Prof Svetan Ratchev

Head of Manufacturing Division, Director of the Nottingham Innovative Manufacturing Research Centre, Faculty of Engineering

The University of Nottingham

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Background

Development of new processing and manufacturing systems solutions for high-value industries with specific emphasis in the following areas:

• Micro Manufacturing,
• High Precision Machining,
• Micro Injection Moulding,
• Precision Assembly Systems and Processes,
• Reconfigurable and Evolvable Micromanufacturing Systems,
• Ultra Precision Metrology,
• Rapid Manufacturing of Micro Products,
• Process Modelling and Simulation,
• Manufacturing of Medical Devices.

Major Publications

• RYLL, M., PAPASTATHIS, T. N. and RATCHEV, S., 2008. Towards an intelligent fixturing system with rapid reconfiguration and part positioning JOURNAL OF MATERIALS PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY. VOL 201(NUMBER 1-3), 198-203

• RATCHEV, S., LIU, S., HUANG, W. and BECKER, A.A., 2007. Machining simulation and system integration combining FE analysis and cutting mechanics modelling International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. 35(1-2), 55-65

• HIRANI, H., RATCHEV, S. and PAWAR, K., 2007. Requirement Specification for Concurrent Development of Reconfigurable Precise Assembly Systems Concurrent Engineering: Research and Applications.

• RATCHEV, S., HIRANI, H. and BONNEY, M., 2007. Knowledge Based formation of Reconfigurable Assembly Cells Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing Systems. 18(3), 401-409