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Weaving a way to fusion energy

A 3D woven composite component, capable of withstanding extreme temperatures inside a fusion nuclear reactor, is being developed at the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) in collaboration with the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority.
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Universities Minister sees innovation at work

Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation, Chris Skidmore MP, visited the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre to see how its model for innovation is powering a manufacturing renaissance in the North of England.
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Afghanistan veteran hails ‘game changing’ mobility device

A sleek, space-age mobility device designed and prototyped at the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) has been hailed as a ‘game changer for users the world over’ by the disabled former Royal Marine Commando behind the idea.
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3D creel taking weaving to new level

Custom machinery manufacturer and fibre processing specialist Cygnet Texkimp has supplied a 3,000-position 3D weaving creel to the AMRC Composites Centre.
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AMRC's new executive director announced

A former managing director with global engineering giant Siemens has been appointed as the new Executive Director of the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC).
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2019: The eyes to the North have it

As the New Year and a new decade approach, we take a look back over the year that was 2019, celebrating some of the highlights for the University of Sheffield AMRC.
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AMRC gifts 3D pens to children's hospital

Christmas has come early for the teaching team at Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust after the University of Sheffield AMRC donated 3D pens for its young patients to draw on their creativity and discover their inner engineer.
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Snowflakes sparkle for children’s charity

A sparkling display of snowflakes lighting up the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) have helped Sheffield Children’s Hospital Charity raise more than £330,000 for its cancer and leukaemia award appeal.
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Green light to drive innovation in Lancashire

The University of Sheffield AMRC has been given the green light to build and equip a £20m state-of-the-art facility in a landmark location at the heart of the Samlesbury Aerospace Enterprise Zone in Lancashire.
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'Enormous opportunity' for Airbus to go green

The head of Airbus’ Broughton plant in North Wales has said becoming the first major tenant of AMRC Cymru is an ‘enormous opportunity’ for the aerospace giant to develop more environmentally friendly manufacturing systems.
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AMRC strengthens ties with India

The University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) has strengthened ties with India following a successful trade mission to the country with companies and organisations from across the Sheffield City Region (SCR).
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Doing it the Wright way

AMRC engineer-in-training Rebecca Wright – a self-confessed teenage tearaway who turned her life around with an apprenticeship – says she’s proud to have reached the final of the National Apprenticeship Awards 2019.
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AMRC Cymru opens for business in North Wales

A £20m state-of-the-art research and development facility in North Wales, which will be operated by the University of Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre, was officially opened today.
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UK joins hands with Canada to do the Salsa

The AMRC has joined forces with a UK tech start-up and a global engineering giant in a transatlantic bid to disrupt the $3 billion metal additive manufacture (AM) market by using Artificial Intelligence and robotics to carry out the labour intensive removal of the support structures essential in AM.
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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 110-plus industrial members range from global giants like Boeing, Rolls-Royce, McLaren Automotive, BAE Systems and Airbus to small companies.

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To see the technology in play at the AMRC, and the explanation of its implementation, gives us the confidence to advance our business in the right areas. Fantastic and super helpful staff!

Alex Kelly, Head of IT, Tinsley Bridge

Medical students flying high with aid supply drone

Medical students who won UK Space Agency funding to develop a drone that delivers medical supplies to emergencies and remote areas are flying high after help from the AMRC in creating concept designs for the unmanned aircraft.