Manufacturing innovation: demonstrated, validated, delivered
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Case studies
WH Tidesley
Find out how the AFRC helped provide a broad range of expertise, including our materials and metallurgy knowledge plus modelling and simulation advice.
MacTaggart Scott
Read more about how the AFRC helped this local company overcome its manufacturing problems through our expertise in materials and residual stress.
Rolls-Royce
Find out how the AFRC helped Rolls-Royce with a range of manufacturing processes from hydroforming, flowforming, superplastic forming and more.
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News and events
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State-of-the-art visualisation suite opens at the AFRC
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.
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The future is electric
The AFRC and department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering will form the Scottish arm of a hub that is combining expertise in electrical machines and manufacturing for the first time, aiming to put the UK at the forefront of an electrification revolution.
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AFRC using rotary friction welding to reduce materials wastage and production time across UK manufacturing
The AFRC is exploring innovative ways to reduce materials wastage and production time across UK manufacturing, using rotary friction welding.
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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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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.
