Propelling air travel to a sustainable destination
18 February 2020
A £20 million project to develop lightweight propeller blades that will help the UK aviation sector reduce its carbon footprint and noise emissions at air …
Green light to drive innovation in Lancashire
12 December 2019
One of the world’s most prestigious research and development groups has been given the green light to build a dedicated facility in the North West of Engl …
'Enormous opportunity' for Airbus to go green
11 December 2019
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 …
AMRC Cymru opens for business in North Wales
28 November 2019
The University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) Cymru, a £20m state-of-the-art research and development facility in North Wales, …
Satellite system getting ready for launch
21 October 2019
A former soldier in the Parachute Regiment has taken a giant leap towards creating a novel launching system using balloons to put satellites into space followin …
AMRC Castings enhances 3D sand printing capability
13 May 2019
As one of the first foundries to take advantage of large-scale 3D sand printing technology in the early 2000s, the AMRC Castings Group has recently enhanced bot …
At the forefront of aerospace research
01 May 2019
Okuma, a manufacturer of CNC equipment, has joined the University of Sheffield AMRC to further develop its extensive aerospace expertise and partner on research …
Apprentices flying high at Boeing Sheffield
05 March 2019
To celebrate National Apprenticeship Week we’re shining a light of some of the fantastic talent making a big impact in their companies, bringing limitless …
Autonomous robots could be transporting huge aircraft wings for Airbus within the next five years
19 December 2018
Entire aircraft wing assemblies could be transported by intelligent, autonomous robots at the vast Airbus production facility in North Wales following a collabo …
Alpha-I lead the pack at Rolls-Royce hack
19 October 2018
A software company specialising in AI-powered maintenance solutions for aerospace is flying high after taking the top spot at a two-day hackathon organised by R …