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Minister welcomes construction starting on AMRC North West

Lancashire will be a leader in manufacturing innovation and sustainable economic growth, the UK’s regional growth minister said as he welcomed construction starting on the £20m University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre in the North West of England.
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Exciting future for AMRC Cymru as it marks first year

The University of Sheffield AMRC Cymru is looking ahead to an exciting future according to Minister for Economy and North Wales, Ken Skates, as it marks the first anniversary since it opened for business.
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Prof Brian Cox says South Yorkshire ‘has key role in engineering sustainable future’

Sheffield City Region and the Advanced Manufacturing Park have ‘a key role to play in engineering a sustainable future’ and ‘making the UK the best place in the world to do science’ says renowned physicist and TV astronomer Professor Brian Cox.
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Making 3D printing an accessible tool for architects

The AMRC is working with innovative 3D printing firm Fixie to build an automated online platform that will drastically cut the time it takes for architects to create physical models from their digital 3D designs.
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Rail maintenance on track for digital transformation

A powerful suite of smart technologies is harnessed to rail maintenance innovations in a new lighthouse demonstrator at the AMRC to drive digital transformation of the rail sector and deliver operational gains.
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AMRC to host new Smart Factory Innovation Hubs

The AMRC has been chosen to host two new Smart Factory Innovation Hubs as part of a pilot scheme to accelerate growth in the manufacturing sector through better use of digital technologies.
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Building back better with UK construction

National framework provider Pagabo has joined forces with the University of Sheffield AMRC for a groundbreaking new research agreement that will embrace new ways of working and use learnings from the advanced manufacturing sector to drive transformational advancements within the construction industry.
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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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At the AMRC, we will have access to some of the world’s finest composites and materials research capabilities, and I look forward to building a world-class facility.

Mike Flewitt, CEO, McLaren Automotive

Manufacturing limits identified for aerospace heat exchanger components

Manufacturing limits for complex aluminium alloys used in functional heat exchanger aerospace components have been identified by engineers at the AMRC in a project which looked into the processing of the metal using the laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) additive manufacturing method.