Hybrid Manufacturing Technologies was founded in 2012 by Dr. Jason Jones and Peter Coates as a spin-off from a collaborative research and development project.
RECLAIM remanufacturing machine
In 2007, active use of a high speed milling machine was initiated at De Montfort University's Additive Manufacturing (AM) and 3D printing research laboratory. The cross-pollination of additive and subtractive technologies led to a 4-year UK-based research project named RECLAIM (REmanufacture of high value products using a Combined LAser cladding, Inspection and Machining system) with support from the Technology Strategy Board. This research endeavor has matured into the AMBIT™ tool-changeable deposition system. Project collaborators included: Airfoil Technologies International Llc, Cummins Inc, De Montfort University, Delcam plc, Electrox Ltd, Manufacturing Technology Centre Ltd, TWI Ltd, Precision Engineering Technologies Ltd, and Renishaw plc.
Click here for a conference paper (opens in new window) delivered at the 2012 Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium in Austin, TX, describing selected outputs from the RECLAIM project.
Click here for a conference paper (opens in new window) delivered at the 2012 Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium in Austin, TX, describing selected outputs from the RECLAIM project.
Pioneering AM in Mainstream CNCs: Hybrid Manufacturing Technologies has pioneered a significant number of industry firsts:
- 2017 - First open architecture approach to integrate multiple disparate types of the 7 additive technologies in one platform
- 2015 - Inaugural winner of the International Additive Manufacturing Award (IAMA) worth $100,000.
- 2015 - First commercial hybrid grinder, developed in collaboration with ELB
- 2014 - First commercial hybrid platform with multiple interchangeable heads, demonstrated in collaboration with Mazak
- 2013 - First commercial hybrid CNC machine with integrated Directed Energy Deposition, in collaboration with Hamuel
- 2012 - First retrofitable DED system with tool changeable heads for CNCs
Collaborators and Suppliers: Hybrid's heads and docking solutions are complimented by and fully compatible with solutions from the following preferred providers:
Preferred adaptive CAD/CAM software provider:
Delcam supplies software and services that help companies to increase productivity, improve quality and reduce lead times. Delcam is a leading supplier of computer-aided machining software, and also develops product design, tooling design and inspection programs. Delcam software is used in over 80 countries by more than 40,000 organisations.
Delcam supplies software and services that help companies to increase productivity, improve quality and reduce lead times. Delcam is a leading supplier of computer-aided machining software, and also develops product design, tooling design and inspection programs. Delcam software is used in over 80 countries by more than 40,000 organisations.
Preferred provider for 5-axis mill-turn style machines for blades:
Hamuel - Almost 100 years of experience in mechanical engineering, as well as about 30 years of know-how in CNC machining speak for themselves: nearly 4,000 CNC machines produced by this group are in use in the most diverse industries all over the world. Many in-house developments and patents document the great inventive capacity of this group of companies. Hamuel is a member of the SCHERDEL group.
Hamuel - Almost 100 years of experience in mechanical engineering, as well as about 30 years of know-how in CNC machining speak for themselves: nearly 4,000 CNC machines produced by this group are in use in the most diverse industries all over the world. Many in-house developments and patents document the great inventive capacity of this group of companies. Hamuel is a member of the SCHERDEL group.
Preferred collaborator for process/equipment development and testing:
The MTC represents one of the largest public sector investments in manufacturing for many years and is housed in a 12,000 square metre purpose built facility at Ansty Park, Coventry. It is a partnership between some of the UK’s major global manufacturers. We provide a high quality environment for the development of cutting edge technologies into manufacturing processes with the aim of delivering truly innovative solutions to UK industry.
The MTC represents one of the largest public sector investments in manufacturing for many years and is housed in a 12,000 square metre purpose built facility at Ansty Park, Coventry. It is a partnership between some of the UK’s major global manufacturers. We provide a high quality environment for the development of cutting edge technologies into manufacturing processes with the aim of delivering truly innovative solutions to UK industry.
