Intellegens is the AI partner in a new digital manufacturing project led by Photocentric, supported by the recently announced £3.7m investment in smart factory projects from Innovate UK, the UK Government’s investment research arm.
The project, named ‘IntelliJeni’, will apply AI to the development of parts made in the world’s first autonomous manufacturing process using arrays of LCD-driven 3D printers. Project partners Photocentric, Intellegens, and AMFG aim to create a digital ecosystem that self-optimizes the 3D printing process, learning from each new part created to refine the process parameters for future parts against performance, cost, and environmental objectives. This innovation is expected to make manufacturing faster, more cost-effective, and reduce waste throughout the production lifecycle.
The project is based on the Photocentric Jeni technology, a modular, turnkey automated 3D printing solution that increases productivity, resource and energy efficiency, and digital technology adoption while localizing manufacturing. Intellegens provides the AI component with its Alchemite™ machine learning software, which extracts insights from real-world experimental and process data to enable smarter material and process decisions.
“What’s really interesting about combining machine learning with 3D printing in this way is the potential not simply to inform development of a new process, but to actually optimise the manufacturing process as it is running,” says Intellegens CEO, Ben Pellegrini. “Combined with a focus on making these processes more sustainable and circular, that makes this an exciting project to be part of.”
Further information
Project partners: Photocentric / AMFG
Press release: £3.7 million awarded to advance UK smart factory projects – UKRI
