My name is Panos Efthymiadis and together with a network of key specialists across Europe we can provide support on various fronts for many different businesses. On the scientific front we aim to establish comprehensive links between materials processing routes, material properties, and mechanical performance.
Key activities
Advising on manufacturing processes of metallic materials, components and systems
Materials characterisation
Mechanical testing
Focused support on various aspects around aerospace
Technical project management
Generating manufacturability documents and fabrication handbooks and specifications
Supporting qualification and certification procedures
TRL Gate formal procedures: from document drafting to TRL chairing procedures and formal disseminations
Support on EU/UK proposal submissions
Industrial experience
Generating forming limit curves on various materials for POSCO, Jaguar Land Rover and Novelis
Component manufacture and materials characterisation for GKN Aerospace, Airbus, General Atomics and Lockheed Martin
Materials characterisation and mechanical performance with GKN Aerospace, Rolls-Royce
TRL maturity procedures (TRL2-6) for GKN Aerospace, Airbus, Gulfstream and Boeing
Introducing new novel manufacturing processes (TRL2-6)
TRL maturity planning & executing for forming, welding, additive manufacturing, machining and casting
Manufacturing processes of particular focus are: forming, bonding, machining, rolling, roll forming, additive manufacturing, welding, casting and forging. And a range of modeling, testing and characterisation tools can be used to support our clients, such as:
Material characterisation with electron microscopes
Mechanical testing for qualification and certification, along with in-situ micromechanical testing within SEM chambers to push forward for the betterment of science
Multiscale modeling approaches
and now managing large projects with the industryt focused on using AI and ML to develop materials, improve manufacturing processes and on building materials databases.