The future of the hydrogen fuel cell. |
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Bringing future technology to life |
2021 is shaping up to be a busy year at Loop Technology. It has seen the kick-off of several Innovate UK funded projects, allowing us to undertake the development of some exciting disruptive technology and open many new vacancies. For our June newsletter, we turn the spotlight on our involvement in R&D and how we use our industrial automation knowledge to bring future technology to life. |
Project Spotlight: HySMART |
HySMART (Hydrogen Stack Manufacturing using Advanced Robotics Technology) is a 12-month Innovate UK funded project. It brings together a new partnership between Loop Technology, Bramble Energy, Microcab Industries, University College London, and HSSMI to explore the feasibility of using automation to scale up the manufacture of hydrogen fuel stack products. |
What is a hydrogen fuel stack? |
It is the heart of a hydrogen fuel cell where hydrogen and oxygen react to generate electricity without creating any emissions other than water vapour and heat. |
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Why is HySMART important?
The technology offers a zero-emission transport solution but at present is not a financially attractive option for car manufacturers to implement. The manufacture of fuel cells in the UK is a bespoke process, often limited in both volume and size, and requires significant expertise and technical proficiency. It is labour-intensive to manufacture and has a high failure rate making it much more expensive than equivalent battery-powered technology. HySMART aims to address these issues to drive down costs and enable fuel cell vehicles to be offered at a cost-effective price. |
What will Loop Technology deliver?
By working closely with our HySMART partners to understand and create the requirements, we will develop the robotic solutions necessary for scalable fuel cell manufacture. Accuracy is vital for manufacturing fuel cells where small variations in positional accuracy can significantly reduce the lifespan of the fuel cell. To ensure absolute precision and accuracy, we will leverage our expertise in 3D imaging to develop a suitable vision system. Combining this with our signature agile end effector design ethos will allow the system to be deployed across a range of cell geometries due to its compact and multifunctional nature. This provides additional benefits including reduced set-up time and maximised system robustness. |
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| The end result will be an advanced robotic solution that will reduce the cost and improve the conformability, scalability, quality and reliability of fuel cell stack technologies. | |
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We are happy to announce that we are searching for some talented new team members. |
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Celebrating Women in Engineering Day 2021 |
We sat down with our talented software engineer Luisa to ask her a few questions about the exciting work she gets involved with at Loop Technology and her honest advice for women wanting to pursue a career in engineering. |
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The next generation of advanced manufacturing
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Coming next month is a focus on Loop’s involvement in transforming the UK manufacturing industry by making advanced, next-generation materials accessible with a low-cost, reconfigurable robotic system. |
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Learn more about our R&D capabilities.
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