DEFINITION:

Advanced Manufacturing Engineering processes involve the design, production engineering and transition to factory operation of competitive manufacturing processes, techniques, methods and tools.

(Source: ACARE Domain 204 adding subdomain 18: additive manufacturing)

SUBDOMAINS:

1. Flexible Manufacturing
2. Robotics
3. Composite components
4. Fibre-metal laminates
5. Ribbon Organised Wiring
6. High speed machining: metal parts
7. Fabrication simulation: all kind of manufacturing processes to reduce start up time
8. Welding technologies
   1. Friction stir welding : metal structures
   2. Laser beam welding: metal structures
9. Explosive forming
10. Advanced castings
11. Super plastic forming: metal structures, in particular titanium
12. Resin transfer moulding: composite structures
13. Tau placement: automated fibre placement, composite structures
14. Thermo-plastics: composite structures
15. Riveted Joint
16. Bonded Joint
17. Conformal antennas
18. Additive Manufacturing