Novel machining lands substantial weight reduction
20 September 2021
Decades of combined experience in manufacturing techniques and tooling has seen the AMRC overcome one of its biggest challenges to date - machining an aircraft …
Dowty flying high with composite innovations
08 July 2021
Engineers from the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) have ‘pushed the boundaries of the possible’ for composite …
From couture to composites: spinning a high-tech yarn
22 April 2021
Fabric producer Antich and Sons has achieved a step change in its manufacturing capability to produce finished 3D multilayer woven preforms for advanced composi …
Nanoscale materials hold cure for manufacturing and aviation greenhouse gas emissions
18 February 2021
Composite researchers at the AMRC are at the heart of a European-wide project to develop self-responsive aerospace composites that will significantly reduce gre …
ATI funding for industry-defining ‘smart factory’ production line
10 February 2021
LISI Aerospace (BAI UK) and the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) have jointly secured £975,000 in funding from the Ae …
Machine learning making light work of AM aerospace alloys
15 January 2021
Machine learning technology will be used to make the additive manufacturing (AM) process of metallic alloys for aerospace cheaper and faster, encouraging produc …
Lancashire will be ‘innovation leader’ says regional growth minister as construction starts on AMRC North West
30 November 2020
Lancashire will be a leader in manufacturing innovation and sustainable economic growth, the UK’s regional growth minister said as he welcomed constructio …
Sir Keir sees the future of manufacturing at AMRC Cymru
11 August 2020
The future of advanced manufacturing in the UK hinges on investment in applied research, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said on a visit to the Welsh Government& …
From game changer to life saver
06 May 2020
Six months after being hailed a ‘game changer’ for the North Wales economy, the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC …
Business Minister sees innovation and enterprise at AMRC Cymru
21 February 2020
The Minister for Business and Industry says technologies being developed by the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) are crucia …