REVAMP - REcovery of material VAlue by reusing of Metal machining waste as high-value Powder feedstock

REVAMP（通过将金属加工废料作为高价值粉末原料重新加工材料VAlue）是一个雄心勃勃的项目，旨在对英国和印度之间在金属废料回收方面的研究合作进行可行性研究。该项目解决了从铣削、钻孔、车削和磨削等机加工作业中回收金属废料的挑战，目前的回收方法要么是劳动力和能源密集型，要么是材料性能欠佳。该项目提出了一种再利用途径，将加工废料转化为高价值的粉末原料，可用于增材制造和粉末冶金工艺，以制造高完整性的部件。这种方法有望显著降低能耗，提高回收率，并保持所得粉末的质量和性能。所提出的方法面临着需要解决的关键挑战，例如优化转化过程，清洁和最大限度地减少污染，对所生产的粉末进行表征和重新分类，以及工艺可扩展性。REVAMP将进行可行性研究，探讨MTC与印度一些研究机构之间的潜在合作，以应对这些挑战。可行性研究将包括对印度金属废物回收和再利用的市场研究，包括该行业的主要研究机构和公司。它还将报告能力测绘工作，其中确定了印度和英国的相关专门知识和专业知识，并强调了潜在的差距。该研究最后将提出利用双方创新能力的潜在研究领域。

REVAMP (REcovery of material VAlue by reusing Metal machining waste as high-value Powder feedstock) is an ambitious project that aims at conducting a feasibility study on research collaboration between UK and India on metal waste recycling. The project addresses the challenge of recycling metal waste from machining operations, such as milling, drilling, turning and grinding, where current recycling approaches are either labour and energy intensive or deliver suboptimal material properties. The project proposes a route for reusing by which machining waste is converted into high-value powder feedstock that could be used in additive manufacturing and powder metallurgy processes to manufacture high-integrity components. This approach promises to significantly reduce energy consumption, increase recycling yield and maintain quality and performance of the resulting powder. The proposed approach faces key challenges that need to be addressed, such as optimisation of the conversion process, cleaning and minimising contamination, characterisation and reclassification of the produced powder, in addition to process scalability. REVAMP will deliver a feasibility study to explore a potential collaboration between the MTC and a number of Indian research organisations to address these challenges. The feasibility study will include a market research on metal waste recycling and reusing in India, including key research organisations and companies involved in the sector. It will also report on a capability mapping exercise, where relevant know-how and expertise both in India and the UK are identified and potential gaps are highlighted. The study will conclude with proposing potential research areas where the innovative capabilities of both parties are harnessed.