Joe Sutter, 'Father of the Boeing 747', dies
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Joe Sutter, who became known as the father of the jumbo jet after he led the design team that developed the Boeing 747 in the 1960s, has died at the age …
AMRC Castings investment could help cut nuclear waste storage costs by millions
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A new investment that significantly increases AMRC Castings' ability to produce large scale castings with a superior surface finish could help to radically redu …
University of Sheffield statisticians and AMRC engineers collaborate to create new autonomous manufa
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A pioneering collaboration between the University of Sheffield School of Mathematics and Statistics and the Machining Group of the Advanced Manufacturing Resear …
Lord Mayor's AMRC visit paves the way to spread the manufacturing excellence message worldwide
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A visit by the Lord Mayor of London to the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre with Boeing (AMRC) could help spread the message about …
Treading the critical path to increasing capacity and controlling costs creates aerospace opportunit
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The aerospace sector is continuing to grow and provide opportunities for UK suppliers who can help aircraft companies meet the challenge of meeting increasing d …
AMRC's robot research cuts the cost of producing aircraft components for BAE Systems
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A research project to enable robots to accurately machine holes in composite aircraft components, has matured into a production system and is on track to save B …
Factory 2050: The Smart Factory
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The AMRC and partners present a UK vision for the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0).The conference will break through the hype to demonstrate the …
First custom-built steel foundry commissioned since 1980's to bolster UK steel casting innovation
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The first custom-built steel foundry to be commissioned in the UK since the early 1980's has been unveiled at AMRC Castings, part of the University of Sheffield …