MSc (Research) Advanced Manufacturing Technologies
Programme code: MECT50
This MSc programme is a collaboration between the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC).
It brings together one of the largest and Mechanical Engineering departments in the UK, an internationally renowned advanced machining and manufacturing centre, and more than 60 key players in global aerospace and advanced manufacturing.
Students have the opportunity to undertake taught modules related to cutting edge manufacturing technology, and apply this knowledge to an industrially motivated research project within the AMRC.
The research project itself is proposed and mentored by one of AMRC's industrial sponsors. These include The Boeing Company, Rolls-Royce, BAE Systems, Messier Dowty, Sandvik Coromant and Renishaw, and span across the entire manufacturing process, from materials suppliers to assembly specialists. Research projects will focus on a topic that is a current challenge to one of those companies, and students will be asked to investigate potential solutions using some of the most advanced machine tools in the world.
Key subject areas, which are covered by both taught modules and research projects, include:
- Work holding, measurement and assembly
- Novel manufacturing techniques and processes
- Materials science solutions (including composites)
Examples of Previous Research Project Titles
- In Process Wear Assessment of Ceramic Machining Inserts
- 3D Tool Wear Assessment
- In Process Engine Casing Wall Thickness Measurement
- Productionisation of a Novel Pneumatic Engine Casing Fixture
- Machine Performance Enhancement Through Passive Damping of Structural Vibration
- Tool Point Volumetric Control System for 5-axis Machine Tools
- Temperature Measurement in Metal Cutting