The Digital Service Engineering Group aims to develop innovation in modelling, simulation and visualisation to improve the design, manufacturing, in-service and disposal processes for complex long life assets.

The group focuses on using digital technologies and processes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in through-life engineering. Some of the key areas that we can support include:

  • Augmented reality applications for future manufacturing and maintenance systems;
  • Virtual prototyping for products and services;
  • Modelling and simulation of manufacturing and service, and support in terms of costs, performance, risks and uncertainties;
  • Factory layout optimisation;
  • Uncertainty quantification for manufacturing and in-service design and delivery;
  • AI and machine learning for through-life applications.

Projects can range from small studies investigating the feasibility of new ideas to meet industrial requirements, to large projects developing and validating new or improved modelling, simulation or visualisation methods.

We focus on collaborative R&D projects that aim to develop new, improved and more accurate modelling, simulation and visualisation for decision making at varying levels such as component, process, (sub) system, business unit, enterprise, and/or supply network.

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The Digital Service Engineering Group works closely with the Degradation Assessment Group.

For more information contact Professor John Erkoyuncu, Director of the Through-life Engineering Services Centre - Digital Service Engineering.

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