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The AFRC is thrilled to welcome Theorem Solutions as the latest Tier Two Member at the centre – providing visualisation capabilities that will enhance the already established expertise and technologies within the AFRC’s digital manufacturing team.

Carruthers Renewables has teamed up with the AFRC, part of the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS), to explore manufacturing methods for a patented water wheel capable of combating electricity scarcity in developing countries

After working together on a successful digital twin project, the University of Strathclyde’s Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC), part of the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland, is welcoming control systems and electrical services company, Kigtek as its latest Tier 2 Member.

The National Manufacturing Institute Scotland, has today announced that it has signed a lease with property investment firm Canmoor for a unit at Westway Park in Renfrew, part of the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District Scotland. The facility will be primarily used for the Group’s £11.8 million research and development programme with the world’s largest aerospace company, Boeing.

We are pleased to welcome ROCOL as the latest Tier Two Member of the University of Strathclyde’s’ Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC), part of the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS), providing a platform to showcase its products and services across the NMIS network of industry specialists.

The University of Strathclyde is today announcing that it is set to be involved in six of the Scottish Government’s Advancing Manufacturing Challenge Fund projects. Through the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS), the University will lead on two projects and colleagues across the University will support the development of four others.

Researchers at the University of Strathclyde’s Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC), a specialist technology centre within the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS), have collaborated with industrial partners to devise a digital whisky cask filling process that could save Scotland’s £5.5 billion whisky industry millions of pounds each year in inventory costs.

Transvalor, a leading software developer in manufacturing process modelling, has joined the University of Strathclyde’s Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC), part of the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS), as a Tier One Partner.

The National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) has awarded the contract for the build of its new flagship facility at the heart of the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District Scotland in Renfrewshire to Morrison Construction, part of the Galliford Try Group.

The National Manufacturing Institute Scotland has announced that John Reid has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer to lead the growth and development of the world-leading group of industry-led manufacturing research and development facilities at the heart of the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District Scotland led by Renfrewshire Council.

Not letting lockdown get in the way of learning new skills, this week five apprentices at the University of Strathclyde’s Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC) have been put through their paces with virtual training from Tier Two Member MMC Hardmetal UK, part of global company Mitsubishi Materials.

Following three years of successful collaboration, MMC Hardmetal UK, part of global company Mitsubishi Materials, has renewed its Tier Two Membership at the AFRC.

Planning permission has been granted for the development of the state-of-the-art National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) facility.

This week is Scottish Apprenticeship Week and its theme is ‘talent without limits.’ Here at the AFRC we are proud of our apprentice Jayne Clark, who is a defining example that there are no limits to where an apprenticeship can take you.

Boeing and Scottish Enterprise have signed a new strategic agreement, called the Boeing Scotland Alliance, that will explore opportunities to work together in Scotland, with the aim of doubling Boeing’s supply chain, which could be worth tens of millions of pounds to the Scottish economy, and creating 200 new quality jobs over the next five years

NMIS has launched a series of breakfast seminars aimed at providing Scotland’s manufacturing community with insights that can make real impact.

High Value Manufacturing Catapult and partners launch important report to build a workforce fit for the future

In the manufacturing industry, an immediate reaction to a failed or worn part is to purchase a new one. With masses of regulations in place, why take the risk of remanufacturing a part that could result in failure with the pressure of it going wrong?

Edinburgh-based Inrobin has partnered with The University of Strathclyde’s Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC) to develop a new insurance model offering an Industry 4.0 approach aimed at achieving better pricing for manufacturers.

A planning application has been submitted for the development of the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) situated at the centre of the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District Scotland (AMIDS) in Renfrewshire.

Stephen Fitzpatrick leads the AFRC’s machining and additive manufacturing Team. Here, he explores the far-reaching benefits and potential of additive technology within the oil and gas sector.

The AFRC has agreed a Tier One Partnership with global technology giant, Siemens, aiming to stimulate the uptake of digital technologies within the manufacturing industry and support the factories of the future across Scotland.

The AFRC has appointed a new Chief Operating Officer to head up its operations as it continues to grow as part of the new National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS).

UK part manufacturing and software specialist MSP has signed up to Tier Two Membership at the AFRC bringing with it renowned expertise in metrology, calibration and error-free machining, along with ambitious plans for growth.

Scotland’s first machining conference since the 1990s took place at the AFRC last month, marking the largest ever event hosted by the Inchinnan based research centre.

Collaboration with Airbus and TWI aims to bring fuel tank manufacturing jobs back to the UK

Tier two membership at the AFRC is proving fruitful for forward thinking cutting tool manufacturer Quickgrind after securing four new contracts within just 16 months of signing on the dotted line.

A University of Strathclyde student has beat off stiff competition from finalists from the Universities of Cambridge, Lancaster and Malaysia to scoop this year’s prestigious Materials Science and Technology Literature Review Prize.

