Runners up in this year's manufacturing technology category ranged form innovations in underwater repair technology to a specialist centre aimed at driving up industrial applications of additive manufacturing
AN INNOVATIVE collaborative project which will see the development of a world-first underwater robot to repair a damaged ship’s hull while still in transit has been shortlisted for a prestigious industry award.
The first underwater robot to repair ships hulls with friction stir welding has reached a milestone with the finalising of the system’s concept design.