Productive Machines has joined the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) as a new member, with the aim of helping to increase productivity and reduce carbon emissions in manufacturing.
The University of Sheffield AMRC Training Centre will become the first training provider in South Yorkshire to deliver a new composites apprenticeship in a move to sustain the longevity of the capability within manufacturing by creating its workforce of the future.
The University of Sheffield AMRC Training Centre is celebrating 10 years of delivering apprenticeships that have helped ‘transform lives’, forge strong partnerships and create an engineering workforce fit for the future.
Additive manufacturing experts from the University of Sheffield AMRC North West are exploring an innovative technique to produce hydrogen storage tanks for aerospace applications.
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.
The University of Sheffield AMRC Training Centre has become the first provider of its kind to deliver a degree apprenticeship for the level six tool process design engineer standard, which has been developed to meet the direct needs of the members of the Confederation of British Metalforming (CBM).
Tripartite collaboration between a project enabler/integrator, a machine tool supplier and a toolholding specialist is continually pushing the boundaries of high-performance machining and increasingly reducing machining lead-times and production costs for a major aerospace company.
A virtual reality (VR) robotics showcase has been installed at AMRC North West to help the region’s businesses unlock the potential of robotic technology to boost their manufacturing processes.