en.Wedoany.com Reported - Unison Ltd, a UK-based manufacturer of all-electric precision tube bending machines and inventor of all-electric precision tube manipulation technology, has joined the University of Strathclyde's Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC) as its sole tube bending machine manufacturer. The centre, part of the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS), provides member companies with technical capabilities in advanced manufacturing, material behaviour, and processing.

As the only tube bending machine manufacturer within the AFRC, Unison will provide industry-leading expertise, technical insights, and support in tube manipulation processes, participating in collaborative research projects. Alan Pickering, joint managing director of Unison, stated that the tier-two membership will help the company address tube manipulation, wire, and end-forming challenges for more global enterprises, and leverage AFRC's expertise in forming and modelling technologies to develop new tube forming technologies in preparation, particularly in the aerospace sector. Pickering emphasised the company's commitment to supporting "Buy British" products, and that this membership will also help enhance the image of UK manufacturing.

Brad Wynne, director of the Advanced Forming Research Centre, said that Unison will work with them to expand research in rotary draw tube bending, with initial projects potentially involving new tooling, process modelling, physical testing, and material analysis, aiming to enhance the technology's high-integrity applications in advanced manufacturing sectors such as defence, aerospace, and energy. Tracy McCarroll, head of membership and strategic relationships at NMIS, added that they look forward to collaborating with Unison, leveraging its expertise, capabilities, and equipment, and where appropriate, working with many global organisations among its members, while also involving Unison in suitable R&D projects.

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