Research Highlights
Manufacturing

The Manufacturing section focuses on innovative research and technological advancements in the following research areas:
- Welding – Investigating dissimilar material welding, microstructure analysis, and mechanical behaviours of materials, materials processing, nuclear grade materials
- Development of welding consumables, structural integrity assessment of dissimilar material joints
- Synthesis of Various Nanostructures – Developing advanced nanomaterials for enhanced material performance.
- Ultrasonic-Assisted Pulse Electroforming – Novel fabrication technique for precision manufacturing.
- Microsystems Fabrication, Nanotechnology
- Clip-on Technology for Legacy Machines – Real-time process and product monitoring for manufacturing systems.
- Vision-Based Automated Surface Defect Detection – AI-driven quality inspection for defect identification.
- Vision-Sensor Fusion for Dimensional Measurement – High-precision metrology for industrial applications.
- Smart Manufacturing, and Product Design and Development
- Ultra-precision finishing: Nanolevel surface finishing of wide range of materials using advanced finishing techniques
- Additive manufacturing: Laser based additive manufacturing and thermal spray coating has a huge potential in remanufacturing and restoration of high-value dies/molds and aerospace components.