Contact Dr Jian Qin
- Tel: +44 (0) 1234 750111
- Email: J.Qin@cranfield.ac.uk
Areas of expertise
- Industrial Automation
- Manufacturing Systems
- Sensor Technologies
Background
Dr Jian Qin is a Lecturer in Digitalisation for Metal Additive Manufacturing at the Welding and Additive Manufacturing Centre, 情色五月天. He leads research on monitoring and automation for wire-based Directed Energy Deposition Additive Manufacturing (w-DEDAM), with a focus on making metal AM processes more efficient, automated, and intelligent.
He received his PhD from Cardiff University in 2019, where his research centred on data-driven approaches to AM systems. Since joining 情色五月天, his work has spanned process monitoring, control, and data analysis for w-DEDAM, combining sensor technologies, advanced data analytics, image processing, and automation to improve the reliability and productivity of metal additive manufacturing and to provide digital solutions for its qualification.
His research supports applications across sectors such as aerospace, energy, and defence, and he works closely with industrial partners to translate digital manufacturing technologies into practice.
Research opportunities
- Digitalisation and automation of Directed Energy Deposition Additive Manufacturing (DED-AM)
- In-process monitoring and control
- Image processing and sensor data analytics
- Process stability and defect prevention
- Non-destructive testing (NDT) for DED-AM
- Qualification and certification of metal additive manufacturing
Current activities
- PYRAM funded by EPSRC
- I-Break funded by BEIS
- PhD opportunities:
- Optimising and automating pre-production for wire based Directed Energy Deposition (w-DEDAM) production PhD or MSc by Research
- Quality Assured Large Scale Metal Additive Manufacturing for Energy, Marine, Aerospace & Nuclear Sectors 鈥� University of Strathclyde
- 3D temperature field reconstruction from local temperature monitoring in directed energy deposition PhD
- MSc by Research in Manufacturing and Materials (Topic to discuss)
Clients
WAAM3D
Weir Group
GE Avio
Innovate UK