Professor of Manufacturing Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
Dragos is Professor of Manufacturing Engineering in the Department of M3, Machining and Condition Monitoring (MCM) Research team. He held two NATO Research Fellowships in Italy and Denmark and in 2000 moved to UK to carry out research at the University of Birmingham and subsequently at the University of Nottingham. He was appointed Lecturer in Manufacturing Engineering (2005) and successively promoted to Associate Professor (2007), Reader (2010) and Professor (2011).
Dragos is Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineer (IMechE) and Fellow of the International Academy of Production Engineering (FCIRP).
Since 2009 he is the Director of the Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre (UTC) in Manufacturing and On-Wing Technology. He is also Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture.
My main research interest is in the following areas: Innovative Manufacturing Processes • Advanced Machining and Finishing Technologies • Abrasive Waterjet Machining • Monitoring and Optimisation of Manufacturing Processes • Design and Construction of Miniature Machine Tolls • Design of Innovative Tools for Aerospace Manufacture • Product Innovation & Technology Transfer • Design for Manufacturing / Assembly • CAD / CAM • Material Science / Workpiece Surface Integrity Analysis • Applied Tribology
On-platform technology - Advanced repair technology (PI, Innovate UK/RR, 2014-18) The inverse problem in energy beam controlled depth machining (PI, EPSRC, 2014-17) Laser enhancement of… read more
Integrated monitoring package for on-line detection of process malfunctions in machining processes • Surface preparation processes for next-generation Nickel based alloys obtained via powder metallurgy • Investigation of monitoring techniques for the detection of tool/workpiece malfunction in milling of heat resistant alloys• Integrating process controls with manufacturing to produce high integrity rotating parts for modern gas turbines (MANHIRP)• Cutting fluid evaluations using multi-objective criteria• Simulation of workpiece surface anomalies in broaching of Ni and Ti alloys• Drilling / milling of the "D-shaped" holes• Viper grinding and polishing technologies for high integrity surfaces of aerospace alloys• FASTDISC: Hole drilling study• FASTDISC: Process monitoring
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