Advanced Forming Research Centre

A centre of excellence in forming and forging research

Excited by technology and obsessed with solving the toughest manufacturing problems, our engineers and researchers work under 5,680 M²of world-leading research space dedicated to making your products and processes better.

A specialist centre within the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) we’re also part of the High Value Manufacturing (HVM) Catapult and have opened an office in Sheffield to connect with the wider UK forging and forming community.

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Latest news

AFRC and ITP Aero win EPSRC Prosperity Partnership Award

The AFRC and and ITP Aero have co-developed a project to minimise energy use and material waste and enhance productivity throughout the lifecycle of the aerospace superplastic forming process.

Striking a hammer blow for metals recycling

Footprint Tools is at the heart of a research project that could see Sheffield spark a recycling revolution in industrial forging.

Key equipment arrives at Boeing R&D facility in Scotland

A key piece of equipment has arrived at the Boeing and NMIS facility, where new manufacturing methods for the aircraft of today and the future are being explored.