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Inspection of Maritime Defence Components (MSCIC)
Explore automated robotic manufacturing of heavy steel components for the nuclear and maritime sector, hosted at the Maritime Supply Chain Innovation Centre.
Lead Supervisor
Michael Ward
University of Strathclyde
Industry Partner
Malin Group
Confirmed
Project Start
TBC
Target Background
Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Computer Science
Second Supervisor
To be confirmed
Industrial Funding
In place
Confirmed
Advert Close Date
ASAP
Programme
4 year Engineering Doctorate (EngD)
with industry placement
Project summary
Aims and objectives
Assess the feasibility of large-scale robotic manufacture of heavy steel components for the nuclear and maritime sector.
Understand key structural integrity, material supply, business drivers and safety aspects related to manufacture.
Explore the automated manufacture of heavy steel components.
Verify performance of the final build using mechanical and non-destructive testing (NDT).
Optimise the automated build of these components based on the verification results.
Alignment to STAND-UP impact targets
>50% reduction in overall build or decommissioning process time (not applicable)
>40% reduction in maintenance time (not applicable)
>30% reduction in person hours on builds
Apply for this project
Contact the lead supervisor or programme team to discuss your interest. Full application instructions are on the How to Apply page.
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Robotic welding and additive manufacturing at MSCIC.
Malin Group has been pivotal in establishing the Maritime Supply Chain Innovation Centre (MSCIC) at the Scottish Marine Technology Park in West Dunbartonshire, supported by the Glasgow City Region Investment Zone programme.
This EngD seeks to rapidly explore automated robotic manufacturing approaches such as robotic welding and Wire+Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) of heavy steel components for the nuclear and maritime sector.
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