Centre for Additive Manufacturing
Researcher working on a design for additive manufacturing

Computational Methods for Additive Manufacturing

The research on computational methods for additive manufacturing at the Centre for Additive Manufacturing focusses on design systems, software development and computational framework of additive manufacturing processes. 
 

 

Our work begins with advanced design systems, which are pivotal for creating multifunctional and lightweight components. We develop software tools to make use at a broad range of lattice structures in Selective Laser Melting (SLM), enhancing material efficiency and performance as well as bespoken software to control our in-house developed systems, such as MetalJet. 

Our pioneering multifunctional Additive Manufacture Computational Framework further guides manufacturing strategies, ensuring the processes and parameters optimisation and enhancing the outputs. Our computational framework research focusses on developing digital twins through 3 main activities:

  • Data generation, to feed the models
  • Simple modeling and measurement
  • Optimisation, incorporating AI to our processes

 

Key contacts

 

Centre for Additive Manufacturing

Faculty of Engineering
The University of Nottingham
Nottingham, NG7 2RD


email: CfAM@nottingham.ac.uk