The AFRC is the UK spoke in a North West Europe wide project designed to transform the machining sector, helping 1300 SMEs to stimulate turnover and employment through the uptake of Industry 4.0 technologies.

An £8.9 million centre to help companies benefit from lightweight manufacturing technology has been officially opened by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.

The AFRC has joined forces with a consortium of six other companies to revolutionise the UK’s tool and die sector, paving way for low cost remanufacture within the industry.

Heat treatment experts at the AFRC have furthered research into a sustainable initiative that could save up to 100,000 tonnes of waste ash from landfill each year.

The AFRC has integrated cutting-edge laser metal deposition (LMD) technology within a CNC machine, creating a unique platform that is the first of its kind in Scotland, and one of very few across the world.

The AFRC has agreed a tier one partnership with Matsuura Machinery Limited, aiming to accelerate the use of innovative machine tool technologies that can save significant costs across sectors such as aerospace and oil and gas.

The AFRC has agreed a tier one partnership with pioneering metrology technology firm, Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence, which is taking the centre’s measurement and sensing capability to the next level with big benefits for Scottish firms.

AFRC is teaming up with global aerospace components manufacturer, Spirit AeroSystems, to help shape the future of aircraft development.

Three rising stars from the AFRC collectively scooped the award for Young Person of the Year at last night’s inaugural Ceed Industry Awards.

The AFRC and the department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering will form the Scottish arm of a hub that is aiming to put the UK at the forefront of an electrification revolution.

The AFRC is exploring innovative ways to reduce materials wastage and production time across UK manufacturing, using rotary friction welding.

The suite, designed and kitted out by the centre’s tier one partner Virtalis, is the only one in Scotland with its unique set of capabilities available for commercial research and development work.

In our first ever AFRC 6, we speak to Andrew Aitken, COO at Lanner, who offers invaluable advice for firms seeking to embrace the exciting world of industry 4.0 but aren’t sure where to start.

We recently welcomed five new members to the AFRC, each bringing with them a diverse blend of digital and manufacturing know how.

The AFRC and Baker Hughes, a GE company (BHGE), have joined forces to explore how some of the latest advanced manufacturing tools and processes can drive more efficient, smarter ways to reduce cost and increase productivity across BHGE’s operations.

The AFRC has secured £16.5million to establish a major new advanced engineering facility that will put Scotland at the forefront of the movement to transform one of the manufacturing sector’s most traditional and important supply chains.

The AFRC has agreed a tier one partnership with software platform BitzList – the first micro business to sign a top-level agreement with a High Value Manufacturing Catapult organisation.

The AFRC is delighted to welcome cutting tool manufacturer, Quickgrind, as its latest tier two member.

Location announced for centre of excellence. A new ‘Factory for the Future’ will be built on the banks of the Clyde. Renfrewshire will be home to the new £65 million National Manufacturing Institute for Scotland (NMIS), with the University of Strathclyde announced as the anchor university.

The AFRC is once again the headline sponsor of the Business Insider Made in Scotland awards

Professor Keith Ridgway CBE, Executive Chairman at the University of Strathclyde’s Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC), has been nominated in The Manufacturer Top 100 2017.

The AFRC is proud to announce that it is part of a £6.1 million ground breaking cross-border research and innovation ‘supercluster’ in a major four-year research project which aims to ramp up the commercialisation of new products and processes across the renewable energy sector.

The AFRC is delighted to announce two new tier two membership deals with world-leading engineering companies, Prince International Corporation and Nikken Kosakusho Europe Ltd.

A new ‘Factory for the Future’ will be built on the banks of the Clyde. Renfrewshire will be home to the new £65 million National Manufacturing Institute for Scotland (NMIS), with the University of Strathclyde announced as the anchor university.

The AFRC's machining team visited the Mitsubishi Valencia Education Centre to learn more about technologies for the centre’s die manufacture research programme.

The AFRC has welcomed three major new members from the global manufacturing sector.

A consortium of organisations, including the AFRC, has secured £1 million of funding to develop the use of virtual and augmented reality in the construction industry.

The AFRC has made a £2.3-million investment in new kit as it seeks to enhance the competitiveness of the UK’s automotive, aerospace, and medical manufacturing sectors.

We are delighted to announce its new tier two membership with TMS CADCentre, a leading provider of computer aided design (CAD) solutions in Scotland.

The specialist centre will develop new manufacturing processes for lightweight materials and will be the first step towards creating a National Manufacturing Institute for Scotland.

A new initiative is seeking innovative UK SMEs whose technology can be adapted and commercialised to solve societal and industry challenges.

CGTech Ltd, a world leading software technology company, has signed up to be a tier two member of the AFRC.

Internationally-renowned gear design company, Dontyne Systems, has signed up to become a tier two member of AFRC

Young engineers of the future from primary schools around Renfrewshire recently attended a Primary Engineer Celebration Event.