Fusing a future from Glasgow's proud heritage
The University of Strathclyde led project advances Glasgow’s manufacturing with automated ultrasonic inspection, enhancing welding quality for infrastructure and renewables, supporting net zero innovation.
Project Overview
A £3.7m project led by University of Strathclyde to transform Glasgow’s manufacturing sector, leveraging its rich heritage in engineering and shipbuilding to drive innovation in the net zero transition. The core objective is to revolutionise the welding and inspection sectors, developing and implementing advanced manufacturing techniques that ensure the production of high-integrity structures, essential for critical infrastructure and renewable energy projects.
The project is focused on accelerating the adoption of automated in-process ultrasonic inspection during welding and additive manufacturing. This technology will enable the production of structures with unparalleled quality and reliability.
Three large-scale, reconfigurable testbeds have been established in Glasgow to facilitate collaboration between industry partners and researchers. These test-beds provide a platform for testing and validating new manufacturing processes to ensure that the developed technologies are relevant to real-world applications.