Jewel in the crown
17 June 2020
A watch-style bracelet made from ‘space glass’ that has a custom, uncut diamond in its crown could be the centrepiece of a new luxury lifestyle bran …
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 …
Madge and Bob turn on the speed for F1 team
04 May 2020
Two fast-moving, agile robots named Madge and Bob have been racing around the Mercedes powertrain technology centre delivering every component to the Mercedes F …
AM nanosatellite fuel tank design could be ‘game changer’
28 April 2020
A lightweight fuel tank for small-scale satellites has been designed and developed by metal additive manufacture engineers at the University of Sheffield Advanc …
Automation makes the cut for Powertherm
21 April 2020
An insulation jacket manufacturer with an appetite for digitalisation has ramped up its use of automation technologies for labour-intensive manual production pr …
‘The time is now’ for manufacturers to go digital
20 April 2020
You wouldn’t expect one of the men leading the charge in Sheffield’s digital manufacturing crusade to have run racing teams, played saxophone with S …
Protective face shields 3D printed for NHS workers
16 April 2020
Thousands of protective face visors to help keep Sheffield’s frontline NHS workers safe in the fight against Covid-19 are being made by a team at the Univ …
Rising to the challenge
06 April 2020
Futuristic headsets programmed to enable skilled aerospace and automotive production line operatives to rapidly switch to the manufacture of over 13,000 life-sa …
COVID-19: The ventilator challenge
18 March 2020
As part of the High Value Manufacturing (HVM) Catapult, the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) is closely involved in the dis …
Project ELLI driving the Fourth Industrial Revolution
13 March 2020
Engineers at the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) will demonstrate how they are leading the Fourth Industrial Revolution wh …