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TWI Ltd Yorkshire, located at the Advanced Manufacturing Park in Rotherham, is an extension of the resources at company headquarters in Cambridge, and complements TWI's work with key technologies.

Our technologies include

Laser metal deposition nozzle depositing metal with sparks at TWI Technology Centre Yorkshire
TWI Technology Centre Yorkshire

Equipment

Key pieces of equipment at the TWI Technology Centre Yorkshire include:

01TRUMPF TruLaser Cell 7040 at TWI Technology Centre Yorkshire

TRUMPF 7040

  • UK's largest Trumpf 7040
  • 4 m x 2 m x 1.5 m (xyz)
  • 5+2 axis gantry cell
  • Capable of wire or powder feed
  • 3 kW disk laser
  • Internally developed software solution
02Hornet COMPASS laser cladding cell with ABB robot at TWI Technology Centre Yorkshire

Hornet COMPASS Cell

  • 12 kW laser
  • 6-axis robot, ABB IRB 2600
  • Fully interpolated turntable (10th axis)
  • Load capacity of machine: 1,000 kg
  • Capacity for parts up to 3 metres
  • Scalable architecture for multi-tonne parts
  • Integrated online process monitoring and advanced calibration equipment
03Hornet 900 laser cladding machine with Laserline diode laser at TWI Technology Centre Yorkshire

Hornet 900

  • Hornet laser cladding machine
  • CNC HMI
  • Laserline 7 kW diode laser
  • Multiple powder feeders
04TRUMPF DMD 505 gantry cell at TWI Technology Centre Yorkshire

TRUMPF 505

  • 3 m x 1 m x 1 m (xyz)
  • 5-axis gantry cell
  • 2 kW CO2 laser
  • Internally developed software solution

Industry support

TWI works with companies operating in multiple industrial sectors. The main areas of industry targeted by the facility are aerospace, automotive, medical and sports equipment, plus oil and gas, defence and primary metals.

In addition, the TWI Technology Centre Yorkshire runs a range of training courses, and develops novel solutions through technology transfer programmes.

Industrial Members

TWI Industrial Members are able to access our technologies and expertise as if they were an extension of their own.

Projects

TWI Technology Centre Yorkshire supports a range of projects including public-funded work, core research for the benefit of our Industrial Members, joint industry projects, and dedicated support for individual Industrial Members.

Some example projects include:

European project · 2025

COMPASS Geothermal

Investigating EHLA for geothermal energy applications.

Project website Press release
Joining 4.0 Innovation Centre

IAM-3DPO

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Aerospace · 2023

I-BREAK

Landing gear development for aerospace.

Press release
Additive manufacture · 2019

OAAM

Pushing the future of additive manufacture.

Press release
Laser metal deposition

Repairing worn shafts

Repairing worn shafts using laser metal deposition.

Read the insight
EHLA · 2022

EHLA application innovations: brake discs

Applying EHLA to brake discs.

Press release

Meet the team

Tomaso Maccio, Section Manager, TWI

Tomaso Maccio

MSc IEng MWeldI IMechE Section Manager

Tomaso Maccio is Section Manager of Laser Additive Manufacturing at TWI, with over 15 years of experience in Powder Bed Fusion, Directed Energy Deposition, laser coatings and repair. His career combines technical expertise with strategic leadership, project management and innovation. Tomaso has delivered engineering solutions across multiple sectors, including aerospace, defence, renewable energy and artificial intelligence, and has contributed to major collaborative research initiatives, including the European COMPASS project, investigating EHLA for geothermal energy applications. Tomaso holds an MSc in Engineering and is professionally affiliated with The Welding Institute and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, holding Incorporated Engineer (IEng) status.

Dr. Satish Bhattiprolu, Senior Engineer, TWI

Dr. Satish Bhattiprolu

Senior Engineer

Dr. Satish Bhattiprolu, Senior Engineer, holds a Master's in Mechanical Engineering and a PhD in Materials Science, specialising in material characterisation for AM, coatings, and repair applications. He has over 12 years of R&D experience in characterisation of ferrous and non-ferrous coatings produced by both fusion-based and solid-state deposition techniques. His academic research experience includes roles as a Research Scientist at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Alabama. At TWI, Satish plays a key role in optimising process parameters and evaluating their impact on material performance. Moreover, Satish engages closely with TWI's key clients to develop research proposals that address critical challenges, while overseeing the delivery of both publicly funded and TWI member-funded R&D projects.

Dr. Emma Woods, Senior Engineer, TWI

Dr. Emma Woods

Senior Engineer

Dr. Emma Woods is a Senior Engineer in the Laser Additive Manufacturing Section at TWI. She holds an MSci degree in Physics and a PhD in Additive Manufacturing, both from the University of Nottingham. Her PhD specialised in the manufacture and simulation of metamaterial GRIN lenses fabricated by two-photon polymerisation. She presented her PhD work at multiple international conferences, which includes being invited and funded by the USAF to present her work at IEEE's IPC in Florida in 2019. Outside of AM, Emma has experience as project lead and development engineer for a new-to-market optical measurement system within a metrology start-up. Additionally, Emma has a wealth of project management experience, holding her PRINCE2 Practitioner certification, and having worked in project management roles across industries including software, clinical trials, and defence.

For more information please email:


contactus@twi.co.uk