Additive manufacturing and machining engineers at the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) have created a low-cost remanufacturing solution that can extend the life of components by 120%, helping UK manufacturers to embrace the circular economy, boost sustainability and save costs.

The two-year £1.2m DigiTool project was part-funded by Innovate UK and focused on the remanufacture of dies, which are commonly used across the hot forging, stamp and press, moulding, and oil and gas industries to shape metal during production, but are typically subject to high costs and long lead times. The framework incorporates a three-stage remanufacturing process using a hybrid platform that combines additive manufacturing and machining. It can also be retrofitted to a legacy machine tool to save entry costs.

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