Our Mission
ADDISONIC at Bournemouth University is dedicated to helping businesses reduce global waste by extending the life and improving the performance of materials and products through advanced manufacturing ultrasonic fatigue prediction and life extension.
Our Story
Fatigue testing is a vital procedure used by engineers and material specialists to determine the lifespan of materials, such as metal alloys, under operating conditions. Power stations, trains, cars, and medical devices are all made up of different parts that are tested to destruction to ensure they won't fail and to understand their shelf life.
At Bournemouth University, we are pioneering new and innovative techniques to assess the quality of materials in safety-critical components, helping to better predict and extend their lives. The ADDISONIC Research Cluster is an initiative funded by Research England and the Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF) that aims to extend the life of components by applying ultrasonic fatigue testing.
Our research is part of BU's wider commitment to protecting and preserving a sustainable environment. By developing new methods to extend the lifespan of engineering materials, we can help reduce waste and prolong the use of existing products, reducing our environmental impact.
The ADDISONIC lab was established at Bournemouth University during Summer 2022 and welcomes anyone from Academia and Industry to visit.
Our team of experienced researchers and scientists is led by Dr. Diogo Montalvão, an Associate Professor in Structural Dynamics at Bournemouth University (BU).
The ADDISONIC team has a wealth of experience in advanced manufacturing, materials testing, and dynamics modeling. We use our expertise to develop innovative solutions that help our partners reduce waste and improve the performance of their materials and products, extend the lifespan of their components and reduce the risk of failure.
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We also offer a range of computational modeling services that can help our partners to design more efficient and reliable products. Our models can be used to predict the behaviour of materials under load, and to identify potential areas of weakness before they are prototyped.
We are committed to working with our partners to find solutions to the challenges they face in developing and manufacturing high-performance materials and products. We believe that our innovative techniques and expertise can help our partners to achieve their business goals and make a positive impact on the world.
Experienced Leadership
Our Difference
ADDISONIC's UFT technology accelerates the optimisation of engineered products. Conventional fatigue testing methods are too slow and expensive to enable quicker optimisation of engineered products for performance, durability, and sustainability.
The ADDISONIC can test new materials under realistic loading conditions in a fraction of the time. This means that manufacturers can bring new products to market faster, with more confidence, and with a greater focus on sustainability.
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ADDISONIC's technology is particularly valuable for the new generation of advanced materials, including metal additive materials such as Nickel or Titanium based, which offer the potential to create lighter, stronger, and more durable components.
With ADDISONIC, manufacturers can optimise their products through the integration of new materials for performance, durability, and sustainability, and bring them to market sooner.