CASE STUDY
AWESIM results for nuclear welding
Nuclear AMRC helps AWESIM consortium develop a game-changer for fusion welding, enabling quicker delivery at reduced cost and waste.
6 February 2023
CASE STUDY
Using robotics to reduce chemicals in agriculture
The MTC helped Bardsley England increase yield, save costs on chemicals and slash emissions with autonomous crop inspection.
6 February 2023
CASE STUDY
New sustainable safety razor could save thousands of lives
NMIS helped Brengor Innovation design produce over 1,000 sustainable razors a day at a cost competitive with traditional products.
6 February 2023
POST
Boring but vital: the need to reform carbon accounting in the journey to Net Zero
11 November 2022
REPORT
Embodied Emissions and Net Zero: A review of standards and recommendations
HVM Catapult identifies gaps in current accounting standards for greenhouse gas emissions in this report, recommending a common framework.
6 October 2022
REPORT
Embodied Emissions and Net Zero: A review of tools and databases
HVM Catapult identifies gaps in current accounting methods for greenhouse gas emissions in this report, recommending a common framework.
6 October 2022
CASE STUDY
Go with the flow – saving material and time with a forging alternative
Forging may be considered the ‘gold standard’ of production methods for high pressure and high temperature sectors but it can mean material wastage of up to 80%.
3 February 2022
CASE STUDY
As the lead on industrial processes, the HVM Catapult has identified the key areas that should be of global focus: net zero design and make; and tracking emissions throughout manufacturing supply chains.
3 February 2022
CASE STUDY
Metal additive manufacturing for lightweight helicopter parts
A process design and topology optimisation study was undertaken, beginning with a baseline stress analysis for a current machined-from-solid AlSi10Mg aluminium alloy handle, in order to evaluate different AM handle designs and also a hollow handle, indicating weight savings of between 20% and 45% were possible.
3 February 2022