ENIGMATEC: Efficient Netshape manufacturInG for reduced MAterials waste in production or ThermoElectric Coolers

95%的热电设备是在中国、俄罗斯或乌克兰制造的。在过去的3年里，热电终端用户经历了极端的供应链问题，他们正在寻求一种基于英国的制造解决方案，这种解决方案本身具有更强的供应弹性。由于切片和切块的方法，超过50%的材料浪费在今天的商业设备制造中。ENIGMATEC直接解决了这一问题，提供了工业规模的净形烧结工艺，减少了材料损失。该项目还开发了自动化热电腿检测和数字模块设计工具，使英国制造业具有全球竞争力。ENIGMATEC的总体目标是开发一种工业规模的热电烧结工艺，能够将碲化铋材料烧结到99%的理论密度，具有复杂的腿形能力。该技术将改变IML和ETL的商业前景，高科技中小企业使他们能够确保到2030年累计收入5200万英镑，并创造55个高技能工作岗位。

95% of thermoelectric devices are manufactured in China, Russia or the Ukraine. Thermoelectric end users have experienced extreme supply chain issue over the last 3 years and are seeking a UK based manufacturing solution with inherently more resilient supply. Greater than 50% of the material is wasted in the manufacture of commercial devices today due to a slicing and dicing approach. ENIGMATEC directly addresses this to deliver an industrial scale net-shape sintering process that reduces material loses. The project also develops automated thermoelectric leg inspection and digital module design tools to enable UK manufacture to be globally competitive.ENIGMATEC has the overall objectives to develop an industrial scale thermoelectric sintering process capable of sintering bismuth telluride materials to \> 99% theoretical density with complex leg shape capability.The technology will transform the commercial prospects of IML and ETL, high tech SMEs enabling them to secure cumulative revenues of £52 million by 2030 and creating 55 highly skilled jobs.