Closed Loop Innovation For Filament Fabrication (CLIFFF) is a project where we are looking at developing a closed loop system for waste management of 3D printed plastics. The system will capture and produce new filament for a new cycle of production.

Little is known about the end-of-life (EOL) of the lithium-ion batteries (LIB) that go into these vehicles. The truth is that not many people know what to do with a used LIB or, even less, why it is important to recover them at their EOL and give the battery a second life.

HSSMI has launched a digitally-enabled service designed to support businesses understand what value can be recovered from a specific battery design once this is no longer of use for automotive applications.

HSSMI's Executive Director, Axel Bindel chaired the panel discussion on the topic of "Industry 4.0 in the context of Manufacturing Engineering, with an example of an electrification project", focusing the session around the E:PrIME project.

The number of women who choose Engineering for their education and career path preference is on the rise. According to WISE*, women in core STEM occupations accounted for 900,000 women within the UK, with nearly 60,00 women in an engineering professional occupation in 2018.  More needs to be done...

AM technology is becoming a rapidly integrated technology that manufacturers can take advantage of. With a multitude of benefits, AM allows manufacturers to introduce a product into the market place at a faster rate. Enabling the end user to have a wider range of products to choose from.