Aerospace Manufacturing

AMRC Cymru helps build smart production lines for aerospace

A new concept assembly process has been developed by AMRC Cymru for Collins Aerospace for its actuation systems site in Wolverhampton.

28th November 2023

Leaders unite to break ground on South Yorkshire’s innovation facility

Industry, academia and government leaders gathered in Sheffield recently to break ground for a University of Sheffield AMRC innovation facility and research project led by global aerospace company Boeing, which will put South Yorkshire at the forefront of UK aerospace manufacturing.

21st November 2023

AMRC to become world leader in new sustainable materials

The University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) has secured funding for a new capability, the first-of-its-kind in the UK, to research and develop novel fibre reinforced thermoplastic tapes.

30th October 2023

AMRC Cymru saves Airbus UK enough energy to power 60 homes for a year

Aerospace manufacturer Airbus UK saved enough energy to power 60 homes for a year as part of a pioneering future factories project by AMRC Cymru to help businesses boost productivity while meeting net zero targets.

18th July 2023

Reel to reel fibre handling

Lower emissions and increased aircraft performance are benefits of a novel prototype machine developed by an industrial consortium that includes the AMRC, designed to improve the coating technology for ceramic matrix composites.

14th June 2023

Location, location, location

Helping drive the UK aerospace sector’s economic growth and innovation, Boeing’s Sheffield factory reflects on almost half a decade in South Yorkshire.

14th June 2023

AMRC co-pilots Future Air Support with BAE Systems

BAE Systems has teamed up with the AMRC to drive digital innovations including data visualisation, automation and digital inspection into the maintenance of aircraft to reduce costs, improve efficiency and lower carbon emissions.

18th April 2023

Loop Technology joins the AMRC

Advanced automation and robotics specialists, Loop Technology has become a member of the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), following collaborations on a number of key automation technology projects.

19th December 2022

ITP Aero joins AMRC

World-leading aero-engine manufacturer, ITP Aero, has become a member of the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), recognising its excellence in developing new products and processes, and training new talent and skills.

29th November 2022

The data-driven course to net zero

Andy Silcox, research director at the University of Sheffield AMRC Cymru, says zero-emissions flight won’t be possible if you don’t have the right data.

25th July 2022

AMRC North West keeps UK manufacturing ‘ahead of the pack’

AMRC North West will help businesses unlock productivity and sustainability gains and keep the UK’s advanced manufacturing sector ‘ahead of the pack’, the Industry Minister said as he opened the new cutting-edge £20m applied research and development facility in Lancashire.

10th March 2022

Investment in data-driven manufacturing at AMRC Cymru

A £3.5m investment into advanced product verification technologies at AMRC Cymru aims to deliver digital innovations that connect supply chains, increase productivity, drive sustainability and create high-value engineering jobs.

7th March 2022

RAF takes off with mixed reality

Senior commanders in the Royal Air Force (RAF) have been shown by experts at the AMRC how the same Industry 4.0 digital technologies that have drastically changed how NASA astronauts perform duties in orbit could transform how the RAF operates and trains its workforce.

4th August 2021

Automated processing of aerospace scrap for precious elements

Engineers at the AMRC used simulation to support a metal processing business in developing an automated scrap sorting technology that can contribute to a circular economy.

1st March 2021

Funding secured for smart factory production line

LISI Aerospace (BAI UK) and the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) have jointly secured £975,000 in funding from the Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI).

10th February 2021

Boeing and the AMRC renew partnership

Boeing has renewed its longstanding relationship with the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) with an agreement that will continue two decades of innovation and collaboration for another five years.

5th February 2021

Machine learning making light work of AM aerospace alloys

Machine learning technology will be used to make the additive manufacturing (AM) process of metallic alloys for aerospace cheaper and faster, encouraging production of lightweight, energy-efficient aircraft to support net zero targets for aviation.

19th January 2021

Construction starts on AMRC North West in Lancashire

Lancashire will be a leader in manufacturing innovation and sustainable economic growth, the UK’s regional growth minister said as he welcomed construction starting on the £20m University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) in the North West of England.

2nd December 2020

AM nanosatellite fuel tank design could be ‘game changer’

A lightweight fuel tank for small-scale satellites has been designed and developed by metal additive manufacture engineers at the AMRC.

