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News round-up AMRC Cymru opens for business
DMG Mori/Nikon collaboration
DMG Mori Co, the Japan-listed part
of Japanese-German machine tool
expert DMG Mori, has signed a
memorandum of understanding with
camera and measurement expert
Nikon Corporation that will see the
two collaborate on applying Nikon’s
technologies in DMG Mori machine
tools. https://is.gd/eyusoc
Speedy demonstration
SPEE3D, an Australian manufacturer
of metal-based additive
manufacturing technology, printed a
1 kg copper sledgehammer in 10
minutes, live in front of a crowd on
the oor at Formnext in Frankfurt last
month. https://is.gd/suhupu
Renishaw/Sandvik partnership
Renishaw is collaborating with
Sandvik Additive Manufacturing to
qualify new additive manufacturing
materials for production
applications. The work takes in a
range of metal powders, including
new alloys that are optimised for the
laser powder-bed fusion process.
https://is.gd/urexez
Offshore wind supply chain
The Offshore Wind Growth
Partnership (OWGP) and Sharing in
Growth (SiG) are to develop a new
£1.5m Sharing in Growth – Offshore
Wind programme that aims to
improve the competitiveness of the
UK offshore wind supply chain. The
target is for an increase in total
lifetime UK content to 60% by 2030,
including increases in the capital
expenditure phase – it is currently
50%. https://is.gd/evigik
The £20 million Advanced
Manufacturing Research Centre
Cymru (AMRC Cymru) opened for
business last month in Broughton,
north Wales. This state-of-the-art
centre will be a catalyst for growth
and jobs in Deeside, north Wales
and the wider cross-border and
‘Northern Powerhouse’ region.
AMRC Cymru will provide
businesses with a new level of
research and development
opportunities and support. The
facility was of cially opened by
First Minister Mark Drakeford and
Economy and North Wales Minister
Ken Skates.
“This is a world-class facility,
which will be a key driver in
bringing the latest research,
technology and skills to Deeside
and the north Wales region,” said
First Minister Drakeford. “The
Deeside Enterprise Zone has a
strong manufacturing base and this
centre will further strengthen its
Post-processing partnership
3D printing and digital
manufacturing solutions expert HP
and AM Solutions, the brand name
under which the Rösler 3D postprocessing
and 3D-printing services
divisions offers its products and
services, will work to improve the
automatic post-processing of parts
printed with HP’s Multi Jet Fusion
technology. https://is.gd/ihutaq
Scotland manufacturing centre
A planning application has been
submitted for the development of
the National Manufacturing Institute
AMRC Cymru could boost Welsh economy GVA by £4bn over
the next 20 years, it is suggested
position for the future, sparking
innovation and productivity. It will
ensure the area is at the forefront
of cutting-edge skills in
manufacturing. AMRC Cymru will
be of bene t for generations to
come and is part of our aim to
have a more prosperous and equal
Wales.”
Backed by £20m from the
Scotland (NMIS), situated at the
centre of the Advanced
Manufacturing Innovation District
Scotland (AMIDS) in Renfrewshire.
NMIS is a £65m, industry-led
international centre of
manufacturing expertise (pictured),
led by the Scottish government in
partnership with its
enterprise and skills
agencies, the
University of
Strathclyde and
Renfrewshire
Council.
https://is.gd/
igeriq
National Manuf’ing
Institute Scotland
Training centres for
next-gen engineers
Three new centres to train the next
generation of engineers could be
built in the Hereford Enterprise Zone
after the Marches LEP agreed a
£5.66 million funding package for
the city’s proposed new university.
https://is.gd/oxemeg
Welsh government and managed
by the University of Shef eld
AMRC, the centre will spark
economic growth by developing
innovation, commercialisation and
a new generation of skills. It is
predicted the new centre could
increase Welsh economy GVA by
as much as £4bn over the next
20 years.
Advanced skills training centre
Motorsport legend Ross Brawn OBE
has of cially opened the new
Oxfordshire Advanced Skills (OAS)
Training Centre, which is run by the
Manufacturing Technology Centre on
the UKAEA Culham site in
Oxfordshire. Coventry-based MTC
Apprenticeships has been
engaged by the UK
Atomic Energy Authority
(UKAEA) and the
Science and
Technology Facilities
Council (STFC) to
provide training to
hundreds of
apprentices in the new
OAS centre.
https://is.gd/weheti
Strongest robot in UK
FANUC has delivered a 6-axis
M-2000iA/2300 robot ( rst in UK)
to Coventry-based research and
technology organisation, the
Manufacturing Technology Centre
New insurance model uses real-time data
Inrobin has partnered with the University of Strathclyde’s Advanced
Forming Research Centre (AFRC) to develop a new insurance model to
offer better pricing. It uses an Industry 4.0 approach that sees real-time
analysis of data from industrial machinery. Insurance rates can thus be
based on the usage of equipment. Manufacturers will bene t from a
combined offering of risk prevention and tailored insurance, with in-depth
data analysis also providing a better understanding of how to run
machinery more ef ciently. https://is.gd/wobipe
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