Materials Processing
The Advanced Processing Technology Research Centre (APT) is a multi-disciplinary research centre that conducts both fundamental and applied research in the areas of advanced materials engineering, micro/nano systems, production technology and product design & sustainability.
Research areas include:
Advanced Materials Engineering
- Additive manufacturing (3D Printing)
- Nano-composite materials processing & production
- Materials processing for biomedical devices and implants
- Photo-curable polymers for 3D printing
- Metal powders for additive manufacturing
- Nano-alloys & nano-organics
Production Technology
- Metal forming
- Laser processing
- Polymer moulding
- Material surface modification
- EBM: Electro discharge machining
- Machine automation
Micro and Nano Technology
- Microfluidic systems for separation
- Micro electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) for sensing, and novel devices for component defect detection.
- Micro-Total Analysis Systems (μTAS) chip/monolith/sensing design & fabrication
- Laser ablation for nanoparticle production
Product Design & Sustainable Technology
- Efficient production: laser processing; 3DP/AM
- Efficient products: submersible pumps: Long-life stent design; Long-life rock drills
- Fabrication of functional, crack-free, multilayer integrated circuits for industrial components
- High magnetostrictive part fabrication