materials engineers etc.
involved in AM (currently mostly engineers)
Encourage UK academics to rise to challenge
Develop community of academics in AM
Benchmark UK against USA
Produce Research Roadmap
Promote exploitation
Ultimate Goal – AM for Multiple materials x100 speed
Research Vision
Additive Manufacturing Strategy To accelerate the industrialisation of additive manufacturing and 3D printing in the UK
AM Strategy - The need • Recommendation in 2013 Foresight report
for UK Strategy on AM
• “in Additive Manufacturing…... There needs to be a thorough review ….. resulting in an action plan with clear deliverables, timing and responsibilities for implementation”
• Other countries do not yet have national strategy (they are planning for one)
Additive Manufacturing Strategy To accelerate the industrialisation of additive manufacturing and 3D printing in the UK
What are others doing?
Additive Manufacturing Strategy To accelerate the industrialisation of additive manufacturing and 3D printing in the UK
Don’t we have a strategy already?
Additive Manufacturing Strategy To accelerate the industrialisation of additive manufacturing and 3D printing in the UK
Existing Reports
AM-SIG report;
• Dated (2012)
• Not sufficiently granular
• Did not present a strategy
European AM SRA report
• Useful but not focused on UK
• Only focused on research
Additive Manufacturing Strategy To accelerate the industrialisation of additive manufacturing and 3D printing in the UK
Why have a UK Strategy for AM?
• Maximize benefits of AM for UK
• Coordinate /join up activity; − Involving all parties (industry, academia, government, finance etc.)
− Covering research, innovation, exploitation and training
− Considers the entire supply chain
• Reduce the risk of duplication and critical gaps
• Focus effort for the most effective outcome
• Raise awareness of the potential impact of AM
• Accelerate learning /knowledge transfer
• Ensure immediate opportunities are addressed
• Capability building for long-term sustainability
Additive Manufacturing Strategy To accelerate the industrialisation of additive manufacturing and 3D printing in the UK
Progress so far
• Support from Government - BIS
• Held two workshops to gain input from industry – extended to cover sector specific applications
• Positioning paper produced
• Website launched to share information amnationalstrategy.uk
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Additive Manufacturing Strategy To accelerate the industrialisation of additive manufacturing and 3D printing in the UK
www.amnationalstrategy.uk
Additive Manufacturing Strategy To accelerate the industrialisation of additive manufacturing and 3D printing in the UK
Steering and Workgroup Structure
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Sector/ Thematic workgroups
Strategy Delivery Task activities
Strategy admin and
Communications
• Economic analysis • “Pipeline” Design
for: • Research • Innovation • Skills
• The Strategy
Technical Enabler Groups
Strategy Task Groups Business Office
Task and finish mind-set, completion May 2016
Problem-solving mind-set, with life well beyond 2016
Budget, External Profile, Secretariat, Publication
Steering Group Chair, Deputy Chair
Steering Group to comprise Core Group plus Workgroup Leaders
Additive Manufacturing Strategy To accelerate the industrialisation of additive manufacturing and 3D printing in the UK
Horizontal (cross-sector) workgroups
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Additive Manufacturing Strategy To accelerate the industrialisation of additive manufacturing and 3D printing in the UK
Flexible approach to cross-sector working
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A B C D E
Additive Manufacturing Strategy To accelerate the industrialisation of additive manufacturing and 3D printing in the UK
Economic impact of AM by 2021
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We estimate a potential £1.1 billion of additional GVA and 17000 new jobs can be created in the UK
economy by 2021.
Figures based on Annual Business Survey (Nov 2015) for selected SIC codes and RW/PD estimates of how much AM will penetrate each activity area by 2021 as a proportion of the current figure, e.g: 0.01%.
business services
machinery & equipment
general industrial
aerospace & space
health & pharma
automotive
construction
education
consumer goods
transport
defence
food & drink
Chart shows GVA split by Sector Families
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