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Abstract
Increased demands on micro-products and miniaturised systems/devices may have been a main driver to the rapid growth of the interest in research in micro- and nano-manufacturing. It seems, however, not to be the only reason why so much funding has been made available for researchers to be able to conduct research in this emerging field. A review was conducted recently with a view to gaining a clearer view of demands on the applications and on trends in developments in micro-manufacturing, by looking at the market, research topics, projects, interactions with industry, outcomes and applications. It was found that there have been significant changes/advances in micro-manufacturing research, compared to what had been undertaken and achieved in 5 ~ 10 years ago, being reflected especially by: (i). micro-manufacturing research bridging “nano-manufacturing” and “macro-manufacturing” and hence, bringing nano-technology into real-life and affordable products; (ii). addressing multi-length scale manufacturing problems and hence, linking it to macro-sized product manufacturing, which adds its relevance to general manufacturing and wide-sector applications; (iii). micro-manufacturing research being shifted from “process focus” to “market/product” driven research and technological development addressing production capability, product quality, pilot production line demonstration and delivery; and (iv). micro-manufacturing research playing roles in helping to transform traditional industry and products. These new developments may justify past and current significant investment in research and technological development in micro- and nano-manufacturing, and suggest more significant impacts to come in near future.
Original language | English |
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Pages | 1-11 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Publication status | Published - 5 Nov 2015 |
Event | 23rd International Conference on Computer-Aided Production Engineering - Edinburgh, United Kingdom Duration: 3 Nov 2015 → … |
Conference
Conference | 23rd International Conference on Computer-Aided Production Engineering |
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Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
City | Edinburgh |
Period | 3/11/15 → … |
Keywords
- micro-manufacturing
- manufacturing system
- nano-manufacturing
- Micro-products
- high-value added manufacturing
- research and technological development (RTD)
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Micro-3D: Miniature Flexible & Reconfigurable Manufacturing System for 3D Micro-products
Luo, X., Ion, W., Qin, Y., Jagadeesan, A. P. & Zeng, Q.
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/07/13 → 31/12/17
Project: Research