This centre has established itself as a leading research group of national significance. Since its inception in 1994, the Centre has been involved in a large number of substantive research projects. These vary from EPSRC funded projects to research funded directly by aerospace companies, many from the local region as well as from further afield including mainland Europe and the United States. The aim of the group is to provide a national centre of expertise for aerospace manufacturing research. The focus of the research is on providing pragmatic solutions that meet the needs of industry.

The University of the West of England (UWE) web developers have created new pages for our UWE centre Aerospace Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC). This means it's possible for anyone to navigate from the main UWE site to our pages. There are also new Systems Engineering Estimation and Decision Support (SEEDS) pages. The new AMRC page is at http://www.uwe.ac.uk/cems/research/centres/amrc/index.html. The new SEEDS pages are at http://www.uwe.ac.uk/cems/research/centres/amrc/seeds.html and http://www.uwe.ac.uk/cems/research/centres/amrc/seedsresearch.html.

The RAMP project aims to investigate the further deployment of High Performance Machining (HPM) in the Aerospace industry, especially of new materials such as titanium, Waspalloy, and Jetheat. HPM technology is no longer novel but its utilisation within the aerospace industry is still limited, mainly for machining aluminium components.

On 13 September 2005 CEMS, in conjunction with INSPIRE South West, hosted a specialist seminar on developments in ultra high performance machining. INSPIRE South West aims to promote innovation in the region and is jointly funded by the South West RDA and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as part of the European Union's 'Innovative Actions' programme.

The Institute of Grinding Technology (IGT@UWE) is involved in fundamental research activities and specialises in technology transfer activities aimed at assisting all industries involved in abrasive machining processes.

The Systems Engineering Estimation and Decision Support (SEEDS) team is part of the Aerospace Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC). Our expertise is in working with aerospace organisations' to apply techniques in managing, categorising and visualising information to support costing of complex products within the aerospace sector.

Information about past and current projects the Systems Engineering Estimation and Decision Support (SEEDS) team at the University of the West of England is involved in.

Generic Ceramic Tooling for Superplastic Forming and Diffusion Bonding of Titanium Alloys, Automated Cable Preparation, Characterisation of Laser Drilled Holes,Assessment of the Engineering Applications of the Local Approach to Fracture using FEM

Computing and Aerospace Events

UWE's MP521 simulator, a new product from the Merlin Flight Simulation Group, has a wide bodied capsule with a full width instrument panel and real-time visuals. The flight software is very sophisticated, and provides a full six-degree of freedom model. The capsule is mounted on a six axis hydraulic motion system, which provides a realistic flight feel for the aircraft designs being simulated. Model data is directly entered by the students, and does not require specific computer programming. The simulator provides a valuable link between theory and practice for students of Mechanics of Flight and Aerodynamics.

The CAD/CAM Suites consists of a UNIX CAD laboratory, three PC laboratories and a manual drafting studio. The facility is used to teach engineering design and analysis for students of mechanical, manufacturing, and electronic engineering and as a facility for project work.

CEMS Faculty boasts an extensive range of the latest state-of-the-art processes and equipment in it's Manufacturing centres and Laboratories.

Thermo-Fluid Laboratories, Dynamics Laboratory,Structures Laboratory, Materials Laboratory

Creative Design Studios, Product Design Workshop, Rapid Prototyping Laboratory

This paper summarises work that has been carried out to date on the UK government funded (MedLINK) research project ‘SuPort’. The project is concerned with the development of an innovative urine drainage system, which is designed to treat patients who have dysfunctional bladder problems.

This paper summarises work that has been carried out to date on the MedLINK funded research project ‘SuPort’. The project is concerned with the development of an innovative urine drainage system which is designed to treat patients who have dysfunctional bladder problems. A key part of the system is a long-term indwelling device which is required to provide permanent access to the bladder for auxiliary devices of the system as well as providing continuous bladder drainage.

UWEs KTP Office is managed by Clare Rowson. Contact clare.rowson@uwe.ac.uk Telephone 0117 32 83676

High Speed Dry Machining of Aerospace Aluminium Alloys - Graduate School Conference 2005 page 16-21 - D.J. Richardson, F. Dailami and J.D. Lanham

Temperature Measurement While Machining - Autumn Graduate School Poster - Martin Longbottom

twelve million pound composite materials research centre opened at Airbus site Filton Bristol.

Recent Publications of AMRC team.

Managing investment uncertainty through cost modelling.

Vanguard Iris Project - Cost Modelling Network.

Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).

Cost Estimation Method Selection: Matching User Requirements and Knowledge Availability to Methods - D Evans, J Lanham, R Marsh.

To commercialise a technology called Superplastic Laser Induced Component Equipment (SPLICE), pioneered at the University of the West of England, Bristol, in collaboration with the University of Central Florida, enabling the lightest, strongest, most corrosion resistant and fatigue enduring, complex structures ever to be produced.

Welcome to the official site of the Farnborough International Airshow 2006, organised by Farnborough International Ltd.

UK SPF 06 - Conference on Superplastic Forming - 14th - 15th Sept. 2006 Civil and Computational Engineering Centre - Swansea University.

Sustainable Use of Materials 2006 - Faraday Advance - St Catherine's College, Oxford,17-19th September 2006 - The first call for participation in a special 2 day conference dedicated to the Sustainable Use of Materials is now available.

Cutting temperature measurement while machining - a review - Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: An International Journal - Volume 77 Number 2 2005 pp. 122-130 - Adobe - PDF - Martin Longbottom, John Lanham - Winner of Outstanding Paper Award for 2006 from Aircraft Engineerring and Aerospace Technology.

Director of AMRC - Projects High Speed Machining RAMP Revolutionary Aerospace Machining Processes, Superplastic Forming, Laser Induced Superplastic Forming, Association of Aerospace Universities.

Formal Design Techniques in Development of Medical Devices.

Evaluation of Cost Modelling Techniques.

RAMP Revolutionary Aerospace Machining Processes, simulation, cost modelling, decision support.

Laser Induced superplasticity is a technique enabling the manufacture of exceptionally light, strong, corrosion resisitant and complex structures from metal alloys, using superplastic forming (SPF) and diffusion bonding (DB).

Detailed Information about Aerospace Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC)

Staff and collaborators for the Aerospace Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC)

Aerospace Information Page with a main interest in space especially space missions, space tourism and space planes.

Public Understanding of Science and Engineering - links and information

Energy Modelling and Information

Space Horizons is a project that aims to deliver ideas on space and any other related information. Based in the South-West of England, Space Horizons also promotes the idea of space tourism which we are very much involved with. It's the place to be for any space related news, events and information in the South West of England! - Information Technology Management for Business - Year 2