Professor Tim Claypole MBE

Prof. Tim. C. Claypole, MBE, Phd, BSc (Hons), C. Eng, F.I.Mech.E., M.I.E.T. is a chartered mechanical and electrical engineer. He is a faculty member of the College of Science and Engineering, Swansea University. Tim is founder and director of the WCPC (Welsh Centre for Printing and Coating, Swansea University). This developed from his fundamental research into Printing and Coating as a manufacturing process. His areas of expertise include rheology, colour control, manufacturing systems, quality, maintenance, reliability experimental design, fluid mechanics and process thermodynamics. He is a British Expert on ISO TC130 graphic arts and ISO TC119 printed electronics.

His current research activities include:

• Flexible and Wearable printed electronics
• Sustainable, Active and Smart Packaging
• Formulation of inks, coatings and resins
• Underpinning science of volume printing processes

Tim was awarded an MBE in the 2010 New Year’s Honours for his services to research in graphic arts and industry. In 2008, he was presented with the Michael H Bruno award by the Technical Association of the Graphic Arts for advancing science and education.

Tim was the principal investigator on the DIPLE project which won the 2009 EU Regiostars for technology transfer into industry.