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Case studies
Safran Landing Systems
Find out how the AFRC helped world leader, Safran Landing Systems, address issues related to cost, wasteful material and long lead-times.
Spirit AeroSystems (Europe) Ltd
Read more about how the AFRC helped to bridge the gap between academic research and industry through a project with Spirit AeroSystems.
Pascoe Engineering
The AFRC helped open up an entire new market to Pascoe Engineering. Click here to find out more about this fascinating case study.
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News and events
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BHGE partners with AFRC to push limits of advanced manufacturing for oil and gas
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. -
Strathclyde secures £16.5m for major new advanced engineering facility
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 & important supply chains.
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AFRC forms partnership with Bitzlist to create smart factory for Scotland
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. -
AFRC announces new partnership deal with Quickgrind
The AFRC is delighted to welcome cutting tool manufacturer, Quickgrind, as its latest tier two member.
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AFRC Executive Chairman makes prestigious Top 100 list
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.
