Title
Lean Manufacturing of 3D Printer Chassis

CoPED ID
978a147e-96c6-4cba-8307-7b090fc5c415

Status
Active

Funder

Value
£47,897

Start Date
Nov. 1, 2022

End Date
March 30, 2023

Description

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Printmet will design and develop a new 3D printer chassis for their industrial 3D printer customer. In order to achieve the cost and quality requirements and secure the business for the UK, Printmet must utilise the latest engineering technologies and processes in order to be able to supply the chassis at a competitive price.

By using LEAN engineering techniques, utilising the latest CNC bending techniques, laser cutting, 3D printing and computerised CAD and FMEA analysis, we have the opportunity to turn around the Engineering industry in the UK and get work back from our overseas competitors and help the drive towards net zero emissions. This project will be the template for doing so.

We will focus on designing a lighter, simpler unit, eliminating manual labour and replacing it with a design that is just as robust, but can be built mainly by automated engineering processes.

Printmet Limited LEAD_ORG
Printmet Limited PARTICIPANT_ORG

Nigel Dowsett PM_PER

Subjects by relevance
  1. Computer-aided design
  2. Product development
  3. 3D printing
  4. Enterprises
  5. Industry
  6. Design (artistic creation)
  7. Planning and design
  8. Safety and security
  9. Processes
  10. Technology

Extracted key phrases
  1. New 3d printer chassis
  2. Industrial 3d printer customer
  3. Lean Manufacturing
  4. 3d printing
  5. Design
  6. Late cnc bending technique
  7. Late engineering technology
  8. LEAN engineering technique
  9. Printmet
  10. Automated engineering process
  11. Order
  12. Quality requirement
  13. Laser cutting
  14. Computerised CAD
  15. UK

Related Pages

UKRI project entry

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