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Mimic the brilliance

The leaders of an audacious £20 billion transformation plan for Australia’s third largest regional economy have teamed up with the University of Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) to build a high value added manufacturing district connected to an emerging Aerotropolis around the new Western Sydney airport.
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Small firms: big ambitions

Innovation is hard wired into the circuitry of all the smaller companies who attended the latest of our informal ‘brew and bytes’ meet ups.
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Offsite home builders lay foundations for collaboration

Government plans to build 300,000 new homes every year will only be met if the offsite sector forges true collaboration between clients, policy makers, manufacturers and research and development organisations such as the AMRC, to adopt modern methods of construction for homes.
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Smart factory knowledge the big prize for Shivan

Shivan Morkar - AMRC Training Centre Apprentice of the Year - is eager to use the knowledge gained from his visit to Siemens’ industry-leading Smart Factory in Germany to help improve productivity at his own workplace back home in Leeds.
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The Integrity of Things

The proliferation of high-performance, low-power, low-cost single board computers could be a catalyst for the Industrial Internet of Things which is revolutionising manufacturing around the globe, according to a new report by AMRC research engineers.
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AMRC helps keep racing team on track

The AMRC supported a team of University of Sheffield engineering students who brought the chequered flag down on the academic year after building their own single seat racing car and competing at a world famous racing circuit.
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Earning, learning and graduating

The first AMRC Training Centre learners to achieve Bachelor of Engineering degrees have graduated alongside their academic peers at the University of Sheffield.
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Innovation inside the box

Leading-edge IBM AI hardware on the shop floor of Factory 2050, at the University of Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre, is giving UK manufacturers access to artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies that is accelerating the pace of innovation across high value-added manufacturing.
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Schoolchildren flourish as young engineers

Schoolchildren from Barnsley and Sheffield engineered their way to victory at a celebration day recognising the creativity of the Sheffield City Region’s budding young innovators.
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AMRC to prototype designs by budding engineers

A 3D Braille-writing pen and footwear that charges a mobile phone are the winning designs chosen to have prototypes made by the AMRC as part of a competition challenging young people to think like engineers and solve real-world problems.
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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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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

Technique developed to detect white layer anomalies on machined components

A non-destructive technique to detect white layer anomalies, which are undesirable on machined components, has been developed for Rolls-Royce by an IDC student at the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC).