Robotics makes magnet placement 60 times faster
03 February 2021
A labour-intensive process to position powerful permanent magnets onto large generators for offshore wind has been made 60 times faster by automation expe …
New agreement to advance research at intersection of AI and manufacturing
27 January 2021
The Alan Turing Institute and the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) have signed an agreement to work together to identify op …
Making manufacturing fit for the future
26 January 2021
A tech spin-out from the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) has secured grant funding to accelerate the development of what h …
The ‘ingenuity and creativity’ of South Yorkshire youngsters
18 January 2021
If you were an engineer, what would you do?A broad question, but one that inspired more than 1,600 engineering designs from South Yorkshire school children af …
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 …
Revolutionising the rail industry with augmented reality
12 January 2021
Trackside maintenance at one of the UK’s busiest railway stations is being revolutionised with the help of engineers in South Yorkshire who have worked wi …
Project Aladdin
11 January 2021
The University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), has become part of an EU consortium for a H2020 Erasmus+ grant called ALADDIN. This i …
High Value Manufacturing Catapult names Katherine Bennett as successor to current CEO Dick Elsy
06 January 2021
The Board of the High Value Manufacturing (HVM) Catapult has announced that Katherine Bennett, currently Senior Vice President, Airbus in the UK, will succeed D …
Apprentice of the year Bethany gears up for bright future
04 January 2021
A ‘proven high-flier’ displaying ‘ambition and academic excellence’ is how Bethany Cousins was described by Stanley Black & Decker b …
World’s biggest tool company sponsors engineering apprentice awards
14 December 2020
Iconic toolmaker Stanley Black & Decker is the headline sponsor for the 2020 AMRC Training Centre Apprentice of the Year Awards.The world’s largest …