1st May 2020

Proof in the power of data

Cloud data solutions being trialled at the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) could provide a secure and cost-effective way for SME manufacturers to explore how machine learning and Industry 4.0 technologies can boost their productivity.

20th March 2020

Machining a future

Looking to 2050, Boeing Sheffield and the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) are pushing machining boundaries. Rob Coppinger reports.

22nd January 2020

New AMRC facility to be built in Samlesbury, Lancashire

The University of Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) has been granted permission to build a £20 million facility in the Samlesbury Aerospace Enterprise Zone, Lancashire.

13th December 2019

AMRC Cymru opens for business in North Wales

The £20m Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre Cymru will open for business today Thursday, 28 November in Broughton.

28th November 2019

The magnificent seventh!

Aerospace Manufacturing hears more about Starrag’s year-on-year turbine technology developments as witnessed during the company’s Turbine Technology Days event held recently at its headquarters in Rorschacherberg, Switzerland.

9th October 2019

Digital manufacturing encouraged at AMRC Factory 2050 event

The AMRC’s inaugural ‘beer and bytes’ event at Factory 2050 suggests an informal, grass roots approach might provide the key to the adoption of industrial digitalisation.

9th April 2019

The future aerospace factory

Andy Silcox, research director at AMRC/Wales and Chair of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult Aerospace Strategy Team brings some clarity to Future Factory philosophy.

19th March 2019

INSPHERE to unveil machine tool verification system at AMRC

Bristol SME, INSPHERE launches BASELINE on March 21st at the Nuclear AMRC, Sheffield - a new disruptive, rapid verification system for high value manufacturing in the UK aerospace industry that enables machine tool health checks in less than one hour.

14th March 2019

Silicon Valley CEO celebrates talent at AMRC Training Centre Awards

A retired Silicon Valley CEO whose life was changed by an apprenticeship has thrown his full support behind the 2019 AMRC Training Centre’s Apprentice of the Year ceremony - putting his name to two new achievement awards.

22nd February 2019

Partners hail Lunch & Learn event success

How do you get more than 30 of the UK’s top aerospace manufacturing and machining people to take time out from their business? Spending five hours away from the facility or office is a big deal.

9th November 2018

Virtual simulation proves Boeing Sheffield productivity gains

Even before the official opening of Boeing’s first production facility in Europe, simulation experts at the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) have proved the new factory will be able to increase through-put by up to 50% in the future.

30th October 2018

Boeing Sheffield official opening hailed as a Red Letter Day

The Secretary of State for Business, Greg Clark, officially opened Boeing’s first production facility in Europe yesterday, on what was once the runway of Sheffield city airport.

26th October 2018

AMRC signs agreement to develop novel composites for aerospace

The University of Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) has signed a collaborative research agreement with the National Research Council of Canada in a ceremony that took place at the Canadian High Commission in London.

2nd August 2018

Three-year project to transform aircraft maintenance through digitisation

A project to develop an innovative aerospace maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) system has opened up opportunities for further research by the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) and future collaborations to pilot the technologies in real-world scenarios.

27th July 2018

AMRC to research ways of manufacturing composite components not available in the supply chain

A team of leading engineers are working together at the University of Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) to drive forward cutting edge capabilities for manufacturing composite components in ways not currently available in the supply chain.

15th June 2018

Boeing flies into Sheffield to see AMRC R&D in action

A visit of senior Boeing executives has taken place at the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC). General manager of Boeing Portland, Dave Hyem, and his team came to see the research and development work that will support operations at Boeing Sheffield when it opens later in 2018.

4th June 2018

AMRC signs MoU with GKN Aerospace

The University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) and GKN Aerospace have entered into a long-term partnership to work together on developing advanced technologies for the aerospace industry.

8th May 2018

AMRC Castings’ facilities nears completion

A new plant capable of producing some of the biggest titanium aerospace castings in the world is nearing completion at AMRC Castings’ facilities on the outskirts of Sheffield, England. Two large scale power supply units have been installed to deliver the energy required by the organisation’s new Retech Consumable Electrode Casting Furnace.

21st November 2016

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