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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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AFRC celebrates its rising stars at the CeeD industry awards
The AFRC collectively scooped the award for Young Person of the Year at last night’s inaugural Ceed Industry Awards.
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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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Spirit AeroSystems and the AFRC join forces to boost UK aerospace sector
The AFRC is teaming up with global aerospace components manufacturer, Spirit AeroSystems, to help shape the future of aircraft development.
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UK-Wide Capability Mapping of Industrial Digitalisation Technologies (IDT’s)
Organisations are invited to submit an application for inclusion in the map.
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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.
