Mr Craig Knowles

Senior Manufacturing Engineer Fellow

Advanced Forming Research Centre

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Based in the Avdanced Forming Research Centre. Currently conducting research into superplastic forming of various metals, primarily Titanium alloys.

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Projects

AFRC-DIRF-05942 Tool Cost Reduction Study
Sancho, Alexander (Principal Investigator) Bucconi, Marco (Co-investigator) Gonzalez, Diego (Co-investigator) Knowles, Craig (Co-investigator)
A review of all the different aspects of the design of a hot forming tool will be carried out with the aim of reducing the cost of its manufacture.
25-Jan-2022 - 16-Jan-2022
AFRC-DIRF-1940 HCF Press - Specification Requirements
Sancho, Alexander (Co-investigator) Storr, John (Principal Investigator) Gonzalez, Diego (Co-investigator) Knowles, Craig (Co-investigator)
The potential capability and specification of a new HCF press were explored in this project.
03-Jan-2021 - 27-Jan-2022
AFRC-DIRF-1582 Forming analysis
Bucconi, Marco (Principal Investigator) Knowles, Craig (Co-investigator) Storr, John (Co-investigator) Parameswaran, Elangovan (Co-investigator)
Analysis on specific features of multi sheet SPF parts, via experimental trials
23-Jan-2020 - 20-Jan-2022
AFRC-DIRF-1172 Boeing Innovative Metals Forming R&D Initiative
Sancho, Alexander (Co-investigator) Knowles, Craig (Principal Investigator) Storr, John (Co-investigator) Gonzalez, Diego (Co-investigator) Bucconi, Marco (Co-investigator) Edridge, Innes (Co-investigator) Fyvie, David (Co-investigator) Callaghan, Sean (Technician) Eren, Oguz (Co-investigator)
This project consists of a large scale investigation and demonstration of novel systems and processes that will significanty increase the productivity of some metal forming processes.
02-Jan-2019 - 29-Jan-2023
AFRC-DIRF-1282 Method of Manufacture Assessment
Bucconi, Marco (Principal Investigator) Knowles, Craig (Co-investigator) Storr, John (Co-investigator)
Evaluation of various manufacturing techniques and subsequent identification of the most suitable approach for producing an F1 exhaust pipe assembly.
30-Jan-2019 - 29-Jan-2019
GKN Aerospace (USA)
Farrell, Mark (Co-investigator) Zuelli, Nicola (Co-investigator) Knowles, Craig (Researcher)
01-Jan-2015 - 14-Jan-2015

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Mr Craig Knowles
Senior Manufacturing Engineer Fellow
Advanced Forming Research Centre

Email: craig.knowles@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 534 5227