AMRC - The University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre with Boeing

Winning the Weight Race: Opportunities and Challenges in Lightweighting

Register now: for our lightweighting conference on 15th-16th May 2019 exploring how advanced materials and technologies are taking the weight out of planes, trains and automobiles to improve efficiency and reduce costs as the UK makes the transition to a low carbon economy.
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Scarborough Spa slope stability scheme put to the test

Crucial strength validation tests – the first of their kind in the UK – have been carried out by the AMRC on reinforcement piles being used in a major engineering project to stabilise cliffs behind the Scarborough Spa complex and protect the site for generations to come.
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A seismic impact on the region

‘Skilled, confident and without limitations’ – that’s how HM Lord Lieutenant of South Yorkshire described apprentices following a visit to the AMRC Training Centre.
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Rahul rises to STEM challenge

Rahul Mandal – Nuclear AMRC research associate and Great British Bake Off winner – enthused a packed audience of young people at South Yorkshire’s annual Get Up To Speed with STEM event with inspiring talk about the close links between the science of engineering and the art of baking.
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Immersed in Europe, on track in Manchester

A stellar gathering of Europe’s leading players in the creative, gaming and artistic sectors might seem an unusual stage for Professor Rab Scott, Head of Digital at the AMRC, to be delivering a message on the power of immersive technology to transform manufacturing.
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AMRC hosting manufacturing robotics hack

Young researchers and engineers will be challenged to find solutions to real-world manufacturing problems as part of a two-day robotics hack being held at the University of Sheffield AMRC.
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AMRC helps fund life-saving kit for community

The University of Sheffield AMRC has helped fund a state-of-the-art, solar powered charging unit for a life-saving defibrillator on the neighbouring Waverley estate at Rotherham.
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A world-class centre for advanced manufacturing. Open to manufacturers of all sizes.

The AMRC is a network of world-leading research and innovation centres working with advanced manufacturing companies around the globe. We transform industrial and economic performance by making step changes in productivity, increasing competitiveness, developing new products and processes and training new talent and skills.

Our 100-plus industrial members range from global giants like Boeing, Rolls-Royce, McLaren Automotive, BAE Systems and Airbus to small companies.

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Using DES has given Boeing a holistic view of the factory floor operations that will take place in Boeing Sheffield, before construction was even complete.

Tim Underwood, Boeing