Presenter

Michael James Petty
Biography
I am Technical Specialist in the Digital Manufacturing team at the University of Manchester since May 2025. My role focuses on supporting the research activities into automated manufacturing, including but not limited to: 3D printing, soft robotics, composite manufacturing.

Previously I was employed at the National Composite Centre since 2018, having started on the graduate scheme working in a variety of teams: metrology, design and project management. Most of my time I worked in the Automated Layup team which focused on technologies for high-rate large scale automated composite manufacturing such as AFP, ATL and pick & place.
Presentations
Technical Paper
10:45am - 10:55am PDT Thursday, 23 July 2026 Room 403 A
Research & Education
Fabrication
Geometry
Modeling
Robotics
Simulation
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