Professor Ramesh Babu Secures Funding for Two Innovative Projects Under CBE JU

Glad to announce that Professor Ramesh Babu has 2 projects selected for funding under the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) The CBE JU has completed its evaluation, selecting 30 proposals to receive nearly €215.5 million in funding, with Professor Babu involved in two of these projects. The first project, led by James Gaffey […]
Engaging Tour of Polymer Processing Labs for PLANCKS UK & Ireland Participants

Competitors and young scientists of PLANCKS UK & Ireland had a great time visiting our research laboratories on polymer processing. Thanks to Siva Ponnupandian for talking about the ongoing research projects on processing and recycling of biodegradable polymer composites
Science Talk with primary school children

Science Talk with primary school children – our researcher Siva Ponnupandian had a fantastic day delivering AMBER Centre workshop as a part of school’s STEAM week. It was an amazing experience to interact with a bunch of inquisitive school students and talk about his research on bio-based plastics
AMBER conference 2024

Our PhD students Jessica De Micco Minu Masliha and Post-doc researchers Saranya RameshKumar, PhD Dr. Shital Potdar Siva Ponnupandian had an engaging day at AMBER conference, delivering a talk and poster presentations on their area of research
AMBER science workshop

Our researchers Aslı Çoban and Kona Mondal had a wonderful day showcasing their research projects on powder sheet additive manufacturing @PoSAddive and sustainable food packaging IMPRESS Project as a part of delivering AMBER science workshop to primary school students AMBER Centre Brian Callagy. More details on the PoSAddive project at https://pmnc.ie/maps/IMPRESS project at https://pmnc.ie/ipress/
Binder evaporation during powder sheet Additive Manufacturing
Authors:J. Volpp, W. Zhang, W. Abbott, A. Coban, S. McConnell, S. Marola, R. Casati, R. Padamati, and R. Lupoi Publication Date: Journal: Volume: Issues: Pages: 324 – 328 Publisher: Solid Freeform Fabrication 2023: Proceedings of the 34th Annual InternationalSolid Freeform Fabrication Symposium – An Additive Manufacturing ConferenceReviewed Paper Several Additive Manufacturing methods are well established […]
Powder sheets additive manufacturing: Principles and capabilities for multi-material printing
Authors:Wenyou Zhang, Arnoldas Sasnauskas, Asli Coban, Silvia Marola, Riccardo Casati, Shuo Yin, Ramesh Padamati Babu, Rocco Lupoi Publication Date: 27/11/2023 Journal: Additive Manufacturing Letters Volume: 8 Issues: Pages: 100187 – 100194 Publisher: ELSEVIER In this work, a novel Metal Additive Manufacturing using Powder sheets (MAPS) method for printing multimaterial composites in one process is proposed. MAPS employs powder sheets (i.e. metal powder-polymer matrix flexible films) as the feedstock material. Its […]
Powder sheet additive manufacturing of multi-material structures:Experimental and computational characterizations
Authors: Wenyou Zhang a, Xufei Lu, Asli Coban, Miguel Cervera, Michele Chiumenti, Arnoldas Sasnauskas, Chunjie Huang, Shuo Yin, Ramesh Padamati Babu, Rocco Lupoi Publication Date: 5/01/2024 Journal: Composites Part B Volume: 272 Issues: Pages:111203 – 111218 Publisher: ELSEVIER Selective laser melting (SLM) of multi-material structures (MMS) is of significance because it allows for bespoke structural […]
Metal additive manufacturing using powder sheets (MAPS) of HEACoNiCrFeMn: The effect of the polymer content on microstructure andmechanical properties
Authors: Arnoldas Sasnauskasa, Asli Coban, Wenyou Zhanga, William M. Abbot, Ramesh Padamati Babu, Minh-Son Phamd, Rocco Lupoi Publication Date: 01/05/2024 Journal: CIRP Annals – Manufacturing Technology Volume: Issues: Pages:1-4 Publisher: ELSEVIER Metal additive using Powder Sheets is an innovative technology driven on eliminating loose powder in laser based additive manufacturing. The utilisation of a novel […]
Material incorporation in powder sheet additive manufacturing toward lightweight designs for future mobility
Authors: Wenyou Zhang, Daniele Pullini, Matteo Alberghini, Andrea Bertinetti, Alessio Tommasi, Asli Coban, Seán McConnell, Himani Naesstroem, Ramesh Padamati Babu, Joerg Volpp, Rocco Lupoi Publication Date: 16/05/2024 Journal: Journal of Laser Applications Volume: 36 Issues: 2 Pages: Publisher: AIP Publishing Additive manufacturing of AlSi10Mg has obtained increased attention due to its lightweight feature. However, handling […]