Digital Catapult has partnered with the National Composites Centre (NCC) to drive innovation in the design and manufacturing of composites using Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, developing software that uses cutting-edge technology to calculate carbon footprint more accurately. This has culminated in a successful proof of concept for an application called the ‘eco-meter’.
‘Digital Thread’ is the term given to the activities, tools and practices that will address the challenges brought about by the rapid democratisation and uptake of digital engineering
technology.
DETI has successfully trialled a digital system that monitors the application of a composite resin when injected into the manufacturing mould of a product, designed to produce ‘right time first time’ products and prototypes.
Facilitated by DETI, a novel software system has been developed by which is based on state-of-the-art Machine Learning (ML) techniques. The system that has been developed is able to automatically detect the (manually induced) defects, as shown by the rectangles.
DETI brings together three strands of work and programmes on inclusive skills from 2020-2022 - DETI Inspire, Transform and Innovate that initiate a comprehensive skills and workforce development programme to ensure the current and future workforce is digital-ready, inspiring future generations.
The DETI Partnership has researched and analysed a range of new digital technologies and tools that companies can use when designing and manufacturing sustainable products, to help to create better products, and in a shorter timescale - potentially reducing costs.
The use of immersive technologies such as Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR), to bring digital visualisation to the factory floor or to some remote location delivers a number of benefits. This research project delivers a proof of concept system that guides the user through a specific manufacturing process using AR.
New powerful, fast computers referred to as ‘Quantum’ computers, are predicted to come online in the next few years. To defuse the security threat, organisations are already implementing services to mitigate the potential risk, and DETI is helping to investigate secure technologies and practices to protect digital communications - which will stop potential hackers of the future.
Disruptive technologies offer the opportunity to accelerate innovation, providing us with new digital tools and processes to develop through-life product sustainability, and shorten product development time. Focused on demonstrating the use of Augmented Reality (AR) in an industrial verification process, an AR application has been developed and applied to show the benefits of immersive technologies.
